Detailed: Buick Lucerne

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99323ic

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Here's the problem: I have what appear to be water spots on my glass (mostly front & rear) that will not come clean. Interestingly, the wiper path area is not a problem.



Well, I've tried everything I can think of; various commercial glass cleaners, vinegar; alcohol; distilled water; a mix of vinegar, alcohol & water; and I think I'll try Bon Ami next (I've never had problems with it before).



The problem is similar to when you park your car near the beach and salt spray (mostly salt granules with a littel moisture) layers onn your car. When you first use washer fluid it smears and then cleans off. This only smears a little, but not much. I got brave and tasted my finger after a wipe, and it really has no taste. I was thinking that I might be able to determine if it was oil or salt or something.



When I wash the car, it is not really that visible from the outside, but from inside, it is visible. It is most noticeable when the car gets dirty.



Any suggestions? If I can stay away from glass polish or having to use a buffer, I would like to. I don't know what kind of problems I might introduce. Isn't there a coating on the outside of all glass now as a protective measure?
 
Try using a car polish that is safe for clear coats. That seemed to work for my problem. Polish the window and buff off. Did wonders. Bon Ami would probably work just as well but would be a little messy
 
I tried everything you tried, short of Bom Ami though. Then I decided to take a scouring pad from my kitchen to the glass and sure enough it seemed to remove the water spots with lots of elbow grease, but also left lots of scratches. This I would not recommend because I ended up having to polish my glass with the Eastwood Kit. (check out my review in the Product Reviews section if you like) Now the rear glass looks brand new again.



I decided to cut my losses while I was ahead and not do anything. The spots have seemed to disappear for me through washing and working on my glass a little longer with a sponge.



I feel your pain. I will look forward to hearing suggestions.
 
Try Zaino Z12 Glass polish. It has mild abrasives that will clean the glass and will remove etching, stains and films. It will not scratch or distort the glass in anyway, just clean it.
 
Would you take a scouring pad to your clearcoated paint??

The glass used today is very similar to clears, it has a lot of polymers in it.

Now you will have to "power buff" it.

You will have to polish out the scratches and the etching that was the original concern.

Sorry, but that is the facts.

Take a look at the Ford process, has all the steps to use regular automotive polish products to remove this concern.

Look under the OEM/TSB Section at www.autoint.com and go to Ford Tech Tips, it has the process.

If you are not comfortable, print it out and take it to a quality detailer and have him do it.

If he says to use steel wool or an acid in place of buffing, run the other way, real fast!!!

:bounce
 
This Buick Lucerne was a detail for a friend of a friend. I knew the paint was way contaminated, and wanted to try out the Valugard Decon Kit on it.

I knew the paint was rough to the touch with all that was imbedded in it, but I didn't expect what I saw when it was delivered to me.

This vehicle had tons of bird excriment on it, some light sap, and a little road tar as well.
The car received a decon and sealant and to clean the interior. No paint correction was done on this vehicle. That should hopefully be done in the spring.

This was the 1st time using the Valugard Decon Kit (parts A & B) and Autoglym products.

The products/process were as follows:

Wash:
Valugard Part A mixed with distilled water and applied with a sheepskin mitt.
Valugard Part B applied with a MF applicator.
Washed with Autoglym Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo and a Uber Sponge.
Thoroughly rinsed after each step.
No need for clay as this made the paint very clean and LSP ready.
Dried with Tropi-Care drying towel
Exterior Glass cleaned with SPrayway GC

Engine:
Rinsed
Sprayed down with CG Grime Reaper (4:1)
Agitated with various brushes
Excess water blown out with Shop-Vac
Dressed with 1Z Vinyl & Rubber Protectant

Wheels/Wells/Tires:
Rinsed
Tires & Wells sprayed down with CG Grime Reaper
Wheels sprayed down with Meguiar's Wheel Brightener (4:1)
All scrubbed with various brushes
Wells treated with Meguiar's Hyper-Dressing (4:1)
Tires dressed with Autoglym Tyre Shine
Wheels sealed with Car-Lack 68 Life Long Sealant

Interior:
Thorough vacuum of all surfaces with Shop-Vac
Dust brush for vents/nooks/crannies
Leather cleaned/treated with 1Z Leather Care
Plastics/Vinyl cleaned with Autoglym Interior Shampoo and Hi-Tech Cleaning Pad (where needed)
Doorjambs wiped down with Meguiar's APC (10:1)
All rubber seals treated with 1Z Rubber Care Stick
Interior Glass cleaned with Adam's glass cleaner

LSP:
Werkstat Acrylic Jett Trigger

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Exterior Befores (be preparred for some :gross: stuff)
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And now for the exterior afters (be preparred for :D)
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Overall I was very happy with the results.

It was the first time using the decon kit, and I can happily say I was very impressed. I will defenitely keep this in my supplies for sure.

I was also pleased with the Autoglym products as well, especially the soap.

Thanks for taking the time to view this,
and hope you enjoyed it.
-Roger.
 
Roger, the Buick looks great from your pictures, and how did you like using the Valugard Decon Kit?
 
slanguage said:
This Buick Lucerne was a detail for a friend of a friend.

The products/process were as follows:

Wash:
Valugard Part A mixed with distilled water and applied with a sheepskin mitt.
Valugard Part B applied with a MF applicator.
Washed with Autoglym Bodywork Conditioning Shampoo and a Uber Sponge.
Thoroughly rinsed after each step.
No need for clay as this made the paint very clean and LSP ready.
Dried with Tropi-Care drying towel
Exterior Glass cleaned with SPrayway GC

Engine:
Rinsed
Sprayed down with CG Grime Reaper (4:1)
Agitated with various brushes
Excess water blown out with Shop-Vac
Dressed with 1Z Vinyl & Rubber Protectant
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Wow, what an improvement!

Looking at your process list, and then the before pics, I would have started with a heavy duty leaf blower...:biggrin:

Nice job!

Regards,
GEWB
 
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