

Microfiber towels are the absolutely safest towel to use on the market due to their absorbent, plush, and lint free characteristics ( read more on microfiber). So what do we mean by homework? Well let’s start with microfibers. Yes, some of the products they mention (microfiber, wax, sealants, and detail sprays) can damage your paint… unless you’ve done your homework. This last point is important, and it’s in response to some…questionable advice BMW gives in its video.

Basically it boils down to NEVER buffing your matte paint, and NEVER taking it to an automatic car wash. Somebody get a bell, BMW got another one right… do not use any mechanical or automated means of cleaning your matte paint.Think about waxing over a tiny scratch on a “regular” car… when you wax over it, it will become less visible because light reflects more easily off of the less-imperfect surface. Similarly, waxing your car with any sort of paste or carnauba will fill those same imperfections, leveling the surface once more. When you polish, you’re effectively diminishing your matte car’s ability to retain light. Problem is, matte paint appears flat because of imperfections in the clear coat layer.

Polishing, an abrasive process, is meant to smooth out the surface and level off imperfections. BMW’s experts are exactly right, do not use polish or wax on your matte paint.
