Etched water spots on windows.

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arcooke

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I have some really bad etching on my windows from hard water spots. I've been trying to find products to get it out and nothing worked. Finally I went to a detail shop and asked and they suggested 000 Steel Wool. I picked some up last night and tried it, and it works! Problem is, I have to scrub and scrub and scrub for 10 minutes in the same spot before they finally start disappearing. It will take me a month to do this by hand. What are my electric alternatives here? Is there some sort of cheap attachment I can get for a power drill that will somehow let me attach steel wool to it? Or some kind of abrasive pads that won't scratch the glass?



Got any other tips?



I'm trying to do this cheap.. I dont want to go out and buy some expensive buffer tool.. once the windows are clean again, I'll no longer need to do this.



My windows were like this when I bought the car a few months ago (08 Altima). I thought they were just normal spots when I bought the car.



Thanks
 
never heard of using Steel Wool. Try looking at the glass in the sun . . . . is the steel wool scratching the glass at all?





Try using something like:



DP High Performance Glass Restorer
 
I wasn't able to see any scratches, but I think they're there.. just so tiny you can't see them. I was really nervous about trying steel wool myself.. I got the tip from a detailer at a shop that works on all sorts of ultra-expensive exotic cars. He said he uses it all the time.



I will check into that product, I've never heard of it.
 
DP is a very big name is the professional detailing world. You may or may not see very light scratches on the glass. If the windows are tinted it will be very easy to see. I personally have never used steel wool on glass so i couldn't tell you anything much on that. I would just figure it would lightly scratch the glass depending on how much pressure was being used. Maybe if you used something to lube the glass a little maybe it won't scratch.
 
vtec92civic said:
DP is a very big name is the professional detailing world. You may or may not see very light scratches on the glass. If the windows are tinted it will be very easy to see. I personally have never used steel wool on glass so i couldn't tell you anything much on that. I would just figure it would lightly scratch the glass depending on how much pressure was being used. Maybe if you used something to lube the glass a little maybe it won't scratch.
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That's exactly what I thought. I asked the guy if I should use any lube and he said no just do it dry. I didn't like the sound of that so I just used my Invisible Glass as a lube. I'll have to check it tomorrow for scratches when I can see better. These water spots are really frustrating.



I did read one review on amazon about that DP stuff and he said it scratched his windows horribly. Man.. so many mixed reviews about everything. :bawling:
 
I use 0000 steel wool to get water spots off my windows. You can get the 0000 steel wool at Lowes in the paint section. Put some glass polish on your window then rub the steel wool on your window. Buff off with a towel.
 
the best solution i have used on my camaro that had spots in the t-tops and back glass it #0000 steel wool and welman glass cook top cleaner.

its for those stoves with the burners under the glass and they sell it at walmart in the cleaning supplys section and i even seen it to a dollar general store its only a few bucks.
 
oh and i have a bottle of zaino glass cleaner and even with a yellow 4in pad on my pc it would not come all the way off.
 
In the past week I had to deal with 2 cars with bad water spots and one with overspray on the windows. I used #0000 steel wool with megs #4 heavy cut cleaner (just had it on hand and never use it for much) and they came out perfectly with only one circular overlapping pass like used when applying wax. One of the cars had a dark tint on the rear glass and couldn't see any sort of scratches both in the sun and under halogens.
 
I assume you tried Vinegar first? Let it dwell and rub keeping the vinegar in contact with the water spots.



0000 steel wool is just don't get Jiggy with it



Cheers,

GREG
 
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