SONAX PROFILINE MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" Microfibre Cloth 3 Stück

Wipe off polish residue, spread sealants, look after surfaces — with the SONAX PROFILINE MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch"

What makes the SONAX PROFILINE MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" stand out? This all-round detailing microfibre with a soft, plush pile pulls polish residue, cleaner and sealant off paint, glass and plastic — no scratches, no streaks, ready for every common detailing job.

A microfibre cloth is not just a microfibre cloth. If you swap the different cloths you need for different jobs — wiping off polish, cleaning glass, spreading sealant — for household microfibre, you pay more in the long run: scratches on dark paint, streaks on glass, and patchy coating results. The SONAX PROFILINE MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" is the all-round detailing cloth for every common job on paint, glass and plastic — soft enough for delicate surfaces, thirsty enough to wipe off cleanly, tough enough for the daily grind.

• Soft plush pile for scratch-free work on paint and glass. The fine fibres of the Soft Touch are woven so their tips end up rounded and soft — no sharp fibre ends that leave micro-marring on the clearcoat under pressure. That really matters on dark paint and metallic finishes, where the smallest scratch jumps out in raking light. A cloth that leaves its own marks while you wipe off polish undoes the whole correction job.
• High absorbency to wipe off polishes and cleaners completely. The pile weave of the Soft Touch grabs moisture and product residue and holds onto it instead of dumping it back on the paint. Wiping off polish residue after a DA polish or clearing away cleaning foam, you get no haze left behind. That's the baseline for a genuinely clean, streak-free finish after every detailing step.
• Available in 3-pack and 50-pack for any need. The 3-pack covers a hobby detailer or one-off jobs; the 50-pack is the economical call for pro outfits going through several cloths a day. Both hold the exact same high-quality cloth — the only difference is the price per cloth.

Detailing1's tip from the shop: Always fold the Soft Touch into four before you use it — that gives you eight clean working faces from a single cloth. Once one side is saturated or loaded with polish, just flip to a fresh face. Wash new cloths before first use without fabric softener — softener kills absorbency for good and is the number one reason microfibre cloths start leaving streaks on the surface.

Microfibre tech in detail — what "Soft Touch" means and how the fibre structure works

The name "Soft Touch" describes the specific weave of the MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch". Unlike smoother microfibre with a tight weave, a pile weave has a raised, woolly surface that gives a far bigger effective contact area with the surface you're cleaning. Each of those raised fibres is finely split — typically into 16 or more microfibre strands per fibre — which gives a huge surface area for soaking up liquid and lifting particles.

How fine the fibres are sets the softness and the cleaning behaviour. Microfibre is rated by denier, which tells you how fine the individual fibres are. The finer the denier, the softer the cloth and the lower the scratch risk on delicate surfaces. The Soft Touch runs a fine fibre structure that's right for detailing work on paint and glass — without the abrasive bite of coarser textiles.

One more thing: the pile of the Soft Touch holds dirt particles and product residue down in the gaps between the fibres. They don't drop straight back onto the surface when you set the cloth down again — something smoother microfibre does far more. That cuts the risk of dragging lifted dirt back across the paint on a second pass. Still, the rule stands: even the softest cloth shouldn't be wiped dry over a dirty surface — if there's grit on the paint, always rinse first, then wipe off with the cloth.

Microfibre ages differently from other textiles. Every wash trims a tiny bit of fibre length and surface off. That ageing is much slower on quality Soft Touch microfibre than on cheap household stuff, but you can't avoid it. Pros check their cloths regularly: a cloth that feels rough, shows bright worn patches or has clumped, matted fibres on a close look is past its prime and should be pulled from detailing duty. For the final check on paint and glass, you always reach for the freshest, best-kept cloth in the set.

How long the Soft Touch lasts comes straight down to how you look after it. Washing without softener and at moderate temperatures (30–40 °C) keeps the fibre structure intact. High dryer heat can melt the fine microfibres together and glaze the surface — that kills absorbency for good and makes the cloth useless for detailing. With the dedicated SONAX PROFILINE Microfibre Wash you pull polish and chemical residue fully out of the fibres without trashing the structure.

Using the MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" right — where it works and how to use it

The most universal job for the Soft Touch is wiping off polishing oils after machine paint correction. After polishing, residue is left as a whitish film on the paint. A thirsty, soft cloth lifts that film completely without laying down fresh marks on the freshly polished surface. The Soft Touch is spot-on for this because it's absorbent enough to pull even stubborn polish residue off in a single pass.

For exterior glass cleaning — wiping off the Glass Detailer Concentrate, buffing back after glass prep — the Soft Touch is a solid pick for the first pass. For a dead streak-free final wipe on glass, though, reach for the dedicated MicrofaserTuch "Glas", built specifically for streak-free glass work. The Soft Touch is great for the main clean; the Glas cloth handles that last streak-free pass.

For applying sealant and wiping off spray sealants, the Soft Touch is the ideal removal cloth: soft enough to leave no streaks in fresh sealant, thirsty enough to soak up the excess fully. Wiping off a spray sealant detailer, a quick detailer or a wax leaves you with an even, streak-free result, no reworking needed.

