i just washed my black 03 cls and guess what....a bunch of waterspots landed on the hood and the trunk as well and are permantely stained onto the paint....i have tried using a clay bar by claymagic, meguiars scratch remover/paintcleaner/polisher/wax...anything, u name it.....Does ANYONE have any idea why simple waterspots stain like that and are there any remedies out there for me to get rid of these annoying dots???

please advise....thanks

 

Try using straignt wihite vinegar on a clean white cotton towel. Do this out of the sun. Blot the water spots with the vinegar and let it sit for a minute. Wipe off.

If it doesn't come off with that, you'll need to have them machine buffed out. Hopefully they have not eaten away too much of the clear. If so, you are pretty much SOL.

 

im sorry but..."SOL"???

 

Shit Out of Luck.

 

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?? how did you get them STAINED? k wash your car again.. RINSE IT REALLY WELL.. then .. and this is the MOST IMPORTANT PART. dry it off. dry it off till its completely dry. you shouldnt have any more spots.

 

Don't wash your car under the sun.

 

no, u see, my car was washed and dry with no waterspots at all....some idiot then sprays the hose at my car and a few waterspots dry on the clean surface...i left it there for a few days thinkin it would do no harm...little did i kno that they would PERMANANTELY stain the surface....

 

it must not have been water then. cause i dont see how that is possible that it left a permanent stain

 

Are you kidding? The minerals that are in rain water can easily etch the clearcoat on your car. I've seen some pretty bad situations where it's eaten down through the clearcoat.

 

Take the car to your dealer, those things you think are water spots are probably the clearcloat disintegrating, I got mine repainted for free under warrenty cause the pain job sucks so bad.

 

before you hit the dealer - do try the vinegar - it really really works . . .

 

you sure the acidity in vinegar wont strip the paint or damage the clearcoat???

 

Yup, it'll be fine. Just don't do it in the sun. Move the car inside or in the shade.

 

the water droplets are like little magnifying glasses that etch you BASE COAT!!!!!!! AND CLAER COAT!!!!!!!!!! so get them off asap. My dad's accord had waterspots etched in, and even after high speed rotry machine buffing they wotn come out. The vinegar does do better than machione buffing actually.