How to get rid of these?

Garhfer · June 2nd, 2007, 02:10 AM

I have little imprints in my paint that look like water spots but when I dry it all down with the absorber in certain spots there are water spots no matter what I do they remain, anybody have a solution to these? I was going to try to compound them out with a buffer... but wanted to get a little insight first.

Here's a picture of a spot they're at

02StangGToWNEr · June 2nd, 2007, 02:14 AM

Did you try wash & wax??? If not try cleaning using Meguiars wash & wax cleaners, and then buff it. The marks should come out. Btw, are you sure it's just water marks though????

Garhfer · June 2nd, 2007, 02:19 AM

I dunno I said it looks like water marks but I rush to dry them and they're still there in the same places I use a wash n wax soap everytime I wash my car... I dunno what they are...

02StangGToWNEr · June 2nd, 2007, 02:21 AM

Have you tried putting a little wax on the spots, and lightly buffing them out????

Garhfer · June 2nd, 2007, 02:28 AM

I waxed my whole car but not with a buffer just with the application pad and they still remain so I was going to get a buffer and some compound and try to get them out...

02StangGToWNEr · June 2nd, 2007, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Garhfer

I waxed my whole car but not with a buffer just with the application pad and they still remain so I was going to get a buffer and some compound and try to get them out...

Well try that and let me know if it worked, because my friend had a similar problem on his car. I can't remember what he used though, but I can ask him, and maybe in the meantime someone else might have more info for ya. Good luck bro!

B0B · June 2nd, 2007, 02:51 AM

MEGUIARS CLEANER WAX

same thing happens with my black car all the time. meguiars cleaner wax will take them right off. if you want to spend a good 6 hours and get your car looking EXCELLENT, go with the meguiars 3 step system: paint cleaner, polish, and wax. your car will look amazing! but i warn you dont get the paint cleaner on your mirrors or any other plastic material because it wont come off without a battle. and the 3 step system takes a better part of a day to do a good job. i'd just go with the cleaner wax

OcOnnor220 · June 2nd, 2007, 04:01 AM

...Can also use in conjunction with their hand glaze

SWEET2KSTANG · June 2nd, 2007, 06:06 AM

hard water spots. needs to be buffed and it will come right out.

ChrisJ · June 2nd, 2007, 12:25 PM

Have you tried clay barring and then buffing the car out?

GTsetGO · June 2nd, 2007, 05:26 PM

are you on pump water??? My boss has the same little water spots and he has pump water, not city water.

Garhfer · June 2nd, 2007, 10:01 PM

Naw I'm on city water... I used the cleaner wax by meguiar's and it was getting them ooff but I had to scrub really hard lol I'm gonna go buy a buffer tomorrow to save myself from breaking my damn arms scrubbing my whole car... lol

Garhfer · June 2nd, 2007, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Have you tried clay barring and then buffing the car out?

Do the clay bars work well? I never used one before.

Wildsteeda · June 2nd, 2007, 10:24 PM

take it to a body shop and ask them to wet sand and re-finish the hood for you, it looks like a chemical spot.

MustangMatt96GT · June 2nd, 2007, 10:40 PM

Claybar FTW!! it worked wonders on my car!

neckbonekat · June 3rd, 2007, 12:12 AM

I have those spots on my car too and I used a fix I found on line. After you wash your car pour out the soapy water and make a small amount of fresh soapy water and add a small amount of vinagar to it. Wash just the areas with the spots and rinse. DO NOT let that spot air/heat dry. Make sure you wipe it dry. The spots will come right off. If I remember correctly the article said they were oxyidation spots from using hard water to wash your car. I tried it and it worked for me, except I washed my entire car with it and it was a PITA to dry. LOL

After typing that out I found the link.
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Hard-Water-Spots

97GTMAN · June 1st, 2010, 02:01 PM

This may sound funny but using ATF on a cloth then wiping it with a clean cloth can help. It takes off oxidation and impurities out of your clear coat kinda like the clay bars. My uncle works for ford and told showed me how to do it and it worked great. You just have to wash it with soap and water after too then wax again.

dannyboy281 · June 1st, 2010, 02:36 PM

Clay bar it with the megs clay bar kit 20 buck at walmart or if you want to really get it good get some clay majic clay and use some Megs M34 or Chemical brothers synthetic Quick detailer for lube. Then hit it with some megs M105 orange pad then M205 white pad using a PC7424XP using the kevin brown method or a rotary buffer makita or dewalt or flex using a wool pad, if you have one if not use the CCS cutting hand pads they sell off of autogeek for like $10 or detailed image. Then follow with a sealant or a wax.

NastyFX4 · June 3rd, 2010, 11:34 PM

Originally Posted by 97GTMAN

This may sound funny but using ATF on a cloth then wiping it with a clean cloth can help. It takes off oxidation and impurities out of your clear coat kinda like the clay bars. My uncle works for ford and told showed me how to do it and it worked great. You just have to wash it with soap and water after too then wax again.

LOL.

Zatrekaz · June 4th, 2010, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by SWEET2KSTANG

hard water spots. needs to be buffed and it will come right out.

First.... Holy old thread revival...

Second... there some good info in here, but a lot of non-good.

Simply put, thats a hard water spot that either needs to be removed by a clay bar or a DA Buffer using a Compound & Polish or just a Polish followed by a sealant and/or wax.

Not that the OP is even going to read this 3 years later... buy yeah...

