Proposed Water Spot Removal Process

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chgoh

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Trying to get rid of water spots on the roof. Car is light metallic silver. I intend to do the following by HAND:



Megs #2 (possibly - as needed)

Megs #9 (as needed)

Megs #7 X1

Klasse AIO X1

Klasse SG X3



I guess my concern is the steps going from Megs #7 to Klasse AIO. Am I stupid here, i.e. doing AIO would probably remove what Megs #7 has put on?



Let me have your thoughts.



gohch
 
Yep, AIO will remove any oils/glaze like #7.



Working water spots by hand may be very tough. If they have already etched into the clear coat, you should consider trying an electric polisher.



If your just trying to remove light water spots give the paint a plain old vinegar bath and then try the abrasive polish route if they still remain. You could also try a paint decontamination kit (FK1 or Autoint).
 
Thanks for the reply.



Finally settle on getting a PC with 6" edge2K pads and got the Menzerna IP and FPII while I was at it. So my process would be:



Step1:

a. Try blue polishing pad with FPII

b. failing which, blue polishing pad with IP

c. failing which, green light cut pad with IP



Test the above steps out on a small area and use the most appropriate on the rest of the roof.



Step 2:

Depending on Step1, blue polishing pad with FPII, unless this was what was used in Step1.



Step 3:

white finishing pad with AIO.

SG with hand



Was interested in getting Megs #7 into the picture, but would SG stick if #7 is applied (hand or PC) after AIO? My feeling is that it would not since the oils in #7 would interfere with the acrylic in SG. Can someone confirm this?



Otherwise if I were to switch to Collinite #885 or #845 as LSP, would Megs #7 (after AIO) be compatible?



Am I overplanning this a bit too much? Should just skip the Megs #7 altogether and just go with AIO/SG and possibly Collinite ?



Comments please.



TIA
 
Help anyone?



gohch said:
Thanks for the reply.



Finally settle on getting a PC with 6" edge2K pads and got the Menzerna IP and FPII while I was at it. So my process would be:



Step1:

a. Try blue polishing pad with FPII

b. failing which, blue polishing pad with IP

c. failing which, green light cut pad with IP



Test the above steps out on a small area and use the most appropriate on the rest of the roof.



Step 2:

Depending on Step1, blue polishing pad with FPII, unless this was what was used in Step1.



Step 3:

white finishing pad with AIO.

SG with hand



Was interested in getting Megs #7 into the picture, but would SG stick if #7 is applied (hand or PC) after AIO? My feeling is that it would not since the oils in #7 would interfere with the acrylic in SG. Can someone confirm this?



Otherwise if I were to switch to Collinite #885 or #845 as LSP, would Megs #7 (after AIO) be compatible?



Am I overplanning this a bit too much? Should just skip the Megs #7 altogether and just go with AIO/SG and possibly Collinite ?



Comments please.



TIA
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I had baked on water spots on black, and AIO and a finishing pad too em out.



The trick to AIO and the PC is to use a slightly damp pad, squirt with QD or water.



If its etched the CC, then you will need a more abrasive approach, and it may not be worth removing that much CC on a roof, depends.
 
I posted pictures on a post from water spots on my black motorcycle. They came out no problem with Menzerna IP and FPII. I do not know what happened to the post because the forum got revised and I think the post was in Autopia University.



I will try to find the post and show some pics.
 
Here is the post from the other thread.



I do not know how exactly these marks look, but if they are close to the ones tha I had on the bike I think I have the solution.



Also, my uncle's black bmw had some marks left by leaves that fell on the car and 90 % of them were taken out by Menzerna Final Polish with a polishing pad on a PC.



The pictures are from my motorcycle and the work was done by hand. I do not have a halogen light, so i appologize, but i think you can see the difference.



BEFORE

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AFTER, with one pass of Menzerna Intensive Polish by hand.

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Followed up by Menzerna Final Polish by hand as well.

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I think that I could do better work with a PC and a halogen light, but these things were sufficient for my purpose.



Hope this helps
 
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