Ugh, so I stopped using my traditional cheap-o car soap that worked just fine and I got this STOP WAX NEVER WAX AFTER 4 WASHES nonsense and now I have these WATERSPOTS, that literally seem EMBEDDED into my paint.


This is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill waterspots that rub off with a little wax, I tried ICE detailing AND wax on small sections but neither worked.
Oh and of course I tried washing it AGAIN with the 'STOPWAX' :grin:


WHAT DO I DO, it looks HORRENDOUS especially when pollen sticks to them!!!


I love spring, but my car is choking on my pollen.

This post has been edited by dcjwlee: May 7 2008, 10:04 AM

Breaking news: Perhaps it is my sprinkler system that goes off at about 4a.m.
and then when the sun goes up...ding* BAKED IN WATER SPOTS...


Conclusion: It may not be the car WASH/WAX doing this...

However, I really don;t trust products that make claims like "NEVER AGAIN"

just dont sound right.

This post has been edited by dcjwlee: May 7 2008, 10:12 AM

ok, i thought this post was going to take a seriously wrong turn from the title.... :w00t:


chances are that it is the sprinkler system doing it... also, if the water from the sprinkler is "hard water", it makes it that much worse... only way to get them out is to do a nice buffing with a power buffer...

pollen is killing me in 2 ways.. allergies and making my poor Sonata look like sh*t.. ugh

HAHAHA wrong turn how?

I can imagine one, "How do I get these water spots out, their on the ceiling upholstery over the backseat and have crusted over now into a hard and white enamel-like substance, Impossible to get out not to mention extremely gnarly, did I mention I had a GREAT weekend?"



AND BACK ON TOPIC:

POWER BUFFER?! NOooooooooooo

I live in LongIsland, last time I checked our water is very hard. isnt that what MRCLEAN AUTO DRY is for? water softner or w.e.


Tihs sucks, power buffer, UGH.

This post has been edited by dcjwlee: May 7 2008, 10:18 AM

yeah, Mr Clean is good for WASHING your car with softer water, but the Sprinkler wont be using it, and that is probably where the hard water is coming from....

why not just spend the $150 and get it detailed.. :w00t: (j/k)

Hahahahahaha, yeah, I water my lawn with Mr.Clean Auto-Dry :whistling:

Gives it that beautiful BROWN HUE.|



So do I REALLY have to power buff my Sonata. UGH.

This post has been edited by dcjwlee: May 7 2008, 10:49 AM

Next weekend, she Wallows, or she's walking... :innocent:

This post has been edited by Tommer: May 7 2008, 07:09 PM

You're gonna get kicked out aaaaaggggggaaaaiiiiinnnn. :laughing: :banana:

Amazing story.

So I got the water spots out this morning (I was bored. morning class was cancelled)

I used MAGUIRES polish and cleaner.
So my car was free of water spots, fresh tires, and a nice coat of wax.

PERFECT right?

Okay, so heres the good part, I now have a probably 2 by 2 inch gouge right between the door and tire, the metal is literally peeled back opening up into god knows where, it's a brownish metal.
There is a 6-7 inch scatch down to the metal on the door, and the right quarter of the bumper, right behind the wheel,is lifted off flapping in the wind. There is some more paint damage but those are the two major **** ups


****

I am so ****. What a terrible day.I was trying to avoid a double parked truck and yeah. I f'd up. [slight language check]

This post has been edited by madderhatter: May 7 2008, 07:40 PM

omg, it just took a seriously wrong turn from the title. kinda.

Pics pls!

Definitely need pics. As far as the water spots go, usually a fine polish will get them off if they're so bad that a wax won't get them off. If you have to go that route just make sure it's a really fine polish and not any type of rubbing compound.

Yeah, it wasn't very gritty, more goo. Maguires cleaner polish or something.

After checking the scratches a second time, I noticed there are actually TWO deep gouges in the metal portion between the doors and the rear wheels. The metal is peeled back like a sardines can and paint is flaking off in the surrounding area.
The peeled metal exposes the unpainted brownish inner metal and from the looks of it any water getting in would pool up somewhere inside the 'frame' (I guess) down by the door step..

In addition to several really deep scratches to the paint that expose shaved metal, the rear bumper is torn off on the right side right behind the wheel. The back portion isn't misaligned but the 'flap' waves around in the wind.. a LOT.

From the looks of it I'm going to have to repaint the door and just deal with the dent that remains.

The bumper was ripped off starting from inside the wheel well out so I can't imagine how they could reattach it. I'm assuming I need a new bumper.

This sucks, summer is right around the corner too.


I'll post pix tomm after class.

Kicked out for not Wallowing??? :banana:

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