how do i get rid of water spots?

Question

i have a black car with dried water spots, how can i get rid of the spots?

Answer 1

If you like keeping you black car in decent condition you should consider buying a good buffer/polisher and a bottle of 3M "Perfect-It III" swirl remover. A black waffle pad works best with this. Use it sparingly and in the shade or a cool garage. It should do the trick on your water spots and make your finish look much better too. Afterwards, a good quality wax can help you alleviate future spots, or you can choose to use the 3M product from time to time. Also, buy yourself a "Shammy" to dry your car after every wash. You use these by getting them wet first, wringing them out then putting them flat on the surface of your car. Pull it towards you and wring it out, then repeat on another spot. Black looks terrific, but it's a pain to take care of!

Answer 2

I've owned about 6 black cars, and each time people wonder why I insist on such a color, but I that's just my taste, I like the elegance of it.

Unfortuntaely I've been renovating my house lately, and I have to deal on a daily basis with the white powder from the construction, and I can't park it in the garage, because thats whats being built...the original garage became a media room.

Anyhow, I've been using the Mr.Clean car-wash gun aparatus and it's worked great so far. I moved to an area where there's very hard water (Orlando), so I installed first and foremost a water softening system, which has worked wonders actually. But for cleaning the vehicle, I'll just wash it with regular soap and water with a spong to remove the dirt....Then follow up by using the Mr.Clean system.

Now the Mr.Clean gun has a setting where it filters the water for you, to reduce the chance of water spots...it just removes the hard particles from the water and it has a replaceable cartridge.... Then I let it air dry because that Mr.Clean soap/liquid has a sheeting formula, which won't leave drops behind...it doesn't bead in other words.

Ironically, I used just last week this "Wax as you Dry" product from Eagle One...something called Nano-Wax which works great on my friends silver car, but it just did NOT work well at all with my black car. It sort of left this hazy grey-like film on it which I'm planning to remove otherwise. And I received a bunch of spots as well....just horrible actually. Ironically, Consumer Reports rated it pretty high...but from personal experience, not for black cars...AHHH

Hope this helps... :-)

Answer 3

i own a shop,and there are better waxes out there on the market now that wont do this,even on a black car,mothers wax is good,another thing that will help a lot is to get a good chamois cloth for it and dry it off with that,anyone who owns a black car is cursed with the water spot deals,i have an older model black Porsche ,and if the dew falls on it,and it does this,but it try changing waxes,and use a little less soap ,that may help some,good luck i hope this helps.

Answer 4

Best thing I have ever found is a product called "Clay Bar" a few companies make them. It is a spray lubricant that you spray on the car then rub the clay bar over it and it takes out all the contaminents, like sap, tar and water spots. Sounds weird but it really works and you won't believe how smooth the finish of your car is after using it.
I use the Meguiar's clay bar but it is very hard to find, the Mother's Clay bar is usually found in any major auto parts chain. I always clay bar my vehicles before I wax esp on my black S10 SS pick up. Smoooooth!!

Answer 5

a black car is very hard to keep clean. when you wash your car shammy and wax it immediately in a shaded area because the sun beating down on the car will dry it out and the water spots will show up

Answer 6

Use a carwash with wax and then go through the dryer slowly and then wipe it off with a towel.

Answer 7

Use white vinegar.... it is very cheap and works great.

Answer 8

get yourself a good wax and wax it.