What microfiber to use on new car?

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I am getting the itch to put my first coat of sealant, wax, etc. on the Black Sand Pearl colored Toyota I just bought. The car is brand new and I am very apprehensive about waxing it up because of the problems I have had in the past with microfiber towels. I have tried all types, colors, etc., and they have all left light scratch marks in dark colored paint jobs. I have looked high and low for a high quality towel that is not in made in China. No luck.

Anyone have any good tips on the microfiber and other tips for waxing a brand new car. I didn't want black, but the wife did. now I am worrying about putting in swirl marks, etc. into the paint.
 
did you have success once upon a time with terry towels vice microfiber?

The greatest key is to prep, prep, prep beforehand, so that you arent dragging dirt around during the wax application, and then to only apply the tiniest amount of product. Having to work a surface to get the residue off will cause problems, as even the fine dried wax particles can act as an abrasive if worked hard enough.

I'd apply as light a coat of product as possible, and then use a quick detailer or something like menzerna acrylic shield spray to help remove residue without contacting the surface too long/hard.

Others Im sure will have better tips...

Ive used the pakshak MF towels very successfully.

JMH
 
Thanks for the link. I am ordering these Cobras tonight! Can't wait until it gets up to 50+ degrees here for some waxing fun. Let's see how deep I can get this black sand pearl color with some NXT 2.0. I Love spring.
 
This whole microfiber thing has caught on with me about a year ago. Prior to that i had a very large assortment of Egyptian cotton terry cloth towels.

Good point about the wax itself causing abrasion. I made the mistake of putting too much sealant (Klasse) and it left tons of scratches all over the white paint of my pristine Tacoma. Think it was a mix of being my fault, combined with this Klasse stuff of being very difficult to remove anyway.

I am going to apply a paper thin coating of a nice sealant, followed with some NXT 2.0 and go from there.
 
I use the Cobra towels and Optimum Car Wax from AutoGeek.

The wax is liquid, wipe on/wipe off and it won't stain any trim.

I'm in the same boat as you (bought wife black Highlander) and in 2 years, no swirl marks!

Just make sure your wife keeps that thing out of the cloth-type car washes... the touchless have been kind to my wife's truck.
 
Almost forgot:

I also bought an inline water softner; our water is very hard.

I also dry the truck with the largest Cobra waffle weave towels.


Let's post a few photos this summer!
 
My fave microfibers are from http://www.pakshak.com but the Cobras are nice, too. Most mf's come from mills in either China or S. Korea. The goal is to get them from a supplier who demands the best quality possible. I haven't found anyone better at this task than PakShak.

Autogeek does a good job with towels and sells a ton of other stuff as well. Might as well stock up on everything you need.

One final tip: I am totally lovin' the green colored microfiber applicator pads from Turtle Wax (the only thing they make that I like). Big Lots have them in stock recently for $1.50 for two. Check out your local store if you have one for these apps.
 
Definitely will post some pics as soon as i get her waxed up. Being first new car in a looong time, I want to be utterly meticulous as I want to keep this car for 250K.

I have hard water too, so the inline deal makes sense for me too.

You know, it is getting real hard to find car washes that aren't touchless around here. I haven't seen the big spinny cloth ones in quite awhile, which is a good thing.

On a side note, father in law has 40,000 dollar F-250 4x4 in fire engine red color. So what does he do? He takes it to a do it yourself wash and yes....he uses the freakin' hand brush on it. I just cringed. Imagine hundreds of little pieces of sand being rubbed into the paint of a really hot truck. Arrggh!

Nice to see another cheese head posting on here oily boyd!
 
I have a Big Lots in my town. Will eyeball the applicator pads next time I'm in there.

Seems like the Chinese/Koreans have the MF market cornered like everything else.
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Thanks for the applicator heads-up.

I usually get other stuff from autogeek to get the free shipping. There's usually a 15% off somewhere too.
 
Griots garage sells excellent micro fibers. They were one of the 1st to offer these. The cheaper ones (like at Walmart) have nylon threads which is bad for paint.
 
Try Kmart. The Viking brand doesn't seem too bad. I got a double size version there that had the silky edging for like $8 dollars.
 
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Try Kmart. The Viking brand doesn't seem too bad. I got a double size version there that had the silky edging for like $8 dollars.


Those green Viking towels are awesome!! I highly recommend them. People on other sites say they're just as soft as "boutique" towels.
 
Thanks for the heads up on the big lots applicators made my turtle wax. I whent and bought a bunch today. They are very nice

Are the viking brand towels at kmart in the auto section?
 
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Thanks for the heads up on the big lots applicators made my turtle wax. I whent and bought a bunch today. They are very nice

Are the viking brand towels at kmart in the auto section?


Yes they are. They have been hanging in a folded format but recently they are being sold in a roll (I assume to save space). They also carry the large gold drying towel plus regular 16x16 microfiber.
 
I was wondering what in the cheap micro fiber towels left scratches and knowing it is the nylon in it gives me something to avoid when I shop them.

Thanks
 
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