Hard Water
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Hard Water
Ok I can't see out of my windows and my paint is now "rough". My vehicle sat in a sprinkler I didn't know about while I was away and now has hard water deposits all over it. Anybody got any good products or home brews that will take it off. I need to remove it from glass and paint and chrome.
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agree with the clay bar....but (and i think ReAX figured it was implied) make sure you wash first....hell, i'd wash with Blue Dawn and then clay...make sure you wax well after. key is to get that stuff off now. my sister in law lived in an apartment complex in MD and the sprinklers there trashed their cars....i've never been able to rehab their cars.
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I havent had luck with the 50/50 vinegar deal, What got mine off was 000 steel wool, no marks or swirls and got the marks off, my advise is to be gentle and dont put a ton of pressure on the pad.
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What about CLR? If you dilute it. I don't have a bottle handy so I'm not sure if it's safe for paint. Also, I have used this white powder called "Bar Keepers Friend" found in Albertsons and it works great on my shower doors (glass). It dissolves the calcium build up and wipes right off. I don't know if it would leave scratch marks on the paint, it's a very fine powder.
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One quick trick to getting rid of hard water spots on vehicles is to go to a carwash that uses soft water, wash the vehicle with soap then use a brush on it then most inportant make sure they have a final rinse that uses RO or DI water the purer the final rinse water the better. RO and DI water is aggresive water it will break down water spots on its own. been in the soft water business for over 35 years.
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One quick trick to getting rid of hard water spots on vehicles is to go to a carwash that uses soft water, wash the vehicle with soap then use a brush on it then most inportant make sure they have a final rinse that uses RO or DI water the purer the final rinse water the better. RO and DI water is aggresive water it will break down water spots on its own. been in the soft water business for over 35 years.
Ok I give up what is RO or DI water
