Originally Posted by z2g

I bought my 2010 about 6 months ago and finally washed it this weekend. The weather has been horrible here all these months. Since it has rained non-stop all these months, I never bothered washing it.

Well, I finally did on Memorial Day and found a couple scratches in the back.....next to the BMW emblem and the X5 badge. My X5 is Black Sapphire and you can't miss it. I'm pissed!

I don't know when it happened. Could have been when we were opening or closing the tailgate, while washing the car, or while drying the car. How do you guys dry your car to avoid scratches and swirl marks? I normally use a bunch of terry cloth towels.