New paint job. I didn't realize my sprinklers were hitting the car.
The rear spoiler acts like a bowl, and water laid on it and evaporated by left large hard water stains on the spoiler as well as all over.
Hi Steve,
Sorry to hear of this mishap. Would love to see you apply some vinegar and take pictures. Maybe it will work but I doubt it. I have in over the years seen so many guys recommend this as though it's that simple. :dunno:
By the way, which car is this? Certainly not the Camaro Pace Car in your Avatar?
They are so bad you can feel them as well as see them. They are not coming up with soap and water.
Being able to FEEL them, see them and soap and water has no effect is a bad sign. What it means is chances are very good the paint is ETCHED or whatever the chemicals are in the water, they are so corrosive they have eaten into or DISSOLVED the paint.
The first question I ask myself when I read or hear of these types of horror stories is,
What the hell is in the water?
(think about it)
What can be used to remove these without hurting new paint?
Thanks.
You normally get very high quality paint jobs on your cars so my guess is there's enough clearcoat in the affected area to fix the problem.
If you want to do it yourself, take a high quality compound and a clean, microfiber applicator and rub just one affected area and see if this removes the damage. Might take a little elbow grease to massage the compound over the paint to work.
If that doesn't work then if you can bring the car by Autogeek I'll give you a hand. I'll even bring some vinegar.
