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Re: Extremely Stubborn Water Stains
We're with Davey here, 100%. We also are not doubting you one little bit, but in the case of etched paint, you can't simply wipe away the damage.
"Water spots" is an incredibly broad term, and that's the problem. Heck, we've all washed a car only to find it dribble out a bit of water from a piece of trim, and when the water dries you've got water spots. But those are very fresh and will wipe away with nothing more than a bit of quick detailer and a microfiber towel. Those are water spots in the simplest form. The other extreme is when acid rain or reclaimed water quite literally etches the paint, literally eating some of the paint away. Obviously between these two extremes there are infinite possibilities - hardness of the water, acid content of the water, hardness of the paint, how long the minerals in the water were left in place, how much heat exposure was experienced, etc.
Davey is also right about the pH differences in various wheel cleaners. Our Hot Rims Chrome Wheel Cleaner has a highly acidic pH, around 3.5. We highly recommend that nobody ever applies this to the paint on their car. Don't even think about it. And if for some weird reason you do decide to use it on paint and you actually get away with it (ie, you don't do any damage) consider yourself lucky - you dodged a bullet. DON'T TRY IT AGAIN.
But Randy, if you've used this particular BASF product with success, we have no reason to doubt it's true.
Originally posted by davey g-force
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"Water spots" is an incredibly broad term, and that's the problem. Heck, we've all washed a car only to find it dribble out a bit of water from a piece of trim, and when the water dries you've got water spots. But those are very fresh and will wipe away with nothing more than a bit of quick detailer and a microfiber towel. Those are water spots in the simplest form. The other extreme is when acid rain or reclaimed water quite literally etches the paint, literally eating some of the paint away. Obviously between these two extremes there are infinite possibilities - hardness of the water, acid content of the water, hardness of the paint, how long the minerals in the water were left in place, how much heat exposure was experienced, etc.
Davey is also right about the pH differences in various wheel cleaners. Our Hot Rims Chrome Wheel Cleaner has a highly acidic pH, around 3.5. We highly recommend that nobody ever applies this to the paint on their car. Don't even think about it. And if for some weird reason you do decide to use it on paint and you actually get away with it (ie, you don't do any damage) consider yourself lucky - you dodged a bullet. DON'T TRY IT AGAIN.
But Randy, if you've used this particular BASF product with success, we have no reason to doubt it's true.
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