cleaning window water spots?

**gopedhead** · 08-31-2006, 02:48 PM

how do i clean teh water spots off teh windows. shoudl i just clean it and then use a prewax cleaner on it? i hav ethe meguires step 1 cleaner? or shoudl i clay it and then use a 50/50 water/vinegar mix and wipe it down? whats the best way to do this? how do i get my windows to look smooth and clean.

**imported_Neothin** · 08-31-2006, 02:52 PM

an application of DC1 should work. If your waterspots are particularly bad though, they may have etched the glass. This would require polishing to remove

**gopedhead** · 08-31-2006, 03:22 PM

dc1 is a prewax? i`m still a newbie. woudl vinniger/water work also? or shoudl i first run prewax?

**autoprincess** · 08-31-2006, 03:32 PM

Vinager and water doesn`t work, don`t bother. Have to use a window spot remover product, it has pumise (sp) in it.

**2.5RS** · 08-31-2006, 04:01 PM

Vinegar does work, unless the spots are etched it. Vinegar is slow though and has worked best for me if I have a towel that is soaked in in sitting on the glass for a bit. If they`ve etched themselves into the glass then a good pumice style polish (I have the Blitz glass polish) will usually have little trouble taking them out.

I`ve also used Klasse AIO on a white pad and that worked quite well. I assume DC1 would be a similiar type of treatment.

- Andrew

**bojangleS_8686** · 08-31-2006, 05:42 PM

What is DC1? I have some really bad water spots on my windows and have tried everything to get them off.

**gopedhead** · 08-31-2006, 06:51 PM

i tried using my prewax cleaner on my widnow in a small area and it seemed to take most of it out, if i had done another pass, i`m sure it woudl have been removed. is it safe to just use a prewax cleaner? and shoudl i clay before?

**SpinDoctor** · 08-31-2006, 07:57 PM

I recently encountered a similar issue on my `07 Camry`s windows, front and rear window. These spots and streaks wouldn`t go away after a thorough washing. So I tried Eagle One 20/20 glass cleaner, then I used Meg`s Cleaner Wax and I thoroughly worked it in, and finally I used the 20/20 twice to remove as much residue as possible. My windshield and rear window are much cleaner now compared to when I first bought the car. When I bought the car there was some sort of residue on the window the I couldn`t get off, you can see it when there`s a light mist on the window. Now it`s all gone and my wipers suffer no ill affects from waxing my windshield.

SpinDoctor :getdown

**agtjamesb007** · 08-31-2006, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by bojangleS_8686

What is DC1? I have some really bad water spots on my windows and have tried everything to get them off.

I have terrible water spots etched in my glass aswell. its everwhere on the windows except where the wipers move. I have tried everything with no luck. i never tried blitz polish however, i am afraid to use anything abrasive on glass. Did you try anything yet? Any luck?

**empirezclub** · 08-31-2006, 09:33 PM

I am new and took the advice of some of the members here and went and bought a bottle of spotx. It is available at Home Depot. I had to work it a while on my windshield but I could see it start working after it got thru the wax buildup on my windshield. My windshield is now water spot free. Thanks Autopia!!!