NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/rec/autos/27728

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From: [e-mail] (Teri Miller)
Subject: Re: hard water spots
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 22:29:56 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Sharen A. Rund) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Marsha topgun/ne) writes:
>>
>>This may be a faq, but I don't read this newsgroup and I didn't see one
>>so here goes:
>>
>>    How do you get the hard water spots off vehicles?  We had a
>>    car that had them very bad and were never able to get them off.
>>    We now have a new surburban and had been drying is off after
>>    each washing, but didn't just once and now have water spots on
>>    the glass and of course paint.  So how does one remove them?
>>
>>I am cross-posting this to misc.consumers.house since I also have
>>hard water spots on my home's windows that also need removing and
>>there might be some help there.
>
>except for a number of bathroom cleaners that get water spots off
>galss doors I don't know what to tell you about your friends windows
>but, for your car - a good rubbing compound will remove the oxidization
>that builds up around wet spots on your car will get them out -
>the WAX Shop, Meguairs, etc sell things that can do this very nicely
>
I recommend that you read the labels very carefully - if you simply
purchase something called "rubbing compound" I think you will be pretty
unhappy with the results.  Polishing compound would be much better.
Rubbing compound is quite abrasive, and can take the clearcoat off
without too much trouble.

In terms of the glass, it depends a great deal on the glass.  If it's
very old glass (is it wavy?) or specially coated glass, you will want
to be extra careful with it.  On very old glass, you might try using
SoftScrub gently in an unobtrusive corner, and see if it scratches.
If it doesn't, it might be the easiest way to get rid of the water
spots.  I've used it on shower doors: rub a thin layer on with a sponge,
let it sit for 2 to 5 minutes, then rub clean and rinse.  If it's
specially coated glass, I'd recommend getting the manufacturer's
advice.  For standard glass, the SoftScrub should do the job, or for
especially stubborn stains, you can try 00000 (or whatever the finest
is) steel wool *gently*.  You can scratch your windows with the steel
wool, so please use caution.

After you have removed the water spots, I recommend a good coat or two
of wax on the auto, and you might want to use some sort of glass wax on
the windows.

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