I purchased my PC orbital polisher along with the pinnacle swirl remover and liquid souvern wax. I used my machine to apply the swirl remover and wax and the truck turned out better than I expected. Its beautiful. We got some rain last night and now there are these big waterspots all over the hood. I rewashed and used the pinnacle detail spray and the spots are still there. Am I gonna have to use the machine after every rain to prevent this? I bought the wax protected the paint! Thanks!
Waterspots already?
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Accumulator
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RVC- Different waxes give different results in that regard, and what the "water that caused the spots" was like (or what it contained) can be a real wildcard. Maybe your area just gets nasty rainwater, or maybe something nasty got on the paint and the rain turned it into a big issue. Your specific situation might just call for greater/different protection than you're getting from the liquid Souveran (never tried the liquid, but I consider the paste a "beauty wax" and I don't expect it to work well in harsh conditions).
I use Souveran paste wax on my Jag, but it's a pampered garage-queen and if it gets subjected to any kind of "real-world vehicle" conditions I expect to have my work cut out for me.
Yeah, I know...the ad-copy for waxes never says anything like "beauty wax for cars that don't get rained on or dirty"; everything on the market is supposed to work miracles
I use Souveran paste wax on my Jag, but it's a pampered garage-queen and if it gets subjected to any kind of "real-world vehicle" conditions I expect to have my work cut out for me.
Yeah, I know...the ad-copy for waxes never says anything like "beauty wax for cars that don't get rained on or dirty"; everything on the market is supposed to work miracles
Accumulator said:RVC- Different waxes give different results in that regard, and what the "water that caused the spots" was like (or what it contained) can be a real wildcard. Maybe your area just gets nasty rainwater, or maybe something nasty got on the paint and the rain turned it into a big issue. Your specific situation might just call for greater/different protection than you're getting from the liquid Souveran (never tried the liquid, but I consider the paste a "beauty wax" and I don't expect it to work well in harsh conditions).
I use Souveran paste wax on my Jag, but it's a pampered garage-queen and if it gets subjected to any kind of "real-world vehicle" conditions I expect to have my work cut out for me.
Yeah, I know...the ad-copy for waxes never says anything like "beauty wax for cars that don't get rained on or dirty"; everything on the market is supposed to work miracles
Yeah I understand, I will just rewash and take the DA to it. Its weird, its only the.hood. I think another contributing factor is that it rained when I was at work and then the sun came out and the truck got hot (its black) and baked the water on. I may try another, more durable wax. I will do some searching around the site to see what I find. Thanks!
Accumulator
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RVC- FWIW, the Souveran paste I use on my Jag dies off *VERY* fast on its hood (which gets kinda hot).
On black, I can't help but wonder how Collinite 915 would look :think: I use their 476S, and it wears like iron, but some say the 915 looks better on black. Just an idea to keep in mind when you do your research.
On black, I can't help but wonder how Collinite 915 would look :think: I use their 476S, and it wears like iron, but some say the 915 looks better on black. Just an idea to keep in mind when you do your research.
extrabolts
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I've had good results with water spots washing off my black car using the following: collinite 845 (2 coats), 476, FK1000P, and Autoglym HD. Some other waxes might leave water spots if I let it bake in the sun for a week or so after rain, or if the wax hasn't been refreshed recently.
I've only used the spray version of liquid souveran, and I wouldn't expect any serious protection out of it. I got some as a sample and it died off very fast. I treat it like a detail spray and just spray some on after a wash to use up my sample, but its always going on top of a couple of coats of some other base wax.
I've only used the spray version of liquid souveran, and I wouldn't expect any serious protection out of it. I got some as a sample and it died off very fast. I treat it like a detail spray and just spray some on after a wash to use up my sample, but its always going on top of a couple of coats of some other base wax.
Water spots are the bane of my black car! I often am not able to wash the car the day after it gets rained on, with the results that I end up with spots that will not wash off. I have found it helpful to apply ColorX to the affected panels. It removes the waterspots and leaves behind a layer of protection. I then top off with my preferred wax.
Bill D
Hooked For Life
For me it was vinegar, if not, then AIO, if that didn't do it, then I had to whip out the polisher.
Kean
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....my last "non-abrasive" resort for water spots (usually after vinegar) has been a water spot remover (especially if the finish otherwise doesn't need correction). I have had good results with Chemical Guys WSR on the few occasions I actually needed to use it.