I keep causing swirls but I don't know from where.

[09TSX]

Re: I keep causing swirls but I don't know from where.

this might be some of the problem. Using two buckets with a grit guard would probably go a long ways in reducing swirls.

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[Ol' Red]

Re: I keep causing swirls but I don't know from where.

Take anything that touches your paint and rub them once at a time in different places on a brand new, preferrably blank CD. MF mitts, towels, pads, etc. If anything scratches the CD, it will most likely scratch your paint. Rub them on the CD harder than you would on the paint and actually TRY to scratch it. If they scratch, don't let them touch your paint. Use those for interior, door jambs, etc. When I found out about this procedure, called the CD test, I ended up buying over $100 worth of new microfiber. I am also now anal about how my MF are washed. Soak the polish/wax towels in your car wash bucket with Dawn, soak the other ones, such as QD towels, drying towels, interior towels in another bucket, and then soak the wheel/tire/engine bay in another bucket. All of these with Dawn, a liquid dishwashing detergent such as Tide Free, or a microfiber specific detergent. I then wash the first two sets together after I believe the wax/polish has been removed, and leave the dirty tire/wheel towels for a separate wash so as to not get grease on my paint towels. Make sure there is no fabric softener residue in the washing machine and no drying sheets in the dryer. if you really want to be OCD about it, keep the good towels in a separate container than the grunge work towels. Also, do not wash the MF with any other clothes, do separate loads just for your microfiber. Wow. Ignorance really is bliss.

Now that I think about it, I think we should have a "How to care for Microfiber" how to article to educate people on the proper care. These towels touch our paint more than anything else and they are usually neglected, old, dirty, etc. If anybody wants to make this a how to article that would be great haha.