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10-18-2004, 04:51 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Los Angeles, California
Posts: 236
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Hard Water removal.
A few days ago my cousin soaked down my car without drying it off and he simply left...
When I got up the next morning,I noticed that the top of the car was completely faded. It had this really dry film on it.Looked kind of hazy.The areas inluded were the hood,bumper,trunk,and the top of the car. The doors,fenders and the whole sides of the car were ok though.
Anyways,is this hardwater,and secondly,how can I take this off?
I washed the car as soon as I noticed the large spots but they didnt come out,then I polished a small area but I saw very little improvement.Will I need to clay,remove some clearcoat?
I'm trying to do this as quickly as possible so it wont get worse.
Thanks.
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10-19-2004, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: hatboro, Pennsylvania
Posts: 215
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Re: Hard Water removal.
hardwater is touhg, u can tryin to buff, polish then wax. obviously u r gonna wash and clay the car before u do that, but u should see some major improvement
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11-16-2004, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: potsdam, New York
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Re: Hard Water removal.
this is a old thread but i eh
i had some water spots that wouldn't come out, so i went online and found some detailing guide that said to use vinegar(sp). tried it, and it worked. of course your going to have wax the areas you used it on, but its better than the spots.
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11-18-2004, 04:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Re: Hard Water removal.
Thanks for the info.But I already solved the problem.The good folks at meguiarsonline really like to help people out.For anyone else wondering how to solve a problem like this,go to this thread...
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...&threadid=3653
And whats the deal with these "Related Links" ads?
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11-18-2004, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Re: Hard Water removal.
They are there from are sponsers...ie...they are keeping AF free. Igor is trying different approaches to integrating advertisements into the forum. He may or may not stick with this one, but hopefully most agree that it isn't that bad if it keeps AF running for free.
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11-23-2004, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Barre, Vermont
Posts: 89
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Re: Hard Water removal.
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Originally Posted by 4ss4s1n
A few days ago my cousin soaked down my car without drying it off and he simply left...
When I got up the next morning,I noticed that the top of the car was completely faded. It had this really dry film on it.Looked kind of hazy.The areas inluded were the hood,bumper,trunk,and the top of the car. The doors,fenders and the whole sides of the car were ok though.
Anyways,is this hardwater,and secondly,how can I take this off?
I washed the car as soon as I noticed the large spots but they didnt come out,then I polished a small area but I saw very little improvement.Will I need to clay,remove some clearcoat?
I'm trying to do this as quickly as possible so it wont get worse.
Thanks.
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try meguirs #9
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