BAD water!

mcate

mcate

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I recently retired from the Navy & moved back home to Indiana from Virginia. We built a new house & I had the sprinklers going watering the new sod. We're on city water & I never had any problem on the east coast, so I figured the water here was ok too. Wrong! Next morning the whole driver's side of my wife's black Expedition was covered with bad water spots. I washed it & grabbed the PC & some Poorboys PP & started in. I was making progress when my neighbor walked up. He used to work in a body shop & said an old trick is to rub the paint with a rag soaked in the same water that put the spots on it. He said the water will sort of neutralize the dried minerals on the paint. I did it & it got a lot of it off. Anyone ever heard of this?
Mike
 
95TbirdSC said:
He used to work in a body shop & said an old trick is to rub the paint with a rag soaked in the same water that put the spots on it. He said the water will sort of neutralize the dried minerals on the paint. I did it & it got a lot of it off. Anyone ever heard of this?
Mike
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Kind of like the old "hair of the dog that bit you" for curing hangovers?

The idea doesn't seem all that far off, but instead of neutralizing, it simply dissolves the waterspots back into a liquid since the water & the spots share the same chemical composition. Much like how WD-40 easily dissolves grease, asphalt & similar gunk because it has the same chemical base as the gunk, its just more highly refined.
 
Say hello to good ole Virginia limestone water! A serious pain for those of us with well water! I have to work REAL FAST to get the water off the car before it dries! Can be dont though... then the QD does the trick!
 
Congratulations on retiring from the Navy! :bigups

I can see how that trick might work but wouldn't leave some minerals? You still end up with some spots. I'd try a good QD product or PB Spray & Wipe.
 
Reddwarf said:
Congratulations on retiring from the Navy! :bigups

I can see how that trick might work but wouldn't leave some minerals? You still end up with some spots. I'd try a good QD product or PB Spray & Wipe.
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Thanx!

Due to my work schedule, the spots did get baked on from a few unseasonably hot, sunny days. I used the "hair of the dog" thing & did manage to get quite a lot of the spots off. It didn't leave any minerals because I dried it off immediately. It took some Poorboys polish & my PC to finish the job. Lesson learned: Keep sprinklers away next summer!
 
Beemerboy said:
I've made some good money removing water spots from cars...LOL
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What's your method? I just bought a car (thinking that I could do some correction and get it to where I want it) and have been having a nightmare of an experience trying to get this stuff out. SSR3 and a Lake Country Orange (light cutting) pad wouldn't get them out!!
 
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