Microfiber yarn rotary buffing pad

Abstract

A microfiber yarn is provided for cleaning, polishing, and buffing a target surface. A buffing pad for auto detailing is provided that may be attached to a rotary drive tool that has a microfiber buffing surface, where the microfiber is a yarn, as opposed to a weave. Embodiments of the buffing pad operate to clean and polish a substrate such as a vehicle and ideally return the same to the original look and feel in a fast and efficient manner, while providing high quality finishes with less frequent pad changes.

1 . A surface polishing pad comprising:
 a series of microfibers formed as a yarn cut to form fibers with free ends;   said fibers formed a circular disc with the free ends projecting outward to form a polishing surface; and   a backing formed from said yarn.   
     
     
         2 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising a mounting plate adapted to couple to a rotary device. 
     
     
         3 . The article of  claim 1  wherein said backing is a woven mat. 
     
     
         4 . The article of  claim 1  further comprising a coating retaining said backing a predefined shape. 
     
     
         5 . The article of  claim 1  wherein said coating is a hot melt thermoplastic, a latex, or a thermoset resin. 
     
     
         6 . The article of  claim 3  wherein the predefined shape has convex edge along the circumference of the circular shape. 
     
     
         7 . The article of  claim 6  wherein the convex edge extends relative to a planar backing center between 0.3 and 1 centimeter (cm). 
     
     
         8 . The article of  claim 3  wherein the predefined shape is a lip protruding toward the polishing surface around a central planar disc, the protruding lip then curving backwards. 
     
     
         9 . The article of  claim 8  wherein the lip extends protrudes relative to a planar backing center between 0 and 0.3 cm. 
     
     
         10 . The article of  claim 1  wherein said series of microfibers formed as a yarn comprise at least two colors of tufts. 
     
     
         11 . A process of buffing a vehicle outer surface comprising:
 rotating a buffing pad of  claim 1  non-orbitally around an axis at a speed of between 5 and 1000 rotations per minute; and   contacting said buffing surface with the vehicle outer surface.   
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 11  further comprising applying a buffing compound to said buffing pad.