Removing hard water spots on Opti-Coat

[itisthumper]

There are some hard water spots on my car. Im assuming they are from washing although I could have sworn the areas were dried.

Can they be effectively removed without having to polish out the Opti-Coat?

[Rsurfer]

There are some hard water spots on my car. Im assuming they are from washing although I could have sworn the areas were dried.

Can they be effectively removed without having to polish out the Opti-Coat?
Try some white vinegar.

[itisthumper]

Should I use white vinegar like QD? I tried QD and it didnt remove the water spots. Hopefully white vinegar can.

[Whatsvtec]

Have you tried cg's water spotter?

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[itisthumper]

Will water spots be more difficult to remove the longer I leave it on? It is extremely hard for me to see the water spots and the only time I can get a good look at them is at night with a lamp directly above it

Im wondering if I should pay a professional to remove it all for me (Im sure I cant see all the spots) considering I dont have an environment where I can see all of these water spots. I do not have a garage and live in an apartment.


Have you tried cg's water spotter?

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No I havent

[Rsurfer]

Will water spots be more difficult to remove the longer I leave it on? It is extremely hard for me to see the water spots and the only time I can get a good look at them is at night with a lamp directly above it

Im wondering if I should pay a professional to remove it all for me (Im sure I cant see all the spots) considering I dont have an environment where I can see all of these water spots. I do not have a garage and live in an apartment.



No I havent

You do have sun light..it's your best inspection light.

[weekendwarrior]

A pro will probably polish them off. Polish will remove the Opti-Coat I believe.

[Whatsvtec]

Yup. You might want to try an extremely light polish by hand, no pressure. IME you can fix imperfections very quickly and easily leaving the oc2 or og in tact. Try 205 or UP on a micro, very light pressure. I know I've been successful in this before because I had cleaned the area after with ipa or opc to ensure the coating still remains. Perfect to this day.

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[primo spaghetti]

if you MUST polish to remove them, use poli seal...it is the polish optimum recommends for leveling high spots if they dry...

[Whatsvtec]

Thanks for the opti recommended tip!

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[Chris Thomas]

While water spots can etch clear, they will only stain Opti Coat...meaning they stay on the surface and do not permeate. You should be able to chemically remove them with the appropriate minerals removing product, but if you remove them abrasively, you will likely remove some of the coating.

[Paintxpert]

Any water spots can be polished off as easy as taking candy from a baby. But then I wouldn't be the "Paintxpert" if this posed any kind of a "puterbity" as I refer to a problem. As I stated many years back....and I mean no offense to anyone here. If you cant rotary polish, your a "C" rated detailer. It can also be corrected via flex or orbital method, which just takes longer.

[RaskyR1]

Any water spots can be polished off as easy as taking candy from a baby. But then I wouldn't be the "Paintxpert" if this posed any kind of a "puterbity" as I refer to a problem. As I stated many years back....and I mean no offense to anyone here. If you cant rotary polish, your a "C" rated detailer. It can also be corrected via flex or orbital method, which just takes longer.

Easy as taking candy from a baby??? I think that's a LITTLE bit of a stretch as their severity varies greatly from needing a simple chemical water spot cleaning to being etched too deep to remove safely, or without compromising the UV protection in the paint/clear.



http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1965.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1965.jpg.html)

Severe etching....

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1967-2.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1967-2.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/IMG_5134.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/IMG_5134.jpg.html)

[WRAPT C5Z06]

While water spots can etch clear, they will only stain Opti Coat...meaning they stay on the surface and do not permeate.
That's pretty damn cool. :props:

[DARK HORSE]

Easy as taking candy from a baby??? I think that's a LITTLE bit of a stretch as their severity varies greatly from needing a simple chemical water spot cleaning to being etched too deep to remove safely, or without compromising the UV protection in the paint/clear.



http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1965.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1965.jpg.html)

Severe etching....

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1967-2.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/20131025-600_1967-2.jpg.html)

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i288/Raskyr1/2007%20335i/IMG_5134.jpg (http://s75.photobucket.com/user/Raskyr1/media/2007%20335i/IMG_5134.jpg.html)

Case and point! Awesome pictures Chad!!!