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Old May 8, 2002 | 11:06 PM
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Last night my wife left the garage door open all night during a rainstorm. The back of my car was wet and I didn't think much about it, but this evening I noticed water spots all over the top part of the plastic rear end. Nothing I do seems to get the spots off. I have about five coats of zaino on the car but I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it. Any suggestions?
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Old May 9, 2002 | 12:46 AM
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Default Re: water spot problems (clyde)

Use a clay bar ...will take um right off.
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Old May 9, 2002 | 01:29 AM
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Use a clay bar ...will take um right off.
If it's hard water clay bar is the only thing that works for me...
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Old May 9, 2002 | 01:30 AM
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Default Re: water spot problems (JonM)

Thanks for the suggestion but I tried the clay bar and spots are still there.
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Old May 9, 2002 | 01:34 AM
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Default Re: water spot problems (clyde)

Sounds like you might need to break out a buffer if the clay bar didn't work. If you do use a high speed buffer, start with a finer compund rather than going to the coarse stuff. You don't need to add unwanted swirls to the mix.
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Old May 9, 2002 | 11:22 AM
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Try a little vinegar diluted with water (maybe 50/50) .. It's pretty good at dissolving hard-water stains
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Old May 9, 2002 | 11:56 AM
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I've used 3M "Perfect-It" with good results.
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