water spotting on paint
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water spotting on paint
Hello everybody this is my first post. This site gives a wealth of information that I have used a lot already. I have a 2002 F150 Toreador Red Supercrew. One question I have is that 3 days ago I was going to wash my truck and sprayed down the whole truck. There was an emergency and I didn't get to wash it so the water dried on the truck. Today I washed it completely and started polishing with Klasse AIO on the hood. When I got done with the hood I noticed there was a lot of water spots that I had dried on that one day. I have already put Klasse AIO there so I was wondering how to get down and clear up the water spots on the hood. The rest of the truck doesn't seem to have water spots on it, so I think I'm ok the rest of the way. Any suggestions?
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Originally posted by 01 XLT Sport
Try claying it and that should remove most if not all the water spots. However you will most likely need to re-apply the wax…
Try claying it and that should remove most if not all the water spots. However you will most likely need to re-apply the wax…
No offence to the previous post there
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Clay is great at getting surface contaminants out, but often times water spots are into the paint and only a polish will remove them completely. I would start with the clay to get the surface com-letely smooth and see if it remedies the problem and then I would go to something like Meguiars DACP in order to get the surface back to being free of the water spots if the clay doesn't do it. Then follow up with a lighter polish with your choice of wax. If you're really into it, check out this forum and do some searching. More inforamtion than your head will be able to take in, but a great place to help get your finish as good as it can be.
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/
http://www.autopia-carcare.com/
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From: Spokane, WA
3M swirl and scratch mark cleaner wax. This stuff will take water spots and all the fine scratches out with no problem. It's very easy to take it off once you apply unlike other waxes/polishes etc.
The one I use is 39006...top of the page of this link http://www.hwaccessories.com/3M%20Waxes%20page.htm
The one I use is 39006...top of the page of this link http://www.hwaccessories.com/3M%20Waxes%20page.htm
Last edited by ZJumper; Jun 18, 2004 at 09:14 AM.