Hard Water Spots from Sprinkler

[redlude]

Here are the after shots:







One thing I noticed during claying was color transfer. I don't know if that is oxidized paint or what.

Overall, I'm satisifed with the results. My finish is not flawless, however. I will need a G100 to perfect the finish. And as for water spots, an acid bath is a great start.

By the way, after polishing the headlights with Novus #2, I was curious to see what effect the polish would have on my windshield. Here's a before snapshot:



Now here's an after shot after applying some Novus #2:



Cleared up a lot of the haze. With that being said, I'm very confident that an application of #4 on my windshield would work wonders.

[the other pc]

Originally posted by redlude
...I'm not a huge fan of either to begin with. ScratchX leaves an almost permanent residue that is a PITA to remove...

The trick is to remove the ScratchX before it dries. It's easy then. (I know, the instructions on the tube say to let it dry. That’s a mistake.)


PC.

[redlude]

Yeah but for some reason it dries way too fast. I mean I literally have to have a MF in my other hand to immediately wipe the remaining residue, and even then it's never completely removed. And I'm only working a 1'X1' section.

I'm going back to Wal-Mart sometime this week to return my bottle of ScratchX. Too bad they don't carry NXT All Metal Polysh. I've been looking for that stuff everywhere locally and no one carries it. I might just pick up some S100 Finish Restorer from the Harley dealer instead.

[the other pc]

Even if you don’t want to do sections of the car with ScratchX you still might want to keep the around for doing individual scratches and scuffs.

I have a G100 and a rotary so I never use ScratchX on areas bigger than a couple square inches any more but it’s still a product I use all the time. Since it’s Meg’s most aggressive “by hand” product it’s often the fastest, easiest way to deal with random individual scratches, scuffs, water spots, bird bomb etches, etc.


PC.

[Tim Lingor]

Originally posted by redlude
Yeah but for some reason it dries way too fast. I mean I literally have to have a MF in my other hand to immediately wipe the remaining residue, and even then it's never completely removed. And I'm only working a 1'X1' section.

I'm going back to Wal-Mart sometime this week to return my bottle of ScratchX. Too bad they don't carry NXT All Metal Polysh. I've been looking for that stuff everywhere locally and no one carries it. I might just pick up some S100 Finish Restorer from the Harley dealer instead.

Hey,

I am not sure why your ScratchX is drying up so quickly..??? Here is a link to the proper application and removal of ScratchX:

How to remove a defect by hand with ScratchX

As for the metal polish, stick to the NXT Metal Polysh. I have 2 tubes of the S100 Finish Restorer and wish I didn't, just IMO.

Tim

[Michael Stoops]

Originally posted by redlude
Just a little update. The acid bath worked. All the spots are gone.

By acid bath do you mean the white vineger wash? I don't remember where I read it, but man did it ever work on my car when the sprinklers hit it. Glad it worked out for you as well.