Last week I had to drive my garage queen Mustang in the salt and slop of South Western PA. Over the course the three days I drove it, the car became covered with salt, dirt etc. I usually wash with ONR Rinseless without a pre rinse but didn't feel comfortable doing that this time because the car was really dirty. So, off I went to the quarter car wash where I proceeded to blast off what I could with the pressure washer (hot water only, no soap). It got some of the crud off but not as much as I expected. I then drove the ½ mile back to my house and parked the car in my garage. I got a call from a client (work from home) and had to attend to some business, which meant that I didn't dry the car right away.
I went down to the garage some time later and found that all of the horizontal surfaces were covered with water spots. First thing I did was wash with ONR Rinseless and very hot water. The spots remained. I have some CG Waterspot remover but wasn't able to use it because it was too cold outside to run the hose. So I jumped on here and another forum and searched. To no avail I tried vinegar/distilled water. I also read that claying the paint should take them out but then I'd have to polish anyway so I opted to skip the clay and lightly polish with M205 and a white LC pad. It worked and worked well.
I need to drive the car briefly today (sunny and clear), don't have time to apply Blacklight and Lava, so I used CG V7 Spray Sealant on the freshly polished areas. I was amazed at how great the paint looked from using only the V7. The V7 only panels look just as good as the rest of the car that I had previously sealed with Blacklight & Lava only a few weeks ago.
If the Blacklight/Lava isn't going to protect from water spots, make it easier to spray off dirt with a pressure washer and doesn't make the car look any better than V7 alone, then why even bother sealing or waxing? Has anyone ever done this or thought about doing this? My car is never parked outside overnight, isn't exposed to pollution fallout and is washed regularly (probably too much) and I use V7 after wash.
I went down to the garage some time later and found that all of the horizontal surfaces were covered with water spots. First thing I did was wash with ONR Rinseless and very hot water. The spots remained. I have some CG Waterspot remover but wasn't able to use it because it was too cold outside to run the hose. So I jumped on here and another forum and searched. To no avail I tried vinegar/distilled water. I also read that claying the paint should take them out but then I'd have to polish anyway so I opted to skip the clay and lightly polish with M205 and a white LC pad. It worked and worked well.
I need to drive the car briefly today (sunny and clear), don't have time to apply Blacklight and Lava, so I used CG V7 Spray Sealant on the freshly polished areas. I was amazed at how great the paint looked from using only the V7. The V7 only panels look just as good as the rest of the car that I had previously sealed with Blacklight & Lava only a few weeks ago.
If the Blacklight/Lava isn't going to protect from water spots, make it easier to spray off dirt with a pressure washer and doesn't make the car look any better than V7 alone, then why even bother sealing or waxing? Has anyone ever done this or thought about doing this? My car is never parked outside overnight, isn't exposed to pollution fallout and is washed regularly (probably too much) and I use V7 after wash.