....fail

June 2nd, 2007, 02:10 AM	#1
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,790 iTrader: 0 reviews	How to get rid of these? I have little imprints in my paint that look like water spots but when I dry it all down with the absorber in certain spots there are water spots no matter what I do they remain, anybody have a solution to these? I was going to try to compound them out with a buffer... but wanted to get a little insight first. Here's a picture of a spot they're at __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

June 2nd, 2007, 02:19 AM	#3
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,790 iTrader: 0 reviews	I dunno I said it looks like water marks but I rush to dry them and they're still there in the same places I use a wash n wax soap everytime I wash my car... I dunno what they are... __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

June 2nd, 2007, 02:28 AM	#5
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,790 iTrader: 0 reviews	I waxed my whole car but not with a buffer just with the application pad and they still remain so I was going to get a buffer and some compound and try to get them out... __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

June 2nd, 2007, 02:51 AM	#7
B0B Boost gets you laid 2001 Mustang GT 12.93@113.7 (on the 18's) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Milton, WA Posts: 2,601 iTrader: 2 reviews	MEGUIARS CLEANER WAX same thing happens with my black car all the time. meguiars cleaner wax will take them right off. if you want to spend a good 6 hours and get your car looking EXCELLENT, go with the meguiars 3 step system: paint cleaner, polish, and wax. your car will look amazing! but i warn you dont get the paint cleaner on your mirrors or any other plastic material because it wont come off without a battle. and the 3 step system takes a better part of a day to do a good job. i'd just go with the cleaner wax __________________ '01 GT. Just a couple Bolt-ons. 0rwhp 0rwtq. Epic Turbo build in progress 2003 Rubicon (wheelin rig) 2008 Silverado 4x4 (towin rig/road queen) 2009 KTM 450 XC-W (Brap Brap!)

June 2nd, 2007, 06:06 AM	#9
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	hard water spots. needs to be buffed and it will come right out. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

June 2nd, 2007, 02:14 AM	#2
02StangGToWNEr Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,698 iTrader: 0 reviews	Did you try wash & wax??? If not try cleaning using Meguiars wash & wax cleaners, and then buff it. The marks should come out. Btw, are you sure it's just water marks though????

June 2nd, 2007, 02:21 AM	#4
02StangGToWNEr Hardcore Enthusiast 2006 Mustang GT Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,698 iTrader: 0 reviews	Have you tried putting a little wax on the spots, and lightly buffing them out????

June 2nd, 2007, 12:25 PM	#10
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 36,743 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 9 reviews	Have you tried clay barring and then buffing the car out? __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

June 2nd, 2007, 05:26 PM	#11
GTsetGO Cigar Assassin 2004 Mustang GT 12.88 @ 112 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away Posts: 13,888 iTrader: 10 reviews	are you on pump water??? My boss has the same little water spots and he has pump water, not city water. __________________ Cigar Samplers for Sale

June 2nd, 2007, 10:01 PM	#12
Garhfer Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Conv. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edgewater, FL Posts: 1,790 iTrader: 0 reviews	Naw I'm on city water... I used the cleaner wax by meguiar's and it was getting them ooff but I had to scrub really hard lol I'm gonna go buy a buffer tomorrow to save myself from breaking my damn arms scrubbing my whole car... lol __________________ 2004 GT Boosted by Vortech

June 2nd, 2007, 10:24 PM	#14
Wildsteeda Regular 1999 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fort Riley Posts: 124 iTrader: 0 reviews	take it to a body shop and ask them to wet sand and re-finish the hood for you, it looks like a chemical spot. __________________ Mamma I wanna go FAST!

June 2nd, 2007, 10:40 PM	#15
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June 3rd, 2007, 12:12 AM	#16
neckbonekat I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2005 Cadillac STS V8 ???????????????? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 6,344 iTrader: 3 reviews	I have those spots on my car too and I used a fix I found on line. After you wash your car pour out the soapy water and make a small amount of fresh soapy water and add a small amount of vinagar to it. Wash just the areas with the spots and rinse. DO NOT let that spot air/heat dry. Make sure you wipe it dry. The spots will come right off. If I remember correctly the article said they were oxyidation spots from using hard water to wash your car. I tried it and it worked for me, except I washed my entire car with it and it was a PITA to dry. LOL After typing that out I found the link. http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Hard-Water-Spots __________________ ITEMS FOR SALE! 4.10 GEARS + BEARING KIT

June 1st, 2010, 02:01 PM	#17
97GTMAN boost to come 1997 GT Vert Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iowa Posts: 19 iTrader: 0 reviews	This may sound funny but using ATF on a cloth then wiping it with a clean cloth can help. It takes off oxidation and impurities out of your clear coat kinda like the clay bars. My uncle works for ford and told showed me how to do it and it worked great. You just have to wash it with soap and water after too then wax again.

June 1st, 2010, 02:36 PM	#18
dannyboy281 MM Fanatic 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 4,000 miles on the ODO Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Paso, Tx Posts: 4,423 iTrader: 0 reviews	Clay bar it with the megs clay bar kit 20 buck at walmart or if you want to really get it good get some clay majic clay and use some Megs M34 or Chemical brothers synthetic Quick detailer for lube. Then hit it with some megs M105 orange pad then M205 white pad using a PC7424XP using the kevin brown method or a rotary buffer makita or dewalt or flex using a wool pad, if you have one if not use the CCS cutting hand pads they sell off of autogeek for like $10 or detailed image. Then follow with a sealant or a wax. __________________ FS: Mach 1 OEM Wheels 3K miles with NEW Nitto 555's 275/40/17's PM me http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...555s-rear.html Last edited by dannyboy281; June 1st, 2010 at 02:39 PM.

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