I have some bad water spots on my car right now. From what ive been told previously i should use a "cutter" wax to get rid of this. This would be a rubbing compound correct ? How often can you use this ? Are their things that are special about this procedure ? After I do this am I supposed to wax the car ? Also are you supposed to do only spots or the whole car ?

 

you probably need a cutting compound applied with a high speed buffer. the typical rain etching needs this. high speed work is something that is VERY dangerous and can instantly ruin a paint job IF in the wrong hands. they will cut it, hit it with some finer and finer polishes, and then most likely apply some sort of wax to protect it again.

i don't think that anything by hand can rival the results that the above can yield. as much as it hurts in the pocketbook, take it to a real pro for this one.

 

^^^This man is correct. Some waterspots need wetsanding also.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RoadRage212 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">^^^This man is correct. Some waterspots need wetsanding also.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Agreed, take it to a professional.

 

just to add more info on this subject...

today i got my wife's si back from the dealer for the 3rd gear fix, and i washed it. this thing has always had a problem with water spots, and i think most of it originated from the time before she bought it. we use very soft water to wash the car. so for kicks i decided to try my 7424 with a basic orange pad and some optimum's basic polish. it's not very aggressive, but i just wanted to see what would happen since the clear on this thing seems so soft. i ran it pretty well into it, started at 3 to spread it and settled on 5-6 for a while going pretty slowly and getting a little bit of heat going. i was able to get down a little bit and show some improvement but this stuff is not aggressive enough, and i think the pad is a bit soft for the job as well. i believe if i spent alot more time, i'd probably be able to get it pretty decent, but it's obvious the time spent would be out of the practical range of sanity. i just have the wrong stuff. to avoid risking anything, i'm going to take it to a pro to get them to handle it initially, and i'll maintain it from here on out.