Do you guys know of any products that do a good job of removing water spots? I have been told white vinegar and gave it a try but it did nothing.

Go to www.zainostore.com , look for the contact us link. And then email Sal Zaino. He will be able to tell you exactly what you can use. His products are unbelievable, although a little pricey.

Russ

Is that Zaino stuff really that good? I have used Zymol for awhile and have been satisfied with it. I heard Zaino lasts longer. Does it?

Meguiars quick detailer spray or wizards detailer spray. The Meguiars can be found just about anywhere, and the bottle lasts a very long time.

I find the best thing to do is prevent water spots in the first place. I always hand dry my truck if I wash it.

I find the best thing to do is prevent water spots in the first place. I always hand dry my truck if I wash it.

That works if you wash it at home and don't drive it for a few hours, but if you take it to the car wash, and even hand dry it, by the time you get home there water spots everywhere.

Is that Zaino stuff really that good? I have used Zymol for awhile and have been satisfied with it. I heard Zaino lasts longer. Does it?

I put 3 coats of Zaino on my truck this past Monday (Labor Day), and I have to say, that I really love this stuff!!! MY truck, is my office, so Iam on the road alot. I can't remember the last time I applied the Zaino, but I believe it was about 6 months ago, and it needed it real bad!! But now, it looks brand new again, and their leather cleaner and conditioner is awesome too, it lasts along long time and gets that great leather smell back! To me, it's worth every penny.

Russ

I find that the water comes out around the mirrors and door handles mostly. I quite often drive a few miles, stop and use my damp chamois to clean the spots off.

I also use an air compressor and blow out around the mirrors, door handles and windows etc. This gets rid of a lot of it.

Do you guys know of any products that do a good job of removing water spots? I have been told white vinegar and gave it a try but it did nothing.

water spots on what the paint, windows, bumpers, ect. i use vinegar for the windows it works like rainx and the water beads off.

Beer removes water spots from your mouth. Don't believe me, try it, if it doesn't work, repeat process until it does.

Any quick detailer product should work.......

Beer removes water spots from your mouth. Don't believe me, try it, if it doesn't work, repeat process until it does.

i have been trying this all nite... no successs yet, have to tryi again tomorooew. i have beeeen reoapteaing as nescesreyr:) . willl rityra again tomoruow

i have been trying this all nite... no successs yet, have to tryi again tomorooew. i have beeeen reoapteaing as nescesreyr:) . willl rityra again tomoruow

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Another Zaino fan here; I'll never use anything else. The stuff is awesome, smells good (!), and works. Easy to use, even in direct sunlight. No white residue, or sticking to the rubber areas. Just a product that works.

Poorboy's (http://www.poorboysworld.com/) has some very good stuff and is cheaper and more user friendly IMO.

Mr. Clean Auto Dry works great. Doesn't leave any water spots. Never believed it until I tried it out.

Is that Zaino stuff really that good? I have used Zymol for awhile and have been satisfied with it. I heard Zaino lasts longer. Does it?
It is that good.

Mr. Clean Auto Dry works great. Doesn't leave any water spots. Never believed it until I tried it out.

Ditto.. Couldn't believe it myself.. Wash my truck twice a week and let it dry in the sun.. no spots. :ro)

Max Power has it right, I hand wash my truck Sunday morning ( sorry lord ) drive over to my local coffee/pastry place, towel dry the truck off and have a cup....Usually when I take off some more will come out around the mirrors and I wipe that off with a damp cloth when I get home. Other than a few stone chips (damnit - oops sorry again ) truck looks like brand new ......Bill

Mr. Clean Auto Dry works great. Doesn't leave any water spots. Never believed it until I tried it out.

It is a NECCESSITY with a black truck.... But you have to wash it in the shade. I found that when you have a truck this freakin big, the water will spot on the opposite side before you get a chance to do the spot free rinse unless you do it in the shade...

I use the Meguiers quick detailer on the 57 and my truck, it works wonders... I like it.

