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Jul 3, 2014 | 10:26 PM

wonger13

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From: Bay Area, CA

2010 GLK 350

Random question...

Do you guys take your GLK through the carwash, or take it to an auto detail shop? Or hand wash?

Any advice on products to use?

Jul 3, 2014 | 11:10 PM

Rdub

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14 GLK 250 BT

Hand wash, 3 bucket system. (1. properly diluted car wash 2. first rinse 3. second rinse) I have been having good luck with Meguiar's "Gold Class" car wash.

A lot of folks like micro fiber towels. To me there are too many products on the market to say which are good and/or scratch less. The "good ones" are normally more expensive.

I personally use 100% cotton toweling (hand towel sized but square.) I wash the used toweling in liquid detergent when done. One big 100% cotton bath towel seems to dry off most of the water.

Last edited by Rdub; Jul 3, 2014 at 11:14 PM.

Jul 4, 2014 | 12:21 AM

LesF

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2014 glk 250BT (RIP, 3/1/17}, 2010 C300

I stopped washing cars a long time ago and now I take it to a regular car wash. Make sure it's a regular wash not a touchless system as the wash chemicals are different and can adversely affect the car's finish.

BTW if you take it to a hand wash/detail shop make sure the guy using the buffer knows what he's doing. A friend had his paint damaged by an over aggressive detail shop.

Jul 4, 2014 | 10:40 AM

dmbolp

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From: Atlanta, GA

2012 GLK350, 2007 C230, 2000 ML320

Hand wash...free, guarantees that a sand-filled rag isn't used, and get a little exercise out of it.

Jul 4, 2014 | 11:43 AM

wonger13

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From: Bay Area, CA

2010 GLK 350

thanks for input!

Jul 4, 2014 | 01:56 PM

fabbrisd1

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A gaggle of MB's

With a pre-owned GLK - note the GLK's have a nano ceramic clear coat - so the "old style" buffing is not the thing - "light buffing" maybe to get old contaminants off - or "claying".

Once clean BEST to use a new tech sealant - check Amazon for Einszett Glanzwax (Blue Top) - objective light/even coat one 4" section at a time - drie to haze - let "cure" 30 min - then wipe off - good for wheels and running boards too.

Sealant "fills in" the micro edges of the nano clear coat - then with sealant surface (with or without a carnuba wax top layer - MUCH/MUCH better water/crud resistance..

Glanzwax like $20 Amazon Prine - good for 5-6 application 6 months apart on a GLK...

Keep the beat !

Jul 4, 2014 | 09:57 PM

Rascally Wabbit

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From: Tucson AZ

2010 Mercedes GLK 350, 2001 BMW Z3 3.0 Roadster, 1997 Cherokee XJ

Home wash only with soft water. Today our GLK got rained upon for the first time in a very long time, literally months. Here in the Southwest I rarely wash & instead I dust off & do the Meguiars Quick Detailer with a microfiber cloth. The company has a new product on the market which is for this type of application. In the garage but have not tried it yet.