3M Micro-Fibre Detailing Cloth

[Steven]

Can I use this cloth for detailing? Abit confused as it claims to remove wax & yet used for detailing

[Coltagious]

i guess that depends on what you mean by detailing. I use MF towels for removing wax or polish and also applying quick detailers and spray waxes like OCW. I also use it on glass and interior plastics when it gets old. U certainly can use it 4 detailing, interior or exterior. Hope it helps

[Hocker]

Hi bro,

 

I have used this 3M MF cloth to remove wax before...the result is . It causes scratch mark on your car body when used wrongly.

 

I have since 'downgraded' it to clean the interior of my car only...

[Kaiserdome]

This cloth is little on the rough side, not plush type. I also find it unsuitable to buff off wax and sealant. Using it for interior too

[Mzrmazda3]

I'm using it for my windscreen cleaning & interior detailing

[Steven]

So, which is a better cloth to use (brand)?

[Mzrmazda3]

I'm using Meguiar's Microfiber Cloth to remove the waxes The result is to my standard lah

[Sapience]

whew, i have this too but haven't used it yet

 

so what type of MF cloth is better? the plush type? or the ultrafine, non-plushy one? (there's one brand of the ultrafine one going at carrefour...)

[Hocker]

you can PM bro Gen2. Bought two MF cloth (brand unknown) from him recently; one is used for applying OCW, the other is meant for buffing after occasional waxing with Meguiar gold class liquid wax. IMHO, the quality & performance for both is .

 

Alternatively, you may wish to try out Meguiar's range of MF cloth...

[Hocker]

heehee, lucky you...

 

sigh...some of the scratches it did to my car can still be seen... . The scratches too deep...

 

I prefer the plush type...curious, what is the brand of the MF cloth you saw at carrefour?

[Sapience]

i forgot... is it mercury? you can go take a look, you won't miss it, it looks different from the rest...

[Dkchong]

I brought on of those too...but I find that the surface is a bit rough when compare with those traditional detail cloth...Thus I'm now using it for my interior too...

[Ic3ncok3]

i use it for washing...works fine so far....no new swirls...

[Kaiserdome]

Washing? What do u mean?

[Hyun]

me shopping for MF cloth too. *shocked* didn't know MF can remove wax. i certainly dowan to remove my wax .. so whether the MF cloth remove wax or not depends on how hard u rub?

 

i bought some low-end MF cloth, the kind going for like $3-3.50 a piece. hope it's not a bad idea ... technically MF is of an acceptably small fibre size right? so technically all MF cloth should be suitable?

[Ic3ncok3]

washing my car

[Kaiserdome]

Hehe...since we are in this detailing forum, 'washing car' is a pretty specialised term. Which part of washing u mean? Using it as washing mitt? Or drying? Or buffing off polish/wax/sealant.

 

IMHO, this cloth is not definitely not suitable as a washing mitt . It's also not efficient for drying since it's so freaky small and not very absorbent. Lastly as I mentioned earlier, it is not good for buffing off polish/wax/sealant because of its roughness.

[Ic3ncok3]

how else would u describe washing the car?

 

its effectiveness in detailing or grooming the car in general, then i wouldnt know, haven tried it for any other purpose than washing. ill agree that it probably wouldnt be good for drying, polishing or waxing.

 

i use it as a washing cloth. with water and car shampoo. it works well for me, haven had any new swirls using it.