Removing hard water spots on Opti-Coat

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There are some hard water spots on my car. Im assuming they are from washing although I could have sworn the areas were dried.

Can they be effectively removed without having to polish out the Opti-Coat?
 
itisthumper said:
There are some hard water spots on my car. Im assuming they are from washing although I could have sworn the areas were dried.

Can they be effectively removed without having to polish out the Opti-Coat?
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Try some white vinegar.
 
Should I use white vinegar like QD? I tried QD and it didnt remove the water spots. Hopefully white vinegar can.
 
Have you tried cg's water spotter?

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Will water spots be more difficult to remove the longer I leave it on? It is extremely hard for me to see the water spots and the only time I can get a good look at them is at night with a lamp directly above it

Im wondering if I should pay a professional to remove it all for me (Im sure I cant see all the spots) considering I dont have an environment where I can see all of these water spots. I do not have a garage and live in an apartment.

Whatsvtec said:
Have you tried cg's water spotter?

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No I havent
 
itisthumper said:
Will water spots be more difficult to remove the longer I leave it on? It is extremely hard for me to see the water spots and the only time I can get a good look at them is at night with a lamp directly above it

Im wondering if I should pay a professional to remove it all for me (Im sure I cant see all the spots) considering I dont have an environment where I can see all of these water spots. I do not have a garage and live in an apartment.



No I havent
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You do have sun light..it's your best inspection light.
 
Yup. You might want to try an extremely light polish by hand, no pressure. IME you can fix imperfections very quickly and easily leaving the oc2 or og in tact. Try 205 or UP on a micro, very light pressure. I know I've been successful in this before because I had cleaned the area after with ipa or opc to ensure the coating still remains. Perfect to this day.

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if you MUST polish to remove them, use poli seal...it is the polish optimum recommends for leveling high spots if they dry...
 
Thanks for the opti recommended tip!

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While water spots can etch clear, they will only stain Opti Coat...meaning they stay on the surface and do not permeate. You should be able to chemically remove them with the appropriate minerals removing product, but if you remove them abrasively, you will likely remove some of the coating.
 
Any water spots can be polished off as easy as taking candy from a baby. But then I wouldn't be the "Paintxpert" if this posed any kind of a "puterbity" as I refer to a problem. As I stated many years back....and I mean no offense to anyone here. If you cant rotary polish, your a "C" rated detailer. It can also be corrected via flex or orbital method, which just takes longer.
 
Paintxpert said:
Any water spots can be polished off as easy as taking candy from a baby. But then I wouldn't be the "Paintxpert" if this posed any kind of a "puterbity" as I refer to a problem. As I stated many years back....and I mean no offense to anyone here. If you cant rotary polish, your a "C" rated detailer. It can also be corrected via flex or orbital method, which just takes longer.
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Easy as taking candy from a baby??? I think that's a LITTLE bit of a stretch as their severity varies greatly from needing a simple chemical water spot cleaning to being etched too deep to remove safely, or without compromising the UV protection in the paint/clear.





Severe etching....



 
RaskyR1 said:
Easy as taking candy from a baby??? I think that's a LITTLE bit of a stretch as their severity varies greatly from needing a simple chemical water spot cleaning to being etched too deep to remove safely, or without compromising the UV protection in the paint/clear.





Severe etching....



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Case and point! Awesome pictures Chad!!!
 
Paintxpert said:
Any water spots can be polished off as easy as taking candy from a baby.
But then I wouldn't be the "Paintxpert" if this posed any kind of a "puterbity"

as I refer to a problem.
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I have a friend that, once, had the audacity,
To refer to his Wife in public as being a bity.

Talk about problems!! :eek:

Bob
 
If it was a sealant on your finish instead of a coating it sure would make things easier, a polish then apply again.
This is one of the reason why I changed my mind about coatings, just as in this case.
It's expensive if you have to remove it and start over.
One would think that once a coating is applied your problems go away,well we know it's not the case.

You have a challenge on your hands.
All the luck to you.
 
So the water spots are on the coating. Hmm... Like Chris Thomas said that they can be chemically removed and still leave the coating. So I don't see much of a big deal. Just do as Optimum suggested.

If for whatever reason it did need to be polished off. Wouldn't you just have to reapply the coating to that area. So I also don't see a big deal with that. It can be done fast and simple. Also, the good thing is that you would be removing by polishing the coating and not the actual CC.

If it were a wax or sealant. Wouldn't you actually be removing the CC.

I think..., Could be wrong... :dunno:

:D
 
Using 205 wouldn't remove much of nothing but hopefully remove the water spots.



hernandez.art13 said:
So the water spots are on the coating. Hmm... Like Chris Thomas said that they can be chemically removed and still leave the coating. So I don't see much of a big deal. Just do as Optimum suggested.

If for whatever reason it did need to be polished off. Wouldn't you just have to reapply the coating to that area. So I also don't see a big deal with that. It can be done fast and simple. Also, the good thing is that you would be removing by polishing the coating and not the actual CC.

If it were a wax or sealant. Wouldn't you actually be removing the CC.

I think..., Could be wrong... :dunno:

:D
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Well, there's been a heck of a lot of chemicals thrown at opti coat on some testing here on this forum. Seems very resilient to some pretty caustic stuff.

If it truly only is resting on the surface then it should be easy to remove.

If you got one in an inconspicuous place, give CLR or lime away a try to remove it. You can even dilute it pretty easily if you are worried about it full strength. Worst that could happen is it stains a tad and you have to lightly polish it to remove it, which is what was already being suggested.
 
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