Reply With QuoteI would only do this if you have had previous experience with it. If you haven't it can lead to lots of headaches quickly. And a lot of ruined paint.Originally Posted by .rob
probably scratch the finish on the car with a highspeed buffer
I would only do this if you have had previous experience with it. If you haven't it can lead to lots of headaches quickly. And a lot of ruined paint.
Well I couldn't get any pics of the water spots cuz the angle and lighting will just bleed them out, but I did try some lime away and it was working slowly but surely. These water marks have been on my car for almost over two years but, they are coming off.
Hmm try basic first vinegar and rub it with old news paper... but still doenst work have it detailed.
My tails doesn't light up
water marks are easy to get rid of. I have a black car so i know all about it. first dont wash ur car when the sun is fully out. if this sun is out and its hot the water is just gona dry on the car and ur gona have water marks everywhere. wash it closer in the evening. then I use the california water blade to get most of the water off. then use a comination of a shamey and terry cloth towels. I promise you ur water marks will disappear, then use whatever ur favorite wax is if neccessary
I do use the california water blade, thing works miracles, but these water marks have been on the car for a little over two years. When I was living at my mother's house the sprinklers would get to it no matter where it was, and by the time I could get to it most of it was already dried up.
I would get the car detailed with someone who is going to use a Rotary buffer and a foam pad to wax it. Should take them right off no problem.
You can use a DA polisher yourself and it would be very difficult to damage the paint with that try that if you know somebody with one. Or just take it to a detailer and get them to use a rotary.
I have both and a rotary does a better job but one mistake and you can burn right to the primer.
wow not to be a dick but this has been going on for a long time, if you dont know how to wash and maintain the car then why own one? waterspots......come on! my little cousin (5 year old girl) washed my car and not a single spot on it!
He has had the SAME water spots on the car for two years. It's no like he can't wash his car without getting them. His paint is stained and he is having trouble getting it cleaned up. Thats the issue we are trying to solve.
And with all do respect...................and i mean with all do respect..
I'm having the same problem. Bought the car with em.
Did the lime away work? i'm iffy that
did you try meguiars ultimate compound?
I used CLR on my car for the first time yesterday. To give you some background my car has never seen a garage. It's an 02 with 74k miles, and is NHBP. My car spent lots of time drinking from our sprinklers. I have had horrible, (no seriously the worst water spot stains) for nearly 3 years. I literally gave up on them until I saw the post about the CLR. I mean, at this point, how much more harm could it do? Sweet jesus almighty, my car now has NO water spots. I'm talking about it previously looking like the carpet after a bukkake filming.
My procedure started with a simple dish soap wash to remove previous wax/polish/debris build up. (You don't have to use dish soap, if you're scared of damaging paint go to church. Plus if you're doing this, the paint isn't in that good of shape anyhow right?) I didn't dry the car, just straight to CLR application. Using a seperate bucket/sponge I went panel by panel with 50/50 water and CLR. (microfiber sponge ftw)
Let sit only for about 7-10 minutes, not long enough to dry.
Then I watched the immediate affect of it causing what appeared to be smoke coming from the suds. At first I went into panic mode and washed it off. Then I wiped it dry with a towel and low and behold, no water spots! I continued to do the rest of the car, piece by piece.
Afterwards I used some super sudsy car wash + carnuba wax to wash the entire thing. Dried it thoroughly and applied some wax. Good god, the car still has all the old scratchs/dents but those horrible water spots are gone! Thanks again for the tip, those who are weary of this, maybe you should try it on like the bottom of the rear bumper just to test it. But personally, it worked great on my car.
Last edited by 12345; 04-14-2010 at 12:45 AM.
can anyone verify this? CLR and glossy paint..Yeah my paint is in bad shape, but i don't want to make it any worse.
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