removing water spots
 

So my Black Vette has been a bit neglected the past year and developed a number of stubborn water spots and "graying" in spots. I tried everything in my bucket tricks and they did not work, I hired a detailer and all he did was hide them.
But now I think I have found the solution. I used Chemical guys Fiberglass polish and V36 cutting polish with a porter cable 7424XP set on high speed with some pressure applied to the pad. In my opinion the fiber glass polish worked better than the V36. The paint now looks almost new. I would definitely recommend the Fiberglass polish.

Re: removing water spots
 

McGuiars detailer and microfiber cloth. Also Mcguiars Ultimate Compound gently rubbing them out.


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One of the first things I tried was Meguiars ultimate compound, it was not effective, these stains were bad! I have always liked the Meguairs products but this time they did not work, nor did Meguiars Mirror Glaze 2.

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Are you talking about the fiberglass polish and compound? I think a grey label.
Thanks
Nelson

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Yes thats the stuff. See the link below
https://www.chemicalguys.com/phase-5...RoCEj8QAvD_BwE
Mind you my issues were pretty severe I think, I spent a bunch of last year in the hospital and had no time or ability to address the car so it got rained on a few times. Someone would try to help me out by washing and waxing it, I really did appreciate that but they basically sealed in the spots and defects, so last week I started by washing it with Dawn, then claying it then using the "products".

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Isn’t fiberglass polish for gel coated finishes like on a
boat or hot tub?

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Maybe but it worked well.

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Never use dishwasher detergent on any car paint!!!!!


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Oven Cleaner!
around 5 minutes in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWi2lQdjuOk

Re: removing water spots
 

Well I had that issue with My Boss 302 Mustang and I tried all the cleaners compounds etc. then a friend of mine told me to use Distilled vinegar so I did and all the water spots came off. I wet the area then wiped it down with a damp vinegar micro fibre cloth and off came the water spot.

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Vinegar is acid. Are you certain that's something you want on your paint?

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It is used to remove water spots due to hard water (mineral deposits).

Like dish soap, it will strip everything, so the car will need waxed afterwords.

removing water spots
 

Dish soap should never be used on a car’s paint, unless you own a Ford[emoji16]


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Well what I did was to mix the vinegar in a spray bottle 1 part vinegar 3 parts water. I wet the car and then sprayed it in small areas and then wiped it down with a fiber cloth. After doing the areas that were affected I washed the car completely and then gave it a complete wax job. Using dish soap on a car will strip all the wax and other foreign grime from the surface then you have to wax the car entirely. I have never had any problem doing this on any car that I have owned it did the job for me.

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I use the meguires stuff and micro fiber. If the contaminants are bad, try a clay bar. I'm "wax challenged" as Mom would tell me but I'm learning and trying to keep the vettes in better shape.


The vinegar and newspaper trick does work well on glass. And I have to admit I tried windshield glass cleaner and it's likely not good for the paint, it does take the water spots off.


My water here must be "hard" because just washing the car and not blading and drying it off leaves calcium poka dots from the water spotting. Sheesh!!!



I barley wash the car, I at least want it to end up clean!!