I thought that I would pass on this money saving little tip to those of you that don't already know it.

If you have hard water spots on your truck you may want to listen up.

Water spot solution:

Expert auto detailers have known this secret for years. If water spots on your truck are allowed to dry and bake on, they will attach to and harden on your paint. If you take your truck to a pro, they will tell you about the "magic acid bath" and charge you $60 or more for the pleasure of smelling like a pickle.

Save the $60, put on some gloves, and get to it. You need to use a mild acid to get them loose. Believe it or not, the best acid is also the least expensive and most available: a gallon jug of distilled white vinegar!

To give your truck the magic acid bath, first wash your truck with your normal car shampoo, rinse, then use the distilled vinegar. Just wipe it on with a sponge, and rub it in. Do one section at a time, let it sit 30 to 60 seconds, then rinse. When you're done, wash the truck again with shampoo and rinse. By the way, vinegar will remove your wax. So, be prepared to re-wax your truck after the vinegar treatment.

If water spots are allowed to stay for more than a week or so, the minerals will etch the paint. In this case, using vinegar will remove the mineral spots, but the paint will have etched spots (dimples). In this case, it is necessary to use a medium cut polish or fine cut polishing compound to restore the paint surface.

Hope this helps someone! :santa:

 

great advice.

while you are there, wash the windows with vinegar too to get rid of those water spots and etching.

 

Funny... Those of us with saltwater fish tanks have been doing this very same thing for years to keep the glass on our tanks clean and free of water spots.

Check out this product. Looks like someone caught on. Works well, but a little streaky on glass.

 

Do you dilute the vinegar? Or straight up?

 

Some people dilute it 50/50 with water. I prefer to use it straight. I only do a small area at a time though, and only let it sit for no more than a minute. It's up to you. Try it both ways if you like, I just prefer to use it with no dilution.

 

Hey Freedbirdz,

Have you tried this on chrome? My chrome nerf bars have water spots in them that I cannot get out. I've tried numerous chrome polishes with no luck.

I also read somewhere that Bon Ami Steel Glo may work.

Thanks in advance.
Frank

 

Not to spoil your good windex idea, but I wouldn't use that stuff on tinted windows. It can turn a nice tint into purple. I've accually seen someone apply windex to thier new tinted window, and the next mornnig, they started turning purple!!


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