Hard water spots
#1
Hard water spots
Well I came out from work on Monday and walked up to my car to see that the sprinklers had gone off and the hard water baked into the car. I was pissed to say the least... I didnt even drive it to work on Tuesday, I was so devastated.
Here is one shot of the trunk when I got home from work, just to give you an idea.
The first thing I did was clay bar the entire car, I had just done this 2 weeks before, but it will help remove the hard water spots before I start buffing. Then on to swirl remover and polish and sealant. Took me a total of about 6hrs to do the whole car. I am happy with the results, you can still see just a little bit of rings on the trunk and hood, I will going over it again this weekend. I am a neat freak.
Products I used
few after shots
Here is one shot of the trunk when I got home from work, just to give you an idea.
The first thing I did was clay bar the entire car, I had just done this 2 weeks before, but it will help remove the hard water spots before I start buffing. Then on to swirl remover and polish and sealant. Took me a total of about 6hrs to do the whole car. I am happy with the results, you can still see just a little bit of rings on the trunk and hood, I will going over it again this weekend. I am a neat freak.
Products I used
few after shots
#10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcZRj509Ir8
The only additions I would make are that I usually start with a third to a half of a bar, and that this a step BETWEEN washing and polishing/sealing. Oh - and that you will usually get much more material off of the horizontal surfaces than the vertical ones. Too much lube is better than not enough.
#12
i hate it when that happens, especially if its a hot summer day.. well, i acid wash my car at work if that tends to happen.. But you have to really cool the car down before and you have to really learn how to acid wash before doing so, if not, you can really burn the paint of your car... I work as a detail guy for nissan,toyota,honda.. IM GLAD I GET TO USE THE EQUIPMENT FOR FREE!! : ) .. I HATE WATER SPOTS THOUGH!!
your car came out really clean though, good job!!! hope my advice helps also?? lol : )
* the only way i know thats really effective for getting rid of water spots is acid washing *
so i suggest researching about it first...
your car came out really clean though, good job!!! hope my advice helps also?? lol : )
* the only way i know thats really effective for getting rid of water spots is acid washing *
so i suggest researching about it first...
Last edited by saylee; 01-15-2010 at 12:26 AM.
#14
i hate it when that happens, especially if its a hot summer day.. well, i acid wash my car at work if that tends to happen.. But you have to really cool the car down before and you have to really learn how to acid wash before doing so, if not, you can really burn the paint of your car... I work as a detail guy for nissan,toyota,honda.. IM GLAD I GET TO USE THE EQUIPMENT FOR FREE!! : ) .. I HATE WATER SPOTS THOUGH!!
your car came out really clean though, good job!!! hope my advice helps also?? lol : )
* the only way i know thats really effective for getting rid of water spots is acid washing *
so i suggest researching about it first...
your car came out really clean though, good job!!! hope my advice helps also?? lol : )
* the only way i know thats really effective for getting rid of water spots is acid washing *
so i suggest researching about it first...
#15
Well I came out from work on Monday and walked up to my car to see that the sprinklers had gone off and the hard water baked into the car. I was pissed to say the least... I didnt even drive it to work on Tuesday, I was so devastated.
Here is one shot of the trunk when I got home from work, just to give you an idea.
Here is one shot of the trunk when I got home from work, just to give you an idea.
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