Ok so i have 96 Integra with some really bad hard water marks. I park my car outside on the street and my girls sprinklers always get my car wet in the morning and by the time i wake up the sun has already baked the water to the paint.

So my question is, What the best way to get them out. I have a buffer and i've used carnuble car wax and all sorts of stuff but just dont seem to come out. Its all along the passanger side.



Sorry for the quality of the pics... cell phone late night..
Any feed back would be great! i need help!

Thanks guys



Modified by One92Eg6 at 12:31 AM 10/24/2008

 

3M perfect-it II or meguires swirl free polish should work fine for it

 

yea? where can this be picked up at?

 

ok...water spots.

this is what i posted recently on a detailing forum i frequent-

water spots. my wife's Si is very sensitive to anything on its soft and weak clear w/o protection. it needed to be compounded with more than what the famous Porter Cable 7424 can do to eliminate the problems it had, but it was left alone for quite some time because i didn't know how long she'd keep this one. After it seemed like she'd keep it, when i went to clean it up i was so surprised at how much damage it had amassed in what was really not that much time.

if i were you, i'd clay it and see what happens. if that doesn't work, well, either way, to get it back to what it should be (a fresh, clean pallet) you might want to try optimum compound with atleast an orange pad with a PC, and then finish with a lighter pad and optimum polish so you can top as wanted or as someone said, poli-seal to totally finish it up.

so, if that is like chinese to you, hehe, my suggestion is unfortunately i don't think the etching you are experiencing on you integra will come out by hand, especially if it's been left alone for it to happen time after time. you might be able to make it appear better, but in reality someone with a high speed buffer needs to hit it with a cutting compound, level the thing out, polish it, and then i'd suggest you keep a high quality sealant on it with frequent washes to keep the spots from occuring again.

 

freak dude thats sounds like a lot of work... lol!

Thanks bro

 

 

hmm....

now that i see them,

you might be able to reduce the white mineral deposit appearance on there with some vinegar or vinegar solution. i've seen people use a 50/50 white vinegar/water solution, soak a mf towel,wash the car well, lay the towel on an area for a minute and then wipe the spots down. then wash down again. i've seen people use straight vinegar too. you can try this on some inconspicuous areas to see if it helps?

i have a feeling though that the thing is etched pretty bad, looking at those. to do it right, you'd have to level and then protect like i said before.

good luck, pimp!

 

thanks i appreciate it

 

thats acid rain man it takes alot of work to take off that comes from sprinklers

 

WHITE VINEGAR!!!!!!!!! No joke.

 

yea i know what it is.. i want to know how to take them off

 

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well, you have acid rain etching or you have mineral deposits. we dont exactly have acid rain here in south fl

 

Viniger actually works.. Dope sh it!

 

Vineger isn't going to work on those, for sure. Those water spots are etched in like you would never believe. Wetsanding would be the best option, but if that is factory clear then its out of the question. Its probably going to take a heavy compound/wool pad with multiple passes on the rotary to get those out. My hood was slightly etched by sprinklers where I work and they only sat there for about half a day, and it took a few passes with Meguiars 105 and a lake country purple foamed wool to ever touch them. A light cutting pad and Menzerna SIP wouldn't even touch them.

 

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LOL he posted above you saying it worked.

 

it works for the most part. the marks are still there but u can beraly see them... holla!

 

yea just pulled out all the hard water marks... u cant really see the them unless u stare at a certain angle. im sure a nice buff job will take them out..

 

I don't know whether that is a stab at me or the OP E-Rok, but for anyone that has any experience detailing and knows what the average person notices and doesn't notice, i'm sure you'll agree that based on the pictures he posted that even when the residue left over from the dried water spots is removed, there is going to be DEEP etching.

 

dood chill out. the white ***** gone thats all that matters to me right now. thanks

 

vinegar works really well

 

word up for that!!!

 

im a professional detailer and an ACID wash will clear up the hardwater marks, just make sure you give it a little buff and wax after the acid wash

 

 

use my ducky son.. haha 10 dollars a bottle but its fresh.... ha my ducky its fresh!

 

did you try to clay bar it?