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Old 04-23-2015, 10:49 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by pinski View Post
I actually use a synthetic chamois to dry my car and it generally works really well. A little bit of polishing compound should get those scratches out of the paint really easily, but I'm surprised microfiber would scratch anything. Even if there was a tiny bit of dirt still on the car, the microfiber should've reduced its impact to the paint.

If you're looking for any product recommendations, I love Zaino and have been using it for years. Just got a shipment in yesterday of their wash, Z8 and Z6. The Z5 polish works well to minimize scratches.
There is real micro fiber and then there is stuff they call micro fiber! I learned the hard way that these are not the same thing.
My wife gave me a bunch of "microfiber" towels for Christmas and when I used one of them last weekend I very quickly noticed that it was leaving swirl marks like mad.
Turns out she got them from the Dollar Store and although they looked and felt like normal microfiber they were more like a medium grade of sandpaper.
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