Water Spots

kdo2milger

doesnt matter...

dura gloss removes water etching spots...plain and simple

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Matt

I use Meguiar's quik detailer. $4 at walmart and is great in between washes/waxes. Keep that and a terry cloth in my car with me.

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USNA94

So does sand paper.

Think that's what kenchan was getting at when he said use the least abrasive tools first.

kdo2milger

Duragloss PreCleaner #652 polishes your vehicle to a bright, smooth shine in preparation for the application of wax. The special abrasives level the edges of swirls and scratches, and remove water spots to create a smooth, uniform shine.

Then apply your favorite wax!

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antennahead

Is this a "polish" type of compound, contains abrasives? Or is it a chemical compound?

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kdo2milger

polish type...

my brother is in paint and body and has been for 30+ years...he uses it and says its the best thing out there for hard water spots and etching...

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antennahead

You probably have a jump on a lot of people then, with your brother in the paint and body business. I learned how to buff with a random orbital machine, but would never tackle a circular machine. I had acid rain etchings on the 350 that were so bad I could never totally get them out...... I think the car sat outside at the dealership for about 3 months before I bought it, and they had to get it from 400 miles away from another dealership, or I would probably not have taken it. I got the majority of them out, but you could still see some of it. The 370 I bought right after it was delivered, and took home and immmediately put on a coat of Meguires NXT, been much easier to maintain getting it right from the delivery.

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dad

took home and immmediately put on a coat of Meguires NXT,<<that's is what everyone should do, but they don't!

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kdo2milger

i have been using the meguires regular red can wax...

i will be making the swithc to nxt the next waxing...

one thing i miss is the nxt car wash, i use to be able to get in auto parts stores and sometimes walmart...now the only place i have been able to get it is online...

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antennahead

Do you have a Pep Boys there? They have it here.

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antennahead

It made most of the rain beed right up, so even though I am parked outside during the day, very little etching occurs. They make a good spray wax for inbetween touch ups after washing, that is designed to go over the NXT. After the hassels with the 350, I never want that to happen again

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kdo2milger

my brother used the 652 on the 2004 mustang i gave him...he said it had etching pretty bad...guess i never payed enough attention to it to see the etching, it is a white car so hard to see water spots...

but he used 652 on it and waxed it and said the paint looked brand new again

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antennahead

Did he use the 652 by hand? Or a buffer?

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kdo2milger

i need to ask him, but if he did at his shop, im sure he used a buffer...

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