I handwash the car only--no power or commercial car washes. Usually I have the soft top down, though I have washed the soft top also a couple of times with clear water only. I've done it with the hardtop on also, drying under same with the edge of a towel, but my preference is with no top so as to get the top boot clean also.

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Craig Bethune

'97 SL500, 40th anniversary edition

'04 Olds Bravada (SWMBO's)
'06 Lexus ES330
'89 560SL (sold)


SL--Anything else is just a Mercedes.
(Kudos to whoever said it first)