Help on Waterspots/Acid Rain

**TJMaxx** · November 9th, 2002 12:45 AM

Damn! I've got waterspots on the hood of my
Toyota. I've applied cleaner wax and it's still there.
Rubbing compound na ba kailangan diyan? Nakakatakot
kasi maglagay niyan dahil nakakagasgas, di ba?
Help naman....

**e46boi** · November 9th, 2002 03:18 AM

No no no, stay away from the rubbing compound!

Car wax isn't meant to take out water spots. You need to clean the paint by using polish. The polish should smooth out the paint and get rid of both your water spots and swirl marks. Afterwards, go ahead and apply your wax to the affected area to protect it from the elements.

Rubbing compound is much, much too aggressive! Don't even try to apply just to take out water spots!

There are a lot of good polishes available out there. I'm sure someone local can give approximate costs and where to get them.

Good luck!

**kimpOy** · November 9th, 2002 09:08 AM

try 3M perfect it III super cut
1,000 plus a liter

**Linyx** · November 9th, 2002 10:24 AM

nag alis ako ng water spot sa kotse during my stay sa pinas, it took me 3 days to finish the whole car pati mga bintana. i use turtle polishing compund and a portable buffer. apply it to the area and spray with a little water to lessen friction. use the sponge attachment of the buffer kasi mas mabilis makaalis.

hope this help

**theveed** · November 11th, 2002 01:11 PM

Hold on...

First of all, are you sure it's water spots and not acid rain etching? If so, then...

Try this first... Grab a spray bottle and mix 50% white distilled vinegar with 50% distilled water, spray on spots and let soak for about 30secs and wipe off... if it doesn't budge, use pure vinegar... If it still doesn't improve (even a little) then grab a bottle of 3M Finish Restorer, it should take care of it...

If it's acid rain etch, you need a polish to get rid of it.

**jasy306** · June 6th, 2007 11:52 PM

Originally Posted by ;13363

Hold on...

First of all, are you sure it's water spots and not acid rain etching? If so, then...

Try this first... Grab a spray bottle and mix 50% white distilled vinegar with 50% distilled water, spray on spots and let soak for about 30secs and wipe off... if it doesn't budge, use pure vinegar... If it still doesn't improve (even a little) then grab a bottle of 3M Finish Restorer, it should take care of it...

If it's acid rain etch, you need a polish to get rid of it.

Bro. ask ko lang on what kind of vinegar ito, is it the vinegar like Datu Puti???

**funkngruvn** · June 15th, 2007 09:00 PM

san ba galing ang water marks sa glass? bihira ako magwashing ng sasakyan pero wala naman watermarks sa auto? wala din roof ang garahe namin..

**NazQ** · June 20th, 2007 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by funkngruvn

san ba galing ang water marks sa glass? bihira ako magwashing ng sasakyan pero wala naman watermarks sa auto? wala din roof ang garahe namin..

ah.. kasi sa baguio ka bro. dito sa manila madumi ang ulan.. daming mga impurities / alikabok / pollution (acid rain)..

ganyan din napansin ko kasi sa tagaytay.. di masyado nagkakaron ng watermarks pag umulan.

**randyrivera** · June 25th, 2007 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by jasy306

Bro. ask ko lang on what kind of vinegar ito, is it the vinegar like Datu Puti???

My advise, let the experts take care na lang with your problem kaysa mag experiment tapos baka mas lumaki lang gastos kapag lumala ang problem. bring it to big berts or kung san man.

**kernelsalonpas** · July 15th, 2008 02:45 PM

i tried the elevo water mark remover (for the windshields) on my old car, which was in a really bad condition. konting elbow grease lang naman, and now they're perfectly clear. dunno if may bad effects to. 2x lang ako nag-apply, kasi the first one e nangapa pa ako pano gamitin, pero after that e once ko lang ginamit sa ibang windows and nagclear up cya, totally..

sa paint job mahina pa ako sa area na un, nagmamarunong pa alng ako... :p mas alam ng mga gurus dito un