Mr. Clean Auto Dry works great. Doesn't leave any water spots. Never believed it until I tried it out.


I tried the Mr. Clean, and the rinse cycle on the thing was so poor, it felt like it took 30 mins just to rinse the roof off. Although, it did do a great job and performed as advertised.

Russ

I tried the Mr. Clean, and the rinse cycle on the thing was so poor, it felt like it took 30 mins just to rinse the roof off. Although, it did do a great job and performed as advertised.

Russ

You did rinse it off with the jet position first and then mist it right?

White Vinigar will safely take off water spots. The trick is put it on liberally and let it soak for a bit. I spent 21 years working at a paper mill that dried it's lime slurry in a long rotating round kiln. When the wind would shift and blow the dust onto our cars and a little rain would come along - bam you had a limed vehicle. We stocked 50 gallon barrels of vinigar at a car wash station there. We would sponge it on and wait a few and rinse it off with clean water. Worked well. :D

pickled diesels... mmmmmm.

I think I saw an ad for a new Mr. clean deal with a higher pressure.

It is a NECCESSITY with a black truck.... But you have to wash it in the shade. I found that when you have a truck this freakin big, the water will spot on the opposite side before you get a chance to do the spot free rinse unless you do it in the shade...

I use the Meguiers quick detailer on the 57 and my truck, it works wonders... I like it.

I just keep my truck wet.. Once I wash and rinse a section, I'll resoak the whole truck.. I don't give it a chance to dry.. works well for me. Plus I do the top last so it requires me to respray the whole truck because the soap drips down all sides of it.

I tried the Mr. Clean, and the rinse cycle on the thing was so poor, it felt like it took 30 mins just to rinse the roof off. Although, it did do a great job and performed as advertised.

Russ

I had no issues with rinsing it off.. I think gunbunny is right.. did you use the fine mist to wash the soap off? Using the hard spray is what you are suppose to use to rinse it off.. only after the whole truck is rinsed off.. you then change to the mist (uses the PUR filter) and you respray the truck down a 2nd time (takes 3-4 minutes). Spot free everytime.

The soap and stuff is more costly IMO as I only get around 8 washes out of it.. but I rather spend more money and have it spot free then take the chance of getting fine scratches in my paint from drying it by hand.

"CLAY BAR" will take the water spots off. Its hard to find but a detail shop should be able to tell you where to getn it.I've used WD40 and kerosene also.

"CLAY BAR" will take the water spots off. Its hard to find but a detail shop should be able to tell you where to getn it.I've used WD40 and kerosene also.

Clay Bars are at every automotive place I have been to. Clay Bars, WD40, and Kerosene strip all of the wax off your paint. So unless you want to rewax your truck don't use them.

Oh and one of the reason Clay bars remove water spot is the lube spray you use when claying is a Quick Detail spray.

I tried the Zaino clay bar and it did nothing on the water spots. I have been a long time Zaino user and agree it does a great job of PREVENTING waterspots, but my question was in regards to REMOVING existing water spots. I recently bought an 02 2500HD that already had a few water spots on the hood. I don't know of any Zaino products that will remove existing spots. I will go back and try the white vinegar again and let it soak for a little while this time.

That’s odd maybe etching or something. Its going to be hard to remove by hand do you have a buffer? I'm not familiar with Zaino products but you will need something along the Poorboys SSR line Here (http://www.poorboysworld.com/super-swirl-removers.htm).

This (http://www.autopia-carcare.com/how-to.html) site could be some help to you.

I tried the Zaino clay bar and it did nothing on the water spots. I have been a long time Zaino user and agree it does a great job of PREVENTING waterspots, but my question was in regards to REMOVING existing water spots. I recently bought an 02 2500HD that already had a few water spots on the hood. I don't know of any Zaino products that will remove existing spots. I will go back and try the white vinegar again and let it soak for a little while this time.

