5 popular methods used to remove stubborn water spots

Waterspots on your car are inevitable. Hopefully, you find out about them early. They are much harder to remover, the longer they sit on the surface. Water spots are minerals, including calcium, that are apart of tap water used in irrigation and sprinkler systems. Once the water evaporates, the minerals are left behind and bonds to the surface of your car, which is the clear coat. Some tap water is so harsh that these minerals can etch the clear coat and eat away at the clear coat. This is why you must remove the water spots right away. If you are too late, we have the perfect water spot remover. 

There are various ways to remove water spots from a vehicle and keep them away for a long time. These include using high quality car detailing kits. We will now list of a few methods that are effective in removing water spots on cars.

1. Wash Vehicle Under a Shade

Besides sprinklers, the most common cause of water spots is water drying on the surface while you are washing it. Leaving your wet car under the sunlight at noon is asking for water spots. The extreme temperatures can cause the leftover water to evaporate and leave water spots behind in the affected areas. Therefore, the best way to prevent water spots from developing is by doing the opposite. Do Not Let Tap Water Dry On Your Car.

First, perform car washing in the early morning or late afternoon, if possible. The sun is at its harshest during noon, making the environment exposed to it too hot and may cause evaporation on small puddles of water. Moving your car wash schedule to the hours where the sun is most weak should prevent immediate drying—allowing car detailers to wipe the car and dry it correctly. Shade is best.

2. Use a Quick Detailer and a Water-Vinegar Mixture

If the water spot has been sitting on the vehicle for a day or less, it might be easy to remove, than if you wait. Household products can make water spots go away.

Prepare a 1:1 ratio of water and vinegar and use it as a detailer spray product for the car. With the help of a quick detailer, wipe down the water spots and make sure they dry up completely. Afterward, proceed to rewash the vehicle to remove the foul odor brought by the water-vinegar mix. Again, dry as best as possible and keep the car under a shade before it fully dries. If this does remove the water spots, you may have to try stronger methods.

3. Use Pearl Nano's WaterSpot Killer This product is a light acid with strong soaps to dissolve water spots with little agitation. Just wipe on, rub in and wash off with a spray detailer, APC or soap and water. Do not let the waterspot killer dry on the surface and do not use in the direct sun. This a very popular way to eiminate water spots. 

4. Break Out the Polisher

Sometimes, the harsh chemicals in the water can eat away at the clear coat and no amount of liquid agents will fix it. You must then mechanically polish down the surface and fix the damage. Using a dual action polisher is one of the best and easiest ways to remove water spot damage. The polisher’s ability to moisturize and remove all the dirt sticking on the vehicle, plus polish out the damage, should be easy enough to remove the water spots that look like stains on the car. 

First, try to do a few passes on the area affected. If it works, leave a layer of polisher on the site. But if it fails to remove the water spots, then continue to the next step.

5. Wet Sand the Paint

ONLY in extreme cases, using the wet sanding method, which includes rubbing off the paint, should help remove visible stains, including water spots. However, only apply this method in instances where other removal methods do not work. Doing this last method could result in damage to the clear coat and possible wearing down the painted surface or even bare metal. Please be careful.

After rubbing away the dirt off the vehicle’s surface, it’s crucial to use a polisher and a polishing pad to make the surface look brand new again. Be sure to protect the surface afterwards with our Speedcoat, Spray on Ceramic or EZ coating/ XV2 Ceramic Coating. 

Conclusion

Aside from using the best car cleaners in the market, following the most straightforward methods to eliminate water spots should prevent cars from looking like a plate out of the dishwasher. There are also car detailing kits that contain most of the basic things car owners would need to keep their vehicles looking sparkling clean. Overall, there isn’t any excuse for people to leave their cars looking dried up directly underneath the sun.

Pearl Nano is the industry leader in selling the best car cleaners to consumers. Our car detailing kit includes premium supplies that help car owners achieve a car wash finish while cleaning their vehicles at home. Check out our nano glass coating and water spot killer for the best results possible!

If you have any questions about anything that you read in this blog post, please email us at Dave@PearlNano.com