Steel wool for hard water spots on glass?

Amj2020 · 04-05-2016, 01:03 PM

Try an aggressive clay. I used this for some hard water spots on my windshield on my DD and it took them right off with some elbow grease. Make sure you have a good lube to use with the clay.

quarryninja · 04-05-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeZ

I would never let steel wool anywhere near my car unless it was to polish my stainless exhaust.

There are several good glass polishes available on the market. I would try one of those. They generally have a very mild abrasive in them, so they are not as aggressive as steel wool. When I use glass polish on my car, I don't even need to use Rain-X.

Yeah, like I said in my first post. After seeing how the steel wool scratched up my other car I stayed away from it.

After using the glass polish do your windows "repel" water? Or does it "stick" like mine?

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Originally Posted by Maddog

Can you buy resin vessels in the US ?

A rinse off with this after washing will stop any white marks

Never heard of this before. Sounds very interesting. I did a bit of research but I couldn't find any technical data.

Can you elaborate a bit more on the subject? Do you use this?

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Originally Posted by Amj2020

Try an aggressive clay. I used this for some hard water spots on my windshield on my DD and it took them right off with some elbow grease. Make sure you have a good lube to use with the clay.

Thanks, I'll try with some of the clay I have at home see if it makes a difference. How do you know if the clay is aggressive?

BuckeyeZ · 04-05-2016, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by quarryninja

After using the glass polish do your windows "repel" water? Or does it "stick" like mine?

Repels water. The glass is completely smooth so there is nothing to stick to. And bugs, etc. wash off much easier.

Zipper 104 · 04-06-2016, 04:28 AM

I had good results with Autoglym's Glass Polish, but I don't see it on their website now.
I recall I applied it with a crappy microfibre cloth. It had a real fine grit in a liquid. It had the consistency of a liquid car wax.

104

madwi · 04-07-2016, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Zipper 104

I had good results with Autoglym's Glass Polish, but I don't see it on their website now.
I recall I applied it with a crappy microfibre cloth. It had a real fine grit in a liquid. It had the consistency of a liquid car wax.

104

I love the autoglym glass polish. Smells like it is going to straight up burst into flames if there is a spark nearby, but it works great.

Maddog · 04-06-2016, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by quarryninja

Yeah, like I said in my first post. After seeing how the steel wool scratched up my other car I stayed away from it.

After using the glass polish do your windows "repel" water? Or does it "stick" like mine?

Never heard of this before. Sounds very interesting. I did a bit of research but I couldn't find any technical data.

Can you elaborate a bit more on the subject? Do you use this?

Thanks, I'll try with some of the clay I have at home see if it makes a difference. How do you know if the clay is aggressive?

Most pro detailers use one and so do I although I'm not a pro , just used to have a black car that suffered a lot of water marks after washing , you dont need to dry the car after washing , no more water marks anywhere

The Worlds Largest Resource for Detailers, Valeters and Car Cleaning

Have a good search on this site lots of good information

Basically its a water filter which filters all the limescale out of the water leaving it very pure

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