TransAm002

I bought some microfiber towels from CostCo and used them to wash and wax my '02 TA. I washed it a couple times afterwards. I saw some swirl marks after I waxed and thought it was maybe from the waxing pad. Well, I was wrong. After we finally had a sunny day, I saw that my poor car looked like I washed it with fricken sandpaper! (I used them for washing and for drying.) These were new out of the bag and never touched the ground.
Today I had my cars paint buffed out at a detail shop and all the straight scratches from washing and drying came out, but I'm still left with the swirl scratches from the waxing.
Don't make the mistake I did. DON'T USE CHEAP MICROFIBER TOWELS Especially those made in China! The detail shop recommended NOT using any sort of microfiber towels and to use cotton baby diapers for washing and a high quality leather shammy to dry.

HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM??? If so, lets get the word out. I can't find anything on the net about this problem.

-Kurt

Rocket 442

I've used microfiber towels before and they are Okay, but not amazing or worth the price from what I saw on my cars.

Are you sure that it was the towels that made your car swirl? Did you maybe wait too long and the wax had dried or something as well? It is really weird that they kept scratches in your paint, and did you use anything like a 3M filler compound? That might help with the current scratches that were made.

You didn't wash the towels or anything right?

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Sponty

And I thought it was only me. I got mine as a 3 pack from advanced auto and they left nice little scratches in my paint. I'll never use them again. Cheap crap.

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FirebirdPhil

Thats why I just go to Walmart and buy a pack of plain white cotton t-shirts, cut them in 1/4s, and I'll have enough rags to get me through a season.

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Phate

I only use Meguiars Microfiber towels, THEY make a difference.

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FirebirdPhil

Still say the best way to dry off is to take the car on a lesser traveled road and hit 75-80, just did that myself and I'm very satisfied with the results.

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Sponty

Thats a good idea! +1

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Slowass

I use some Microfiber towels I picked up at Sam's Club.
25 for $8 or something.

I don't wash or dry with them though. Just use them to remove polish/wax.
So far so good.

They may have gotten dirty a little and swirled your paint.
I clean every towel each time I use them. That is why I have several of each.

Check this out for drying!!!
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/son-dwdt-2.html

I need to order a couple more. I only have one.
Start with it dry and it will dry the entire car on one pass.

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TransAm002

At first I thought maybe you had a light colored car until I just looked at profile with the picture of your car. Very nice! I wonder why I had so much trouble with the ones I bought. (I looked at one under a microscope at work and it looks nothing like the images in advertisements for the good ones. Looks like it would obviously scratch. Sharp fibers!) On a cloudy day, the scratches don't show up at all, but under my flouresant shop lights and in bright sun, it looks like my car is made of steel wool! Not nearly so bad now after I had it buffed out, but I wish I would have bought a porter cable and did it myself. I used my towels right out of the bag (they never touched anythning other than my car itself.) I tried washing them and used them again, and the same thing; My car looked twice as bad. You could see the swirls from waxing and straight scratches from washing/drying. My poor car, it was perfect when I bought it.
Well, the detailer told me to use cloth baby diapers to wash and a high quality chamois towel to dry. Anybody have an opinion about using a California Water Blade to dry?

-Kurt

Slowass

That is really odd. I heard those were average to good microfiber towels.
Good luck in the future.

Never tried a water blade to dry. Seen it done though. Interesting way...something about it I don't trust though.

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