Is this safe?

[SL1CK]

On another forum that I frequent, people were complaining about water spotting and stating what they did to get the spots out.

One person claimed "LIME-AWAY" did the job.

Another claimed that they "used a clay bar with distilled vinegar and received great results."

Is this actually safe for the car/paint??

[the other pc]

Lime Away will certainly remove water spots but it’s a seriously strong acid and says very specifically on the label; “Do not use on natural marble, stone, terrazzo, polished or anodized aluminum, metallic or painted surfaces.” Geez, It will etch rocks, that’s not something I want on my car.

Vinegar is a very weak acid and will also remove water spots. It’s a food product so it how nasty can it be? I’m no chemist but since I can eat the stuff I’m willing to use it on cars. The bottle of Heinz distilled white vinegar I keep in the garage for water spot duty (I’m guessing balsamic vinegar wouldn’t be a good idea) says on the label you can use it for cleaning varnished wood floors (next to the recipe for green tomato relish). If it’s safe for varnish I think it’s safe for car paint. I’d still keep it away from bare polished aluminum though.

I don’t know if Vinegar’s slippery enough for claying safely but I haven’t tried it.


PC.

[SL1CK]

Awesome, thanks for the great info PC!