The car detailing or cleaning industry over the last few years has seen tremendous changes. As you know, microfiber is one of them; a microfiber towel is designed to do wonders with it comes to cleaning cars. If you have not used a microfiber towel at least once for cleaning your car, then it is a loss.

Even after lots of people have used microfiber towels and reviewed it to be the best tool to clean a car, some people still debate on its efficiency. Here is everything you need to know about the microfiber towel.

Let us start by answering the question in simple words, no, a microfiber towel will not scratch the car if used to clean it. However, there are certain things that you need to know before using it to clean the car. If you are planning to use a microfiber towel to clean your car, then here is how to do it without messing with the paint and the polish.

1.Remember, even if your microfiber towel is a premium quality, if you are careless, it could become your enemy.

Yes, a microfiber towel is used to clean a car carelessly it could become your enemy. In simple words, the enemy we are talking about is not the microfiber cloth, but the dust and dirt that it grabs. If you use the microfiber to recklessly rub the car polished surface for a long time without cleaning it then it could create cobweb-like swirls and scratches on the surface. This is because the microfiber grabs all the dust and dirt on the surface and this dust would be what that’s rubbing on the car’s surface. Therefore, you must dust off the microfiber towel each time after wiping it on the car.

2.If you are using a cleaning solution, then we recommend that you use a bucket of cleaning solution mixed water and a bucket of plain water.

This is one of the most important things that you need to remember, if you are planning to use a water and microfiber towel combination to clean your then, you must use two buckets. One bucket filled with water mixed cleaning solution and another bucket filled with plain water. You should start by cleaning the towel first in plain water, then dip it in cleaning water, then wipe the car surface, then, you should not dip the towel into the cleaning solution. Instead, you should dip the towel in plain water and remove all the dirt in it, then dip the clean towel in the cleaning water and then wipe the car surface. Remember, this process of cleaning would ensure that your microfiber towel does not scratch the car surface while cleaning.

3.Prewash the car before using a microfiber towel.

If you find your car to be coated with dust and dirt, you must use a high-pressure water jet to clean it first. This would remove a large amount of dust and dirt on the surface. Once you have cleaned the surface with a jet stream water, then follow the two-bucket cleaning method.