Microfiber Explained

micro fiberWhat is Microfiber?
Imagine a microscopic plastic wire that cuts through and breaks apart dust, dirt, grime and moisture, and then picks it up like a magnet without scratching the surface. This is what microfiber does when cleaning. Our microfiber is a revolutionary thread, comprised of wedge-shaped polyester filaments and a core of nylon. Made of both oil-attracting and water-attracting polymers, the fibers are woven into masses of tiny "hooks & loops." The sharp edges of these millions of "hooks & loops" cut through dried-in stains, attracting and absorbing dirt and microparticles. The fibers are actually positively charged which increases the attraction of dirt because it carries a negative charge. Each strand is hundreds of times smaller than a human hair and ten times finer than silk.


So how does it work? Is microfiber presoaked in some kind of chemical?
No, it is not treated with any chemicals. The fiber's wedge shaped filaments follow surfaces, lift up dirt, trap particles inside the fiber, and eliminate the need for harmful cleansers. The capillary effect between the filaments and nylon core creates a high absorbency, which in turn enables it to clean and polish at the same time. Only water is needed as a detergent to clean any type of surface.

Cleaning with microfiber is fast, easy and environmentally friendly. With microfiber products you rarely need to use chemicals. It is sometimes described as having a magnetic attraction to dirt and dust. Our products are extremely soft, and they never scratch any surface, but at the same time they are sturdy and tough on dirt. The secret behind the technology is the blend of microscopic polyester and polyamide fibers which are split in such a way as to create microscopic "hooks" which act as claws that scrape up and hold dust, dirt, and grime. They can also absorb up to 7 times their weight in water. This absorbent property is the reason why it will never leave streaks or water spots on any surface even when used wet. The gentle scrubbing properties of the ultra-fine fibers allow you to buff out old water spots safely, even on plastic windshields and tinted window film.

My friend new car, vios. After getting the key, the first time wash, bought MG gold shampoo. After washing found some stain or some slashes. I found said as slashes like crawl slashes, in white color. Cant wash off using the shampoo, but surface touches is smooth noting stick on it.
He used the detailer (turtle wax platinum) but failed. Any sifu advice to get rip of the stain. Soft 99? or those tar remover?  or polish?
Question, those detailer what is main usage of it? He bought the detailer bcoz he wanted to clay his car. Because he saw the youtube taught how to clay by spraying the detailer on the clay and the car body. The clay he bought is from prema glass at JJ bcoz tat time got 15% discount.
His idea is to wash with MG, clay then use the turtle platinum to wax it. So the stain should be remove after clay or before clay? Does he need to polish the new car before wax it or just wax it will do. Lastly the polymer sealer, it is same function as wax or use after wax or vice versa.

Thanks for your advice

normally people use detailer for maintenance ...

means let said this week polish and wax the car, next week will apply detailer to maintain the wax ...

and i did use the detailer for clay too because i don't want use shampoo as medium, later need rewash the car ... haha

but is espensive to use detailer as medium since now MG detailer need MR40 ...

  hi kc

what is the effective way to remove watermarks on windscreen? i have read through some of the post here in lowyat forum, some are actually using acid base product to clean it up, but in return they will get a white haze on their windscreen.

hope you dont mind sharing with us on what is the proper way to clean up the windscreen, especially the watermarks.

thanks

useful information & advice from kc.
interesting....... when is the next detailing section ?
if timing right, would like to join...

Hi All,
I wonder if any of the kind sifus here could spare me small quantity 1/2 to 1litre of Meguiar's M105/M205? I would like to get rid of the 7 years old swirls and scratches on my Perdana which I could not remove quickly with UC with orange LC pad.
Had anyone share your experience using UC with rotary, do you encounter any problem with pad choice?

I had with me the below tools for detailing..
1. Meguairs UC
2. Meguiars Swirls X 2.0
3. Meguiars M21 2.0
4. Soft99 Authentic Gold Carnauba Wax
5. Dewalt DW443 modified to accept screw in pad
6. Hitachi sp18va rotary
7. limited LC pads and some Chinese Polishing Pad
8. PG #1 clay bar
9. Duragloss 901 wash
10. Duragloss 431 TEW

Cheers
Loo

My detailing Rig....wahahaha...image only shows 75% of stuff. Another 25% not yet updated. It include MG Dual Action Polisher.....wohohoho. All in all spend bout RM 4k adi....

wat kind of clay products u guys recommend?
yesterday, i was using clean, protect and shine product by turtle wax. took me 4 hours to get the whole car done.. due to the stain and tar on the car body and the car colour was white. i did it at night but not bright enough to spot it. did it again in the morning with minor touch up.. there is still some scratches.. what product can i use to remove it?

btw, i bought a meguiars D151 conditioning product but havent arrive yet. will this be a good product or removing stain and scratches?