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imported_Danbo56
05-12-2010, 03:54 PM
Ok... I`ve tried everything I can think of. Including vinegar straight out of the bottle to get rid of these back window water spots. Has anyone ever heard of using a Cleaner/wax or a polish to get out the spots?
thx
Mindflux
05-12-2010, 03:56 PM
Vinegar and #0000 steel wool.
OCKlasse
05-12-2010, 04:33 PM
Vinegar and #0000 steel wool.
I still have some spots on my glass where I`ve tried this combo, it did nothing, and then I gave up :bawling:
Tony1
05-12-2010, 04:42 PM
Ok... I`ve tried everything I can think of. Including vinegar straight out of the bottle to get rid of these back window water spots. Has anyone ever heard of using a Cleaner/wax or a polish to get out the spots?
thx
I have used polish and compounds to remove water spots on glass. You can do it by hand or machine.
Mindflux
05-12-2010, 04:43 PM
I still have some spots on my glass where I`ve tried this combo, it did nothing, and then I gave up :bawling:
Try some mothers metal polish. Don`t get it on any trim though.
muscleknight
05-12-2010, 06:26 PM
0000 steel wool and glass polish
Passrat
05-12-2010, 06:52 PM
Try a drill polishing ball like Mothers, with a good glass polish. I`m going to tackle my GF`s car that`s covered with spots, paint and glass, when the weather gets warmer. But I have a DA polisher so I`ll be using that with paint and glass polishes. Or maybe even paint polish on the glass. Either way I wouldn`t want to tackle the job by hand. Isn`t the small Mothers ball like only $20?
imported_Danbo56
05-12-2010, 07:40 PM
Thanks fellas.... I will put the machine and some polish to it. I`ll post the results.
BIGDAVE
05-12-2010, 10:51 PM
Lucas Liquid Polish. As thin as water and sooo easy to use. Good on chrome too. The hardest part is finding it OTC. It`s worth ordering IMO.
Dark_Knight
05-13-2010, 06:38 AM
I use a solution of one third denatured alcohol and water. It is the best glass cleaner I have found. Denatured alcohol is a better solvent than rubbing alcohol. Don`t use it on the inside of your back window as it may remove the defroster grid.
akimel
05-13-2010, 07:58 AM
Mike Phillips has long recommended M04, rotary, and polishing pad. Something about the large abrasives in M04 that works well on glass.
metalwax
05-13-2010, 09:11 AM
0000 steel wool and glass polish
oooo steel wool will scratch glass so please be carefull. espeacilly when used with any kind of a compound. hard water deposits are caused from the minerals and chemicals that are in the water you need to get the hard water deposits out with a chemical that will chase them out of the pours of the glass. vinegar may work somtimes but if you live where the water is really bad it wont touch it at all.
metalwax
05-13-2010, 09:29 PM
this is what we have to deal with in NOR CAL. :D
after/before
http://www.performanceboats.com/html/youBoat/data/500/medium/DSC03124_1_.JPG
heres a close up. after/before
http://www.performanceboats.com/html/youBoat/data/500/medium/DSC03122_1_.JPG
OCKlasse
05-13-2010, 10:36 PM
So what was your process? Looks great!
vtec92civic
05-13-2010, 10:57 PM
i second that . . . . what product are you using and what is your prcoess. Glass looks great.