We have super hard water in the area I'm living in and sunny weather. I park on the street too and own a black car and it always gets hit by someone's sprinklers no matter where I park up or down the street.
I'm at the point where I have to wash the car every 8 hours, every day of the week, or have water spots etch the paint.
The water spots are so bad that if they're left for longer than just a few hours, scrubbing with the Optimum red sponge and a solution of Optimum no-rinse wash&wax won't even touch the spots. I've soaked the car with full-strength Optimum Power Clean at least 10 or 11 times now to dissolve the spots. That's the only way they'll come off, and I've tried multiple chemical products.
I'm looking for a product that will actually prevent water spots from ever forming or at least keep them from etching the paint for a few days. I really despise having to wash the car every 8 hours. But I'm literally waking up to water spots every morning from sprinklers, and I only have street parking, and there's no way to ask everyone down the street to shut off or modify their sprinklers just for me.
I think it was Mr. Philips who wrote that a long time ago, Meguiar's chose to focus on water beading, and that this can actually be detrimental, as having little beads of water on a surface concentrates all the crap (hard water minerals, for example) onto a tiny spot on the paint and this causes etching. Water that instead sheets off instead of forming pretty little beads on a surface would be better from an objective standpoint, since that means the contaminants in the water rolls off the painted surface instead of sticking around.
Is there any sort of product that can at least keep the water spots at bay for a few days? I'd like to reduce my washing to once a week at the least, if not once a month.
I read an article from the company "Dr. Beasley" and they mention the importance of the ability for water to slide off a surface instead of simply forming beads. I 100% agree with that statement: I get water spots all over the vehicle--not just the hood and roof, but also the door panels--which is ridiculous. Water spots on a relatively level surface like the hood or roof from the water sitting and not being able to flow due to gravity--fine. Water spots on door panels, which are basically completely vertical, is ridiculous--I love to see beading after a rainstorm as much as the next guy, but come on, I need that water to roll off along with the minerals that have been eating my paint for breakfast!
Obviously, this article promoted Dr. Beasley's ceramic coating as well as introduce a bit of the science behind keeping cars clean. That being said, is Dr. Beasley's coating good at preventing water spots? It seems that at least the manufacturer is aware of the need for water to slide off surfaces instead of stick around to form pretty little beads. I would love to at least avoid having to soak my door panels with Optimum Power Clean just to get rid of water spots on a daily basis!
I'm at the point where I have to wash the car every 8 hours, every day of the week, or have water spots etch the paint.
The water spots are so bad that if they're left for longer than just a few hours, scrubbing with the Optimum red sponge and a solution of Optimum no-rinse wash&wax won't even touch the spots. I've soaked the car with full-strength Optimum Power Clean at least 10 or 11 times now to dissolve the spots. That's the only way they'll come off, and I've tried multiple chemical products.
I'm looking for a product that will actually prevent water spots from ever forming or at least keep them from etching the paint for a few days. I really despise having to wash the car every 8 hours. But I'm literally waking up to water spots every morning from sprinklers, and I only have street parking, and there's no way to ask everyone down the street to shut off or modify their sprinklers just for me.
I think it was Mr. Philips who wrote that a long time ago, Meguiar's chose to focus on water beading, and that this can actually be detrimental, as having little beads of water on a surface concentrates all the crap (hard water minerals, for example) onto a tiny spot on the paint and this causes etching. Water that instead sheets off instead of forming pretty little beads on a surface would be better from an objective standpoint, since that means the contaminants in the water rolls off the painted surface instead of sticking around.
Is there any sort of product that can at least keep the water spots at bay for a few days? I'd like to reduce my washing to once a week at the least, if not once a month.
I read an article from the company "Dr. Beasley" and they mention the importance of the ability for water to slide off a surface instead of simply forming beads. I 100% agree with that statement: I get water spots all over the vehicle--not just the hood and roof, but also the door panels--which is ridiculous. Water spots on a relatively level surface like the hood or roof from the water sitting and not being able to flow due to gravity--fine. Water spots on door panels, which are basically completely vertical, is ridiculous--I love to see beading after a rainstorm as much as the next guy, but come on, I need that water to roll off along with the minerals that have been eating my paint for breakfast!
Obviously, this article promoted Dr. Beasley's ceramic coating as well as introduce a bit of the science behind keeping cars clean. That being said, is Dr. Beasley's coating good at preventing water spots? It seems that at least the manufacturer is aware of the need for water to slide off surfaces instead of stick around to form pretty little beads. I would love to at least avoid having to soak my door panels with Optimum Power Clean just to get rid of water spots on a daily basis!
