Waterspots in Clearcoat

[elgordo]

Hi!
I'm the newbie here. My '07 Magnum has terminal waterspotting on the hood and front fenders. Can't get it off w. Clay, Cleaner or wax. Any ideas?

Thanks
elgordo

[Murr1525]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

Going to need a stronger paint cleaner....

What it Means to Remove a Scratch

How To Remove Swirls By Hand

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

How to correctly apply ScratchX to remove swirls and scratches

[yalerd]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

If you can, get some M105 to get rid of them
Read this link, it talks about bird dropping etching but it also applies for waterspots

How To Remove a Bird Dropping Etching by Hand using M105 Ultra Cut Compound

[vosstire]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

The best way to get hard water spots off is to take some #80 and your buffer on 1400 RPM's over the whole affected area and it WILL come off. I do this method all the time.

[yalerd]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

The best way to get hard water spots off is to take some #80 and your buffer on 1400 RPM's over the whole affected area and it WILL come off

Hi! I'm the newbie here.

Because he's a person just learning his way, it's better to recommend doing this job by hand rather than recommending from the beginning a rotary buffer

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

Because he's a person just learning his way, it's better to recommend doing this job by hand rather than recommending from the beginning a rotary buffer

Read tose links and then decide on how you want to proceed. But as a newbie it is in your best interest to stay away from the rotary right now.

Welcome to mol.

[benhui86]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

welcome to your first step into having OCD for your car's finish.....

for your waterspots.....scratch X and some passion should be your first choice..... if it doesn't take it out the first time.... that means you didnt put enough passion..... first wash the car.... then take a clean cotton terry cloth since terry clothes have more bite to it than the yellow applicator pads and apply maybe a blob the size of a quarter and then just scrub the affected area until you feel the scratch X seems to be disappearing..... then wipe off with a clean microfiber cloth and inspect your progress and repeat until the defect seems to be gone....

after you are satisfied with the finish..... apply some DC2 polish or #7 if you like with a yellow applicator pad.... work it into the paint.... then wipe it off right away..... then apply what ever wax you like......

after you are done.... it is highly possible that the area you worked on will have a much smoother and clearer reflection than the surrounding area.... and the color will probably be slightly darker than the surrounding area as well..... and so you will have to either repeat what you did on the whole car.... or you can look into a G110 dual action polisher.... which will accomplish the same work in a fraction of the time it would take to do by hand....

[Sal329]

Re: Waterspots in Clearcoat

I have read (have not tried YET) to use Distilled Vinegar. Soak a towel in it ring it out so it is damp then wipe away the spots. For deeper spots leve the towel on the spots for several minutes.