PrerYDoG

OKay, bought the car in Chicago, thought I could easily clean it up (the water spots on all the glass). Nope, can't do it. I've tried Vinegar, Bon Ami, Steel Wool, Soft Scrub, Greased Ligthtening, Orange Cleaner, Water Spot Remover that I bought from the local paint store.

The water spots aren't even SMALLER. They just keep LAUGHING AT ME and I'm sick of it.

I have three options.

Option 1:

Don't see this happening, but does ANYONE have a MAGIC formula to remove this ****?

Option 2: All new glass (this is what I really need to know). I need the price of windshield, back glass, 2 side glasses, and 2 windows (I'd also like part numbers plz).

Option 3: I sell the ****ing thing and kiss my hard work goodbye.

sd01

Buff out the glass with a heavy duty pro buffing wheel?

Lemon Yellow 87 n/a

Are you sure theyre water spots???? They could be tiny stone chips (quite common especially on lower cars like ours) but then again why would you have stone chips on the hatch and side. Hrm, I dunno, I'd try some hardcore chemicals and a buffing wheel. Cover the paint up beforehand though (duh)

triscadek

How about CLR (calcium lime and rust)works good on hard water stains on tile,or Clean Shower? Both around household cleaners in Wal-Mart.

GTCoy

toothpaste may work, if they are small, it normally will take out scratches.

Peter L

I've see this kit advertised for years in eastwood, I've never tried it, but it may be something worth looking at


direct link to the page won't work for some reason, so here's a link to a search page, it's about half way down <a href="http://www.eastwoodcompany.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0101.exe?PGN=2&SKW=DIV_00%20glass&!UID=2002021823480008&FNM=20" target="_blank">eastwood glass polisher</a>

PrerYDoG

That power buffer looks cool (and I have the tools, just need the cheap pieces). I don't want to try that myself, but it did get me to grab the phonebook. Calling a recon shop in a bit to see if they can doexactly that.

Thanks

doyle

The water spots are probably acid rain. It is very hard to remove. The buffer is more designed to remove the scratches that idiots put in the glass when running the wipers with dead blades. You have to be very careful not to overheat the glass and it is a VERY messy job. It looks nice and neat in the picture but that stuff gets everywhere.

IceShark

I would have to agree that it must be acid rain related, though a strange acid to sucessfully attack glass. But you can get some very bad rain in Chicago and the spots may be more of a stubborn deposit than etching.

When I was in Chicago I got these tiny white spots evenly spread all over the entire car's paint. (I had Rain-X on the glass which may have prevented things sticking there) I first thought I must have run through paint overspray from a construction job. I tried all sorts of chemicals and fine rubbing compound and nothing would really take it off without fear of wrecking the paint. Clay bar finally did it with lots of elbow grease.

Then a couple months later The Spots returned! That is when I figured out it was the rain. Out came the clay bar again.