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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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sprinklers. hate em.


i washed my ride.. and i still have those damn hard water spots...

any suggestions on how i can get rid of em? i tried numerous waxs and cleaners... still there.
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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Clay bar it! I just clay bar'd my DC2R and it really made a difference!

-Victor
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 03:20 PM
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yea me to
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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clay bar and then follow it it with a polish ...oh and by the way don't drop the bar and use the lube that comes in a package it about $20 for the kit clay magic get the red bar if really hard water spot but the blue will work out fine
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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Default Re: hard water marks (blurryaltezza)

http://www.autodetail-school.c....html
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 04:54 PM
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i say clay bar to much to invested on ur ride it works great
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Old Jun 8, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by prejdmlude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">clay bar and then follow it it with a polish ...oh and by the way don't drop the bar and use the lube that comes in a package it about $20 for the kit clay magic get the red bar if really hard water spot but the blue will work out fine </TD></TR></TABLE>

That was so hard to understand.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 06:58 AM
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is there a brand that anyone recommends? im gonna try this later on today...


as far as the link..

http://www.autodetail-school.c....html

that's a good write up.
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 07:35 AM
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the no-name Auto-Zone one's don't work at all, ClayMagic I think it's called. get a name brand, like Mother's
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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u sure its not acid rain??? if it is you gotta wet sand it and then buff it out
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Old Jun 9, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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I use Mother's on mine... I don't think it really did much in terms of cleaning. It make my car feel slightly smoother, but I think that's because I let it sit outside and get pollen on it.
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