Try the vinegar thing. Then run your fingernail over the water spot -- does your fingernail catch or snag on it? If so, that water spot isn't going away. If not, there are a few products out there you could try... But first, how big an area are we talking about on the hood? I mean, are there 10 water spots or 100 or 1000? Do you have a machine (rotary polisher or orbital buffer), or are you doing this by hand?

Now that we know that it is etched into the clear coat and not just some spots left on after a washing.... Use 3M rubbing compound, if that doesn't get it out it will need to be buffed and polished.

Try the vinegar thing. Then run your fingernail over the water spot -- does your fingernail catch or snag on it? If so, that water spot isn't going away. If not, there are a few products out there you could try... But first, how big an area are we talking about on the hood? I mean, are there 10 water spots or 100 or 1000? Do you have a machine (rotary polisher or orbital buffer), or are you doing this by hand?

There are about 20-30 large (dime to nickel size) contained to a small area near the front of the hood. The vinegar worked on some smaller waterspots on the chrome of the front bumper but would not do anything to the ones on the hood. I can not feel the ones on the hood with my fingernails. A blind person would not be able to know they are there. THe surface is very smooth as if they are embedded in the clear coat. How do waterspots get down into the clearcoat like that? THe previous owner stated that he had the hood re-finished within the last year or so. Maybe the water was left on there before the new finish completly cured. Just an idea.

Tough to say how they got there. OK, so the previous owner said it was "refinished" -- does this mean repainted or just buffed/polished? Can you still get in touch with the previous owner? Before I go and give you advice on products/procedures, it seems like talking to the body shop who did the work might be a good idea... Without seeing it, I don't know, but it could be a legitimate paint defect/workmanship issue that they'd cover under warranty. It seems weird that the spots would be confined to a relatively small area like that.

It seems weird that the spots would be confined to a relatively small area like that.

What's really weird is that waterspots are embedded and won't come off with some heavy rubbing.. I'm thinking that they aren't water spots, something was probably spilled or splashed on the hood and that's what has caused the spots.. Like I said, try the 3M Rubbing compound, if that doesn't take them out then it's a more serious problem and you should consult a body shop for further advice...

What's really weird is that waterspots are embedded and won't come off with some heavy rubbing.

I've seen this before -- sometimes it's hard water, washing it in direct sunlight, repeated washing with soap that's not designed for automotive finishes, or some combination of those. On rigs that have the windshield washers mounted on the hood I've seen permanent water spots form around them, too. I'm just trying to save him the elbow grease of compounding and polishing, if possible -- there's no point in doing it if it's something that he can get repaired/repainted for free by the body shop that did the work.

I've seen this before -- sometimes it's hard water, washing it in direct sunlight, repeated washing with soap that's not designed for automotive finishes, or some combination of those. On rigs that have the windshield washers mounted on the hood I've seen permanent water spots form around them, too. I'm just trying to save him the elbow grease of compounding and polishing, if possible -- there's no point in doing it if it's something that he can get repaired/repainted for free by the body shop that did the work.

I see your point... I'm all for getting something taken care of without having to break a sweat! :ro)

What about using some CLR on it? I've never tried it on paint before, but the Calcium/Lime/Rust remover will dissolve any calcification and lime, which IIRC is the root of the water spot problem. We have a glass shower and I use it every couple of weeks to get rid of stubborn water spots. Oddly enough, just last night I was trying to get the buildup off the drip tray of our refrigerator's ice/water dispenser. I had to let is soak in vinegar, not just wipe with it. Perhaps a sponge could be laid on the spots soaked in vinegar.

I would think that is a very bad idea I don't know if it would harm the paint. But it would at least strip all of the protection off the paint and damage the plastic.

Just to follow up on this, I found something that did a good job of getting rid of these stubborn water spots. 3M swirl mark remover. I had an old bottle sitting in the cabinet from my old black 1/2 ton that I sold. It did a pretty good job on these spots. I retried liberal amounts of vinegar as well as a clay bar with no luck. The 3M swirl remover did a pretty good job.