For interior work the Soft Touch suits plastic surfaces and leather for streak-free removal of cleaner and dressing residue. It's the "second cloth" after the applicator: the InnenraumSchwamm "Duo" lays the cleaner or dressing on; the Soft Touch wipes the residue off and leaves a clean, streak-free surface. That split is standard in pro outfits and saves time over using one cloth for both.

Soft Touch microfibre cloth in detailing — where it shines and its limits

The Soft Touch covers the most common detailing jobs: wiping off polish residue, spreading sealant, wiping off glass cleaner, clearing interior dressing residue. That broad range makes it the central all-rounder in the kit — put another way, without a Soft Touch on hand, not much gets done day-to-day.

It's especially handy as a "check cloth" after each step. Once you've laid down a sealant spray, a quick detailer or a spray sealant, drag the cloth across the panel — the even drag and the look tell you straight away whether the layer went on full and even or whether it needs a touch-up. That instant feedback beats paper towels or household rags, which can't match it for even wipe-off.

For specific jobs the SONAX PROFILINE range has dedicated cloths. The Coating Towel is built for wiping off ceramic coatings — the insert is designed to stop high spots in fresh ceramic layers. For that job, reach for the Coating Towel, not the Soft Touch. If you're laying on and wiping off a CC One, CC Pro or another ceramic sealant, you need the right cloth — the wrong cloth on a ceramic coating can damage the surface for good.

The MicrofaserTrockenTuch "PLUS" is built for drying the car after the wash — big, super-thirsty, made for quickly drying whole panels. The Soft Touch can do it in a pinch, but it isn't ideal: it's smaller and not built for the mass water pickup drying after a wash demands. For detailers who dry after the wash and then go straight to polishing, both cloths belong in the kit.

For applying waxes and semi-solid sealants (paste wax, carnauba wax) the Soft Touch works as a removal cloth, but not as an applicator. For laying on paste wax, dedicated applicator sponges or pads with a dense structure do a better job, spreading the wax evenly and streak-free. The Soft Touch then takes the dried wax film off — and pulls up that signature deep gloss only a soft, thirsty cloth leaves on the paint.

The Soft Touch hits its limit on mechanically demanding jobs. For clearing dried polish residue worked into the panel gaps (badges, seams, rubber trim), a detailing brush is the better call. The Soft Touch can wipe such residue off once it's been loosened — but scraping it off itself isn't one of its strengths.

MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" compared — which cloth fits when

The SONAX PROFILINE cloth range follows a clear logic of specialisation. The Soft Touch is the all-rounder for paint, plastic and general wipe-off jobs. The Glas cloth is the specialist for streak-free glass. The Coating Towel is the specialist for ceramic. The TrockenTuch PLUS is the specialist for fast car drying. All four have their clear lane, complement each other and don't replace one another.

If you want to start with just one cloth, the Soft Touch is your best bet: it covers most jobs and is the most flexible cloth in the range. As you get more serious, the Glas cloth for glass prep and the Coating Towel for sealant work come in — until the cloth set is fully ready for everything you throw at it.

Next to ordinary household microfibre, the Soft Touch is higher grade in fibre structure, softer in the hand and longer-lasting in the wash. Household microfibre is often coarser and has a more aggressive surface that can put swirls into car paint. The price gap between cheap household microfibre and PROFILINE Soft Touch pays for itself fast once you reckon that one deeply scratched car means serious rework on the polisher.

Buying the MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" — pack size and planning

The call between the 3-pack and the 50-pack comes down to how much you use. For hobby detailers looking after their own car and the odd one for mates, the 3-pack lasts plenty of work cycles. One thing: wash microfibre cloths straight after each use — don't leave them piling up until the whole stock is spent. Freshly washed cloths grab far better than ones used over and over with product residue in them. Pros sort their Soft Touch cloths by job — one set just for polishing, one for sealant wipe-off, one for interior work. Colour-coding them (say, with coloured tags) stops product cross-contamination and makes it clear at a glance which cloth is ready for which job mid-job.

The 50-pack is the economical call for outfits doing several cars a day. The much lower price per cloth makes the big set the standard choice for pro work. A well-run detailing outfit always has plenty of fresh, washed cloths on hand — the Soft Touch in the 50-pack builds that reserve without constant reordering.

If you're after the ideal first microfibre cloth for getting into proper car care, the Soft Touch is the best starting point. It's versatile enough to handle most detailing situations, cheap enough to keep a few in reserve, and good enough to use without a second thought on delicate car paint and glass. The price per cloth in the 50-pack sits well below many single cloths on the market — with the quality assurance that comes with SONAX PROFILINE standards.

For outfits that also offer ceramic coatings, build a full cloth set with the Soft Touch as the base supply and the Coating Towel for coating work. Spending on the right cloth for each job is the cheapest form of mistake prevention in pro detailing — because a damaged car always costs more than the cloth that could have stopped the damage. The SONAX PROFILINE MicrofaserTuch "Soft Touch" sits at the heart of any cloth set: flexible enough for most jobs, good enough for demanding surfaces, and economical enough to keep in numbers — that's what makes an all-rounder in pro detailing.