View Full Version : Water Spots on Hood w/ PICS
00GREENMACHINE
11-20-2005, 05:45 PM
Guys, are these water spots too bad to be taken out. I have some rubbing compound and a pc but I am really afraid to do the whole hood.
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/656/waterspots.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/656/waterspots_1.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/656/waterspots_2.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/656/waterspots_3.jpg
There are pic of my hood. There are some on the roof and trunk lid. If you are in N.C. and think you can get these out I would be willing to pay. I dont have a yellow pad I have a orange which I thought would be enought cut with ssr 2.5. I am pretty sure I have also tried dacp with the orange pad too
cwcad
11-20-2005, 07:27 PM
I feel your pain. Have used everything that I have in my arsenal to get those spots off the side of my truck. Used a pc but to no avail.
Am watching ebay, as I write this, for a Mikita rotary. Will go thru all the SSR`s starting with the least aggressive, if I get the rotary, to try and take those spots out of my truck. Most likely will have to live with them.
Someday I will repaint. :surrender
Poorboy
11-20-2005, 08:35 PM
you might be able to lessen them, but not remove them with a pc. it looks like from your pictures they have eaten through or well into the clearcoat and removing them totally may compromise the integrity of the clearcoat. You can try wet sanding a small area or get a magnifying glass with a light to see how deep they really are, but I`d guess you will have to live with some of them :ermm:
00GREENMACHINE
11-20-2005, 10:16 PM
you might be able to lessen them, but not remove them with a pc. it looks like from your pictures they have eaten through or well into the clearcoat and removing them totally may compromise the integrity of the clearcoat. You can try wet sanding a small area or get a magnifying glass with a light to see how deep they really are, but I`d guess you will have to live with some of them :ermm:
man that sucks... :censored: How could I lessen them.
Poorboy
11-20-2005, 10:19 PM
wet sanding, polishing will make them less noticable as you wear down the edges of the water etchings..
Aliengotpsi
11-21-2005, 11:12 PM
Dont want to wet sand and buff with a Porter cable as it will take for ever for the paint to look good, if you wet sand make sure to use a heavy cut pad/ compound with say ie dewalt buffer then polish..
my .02