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I was planning on doing my spring cleaning this week since I'm off from school. I ran to WalMart today and grabbed some microfiber towels, since I had never used them before and heard that they were great to wax and polish with. Anyway, I looked at the tag on the actual towel after I opened it and it says 70% polyester! wtf? I can't imagine polyester fibers are useable on paint.....is it okay since it's microfiber?
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Microfiber is a composition of 80% Polyester and 20% Polyamide (a nylon by-product). The microscopic fibers are split creating even smaller wedges that scrape away, and grab dust dirt and grime.
Microfiber itself will not scratch a surface. Though, since microfiber material clings to dirt, dust and grime it can pick up materials that can scratch the surface that you are cleaning.
Microfiber itself will not scratch a surface. Though, since microfiber material clings to dirt, dust and grime it can pick up materials that can scratch the surface that you are cleaning.
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Thanks NSX, I have a chenile mitt to actually wash the car, so I'll only use the microfiber to polish/wax after the car is clean. Thank God I don't have to bring it back, going to walmart sucks
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Originally posted by TypeSAddict
Thanks NSX, I have a chenile mitt to actually wash the car, so I'll only use the microfiber to polish/wax after the car is clean. Thank God I don't have to bring it back, going to walmart sucks
Thanks NSX, I have a chenile mitt to actually wash the car, so I'll only use the microfiber to polish/wax after the car is clean. Thank God I don't have to bring it back, going to walmart sucks
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Originally posted by synth19
are these machine washable? Can you use a dryer to dry em? Or will they shrink further....and will we then have to call them micro-micro fibers?
are these machine washable? Can you use a dryer to dry em? Or will they shrink further....and will we then have to call them micro-micro fibers?
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