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Old 03-23-2014, 10:49 AM
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Default How do you remove water spots from glass?

Anyone have a trick for this. Just bought my car back, and the guy who had it for the couple of years when I sold it must have washed it in the blazing sun.

Need suggestions on how or get them off the glass.
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Oven cleaner, but don't spray it directly on the window
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The armor all window cleaner does good on my car. It's probably not as bad as yours though.
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Vinegar does the trick sometimes too, obviously on a cool window.
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Steel wool or megiuars water spot removal
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000 Steel wool works wonders followed by some polish
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0000 steel wool need not be followed by polish--if it can remove 10-yr-old tint adhesive it can remove anything.
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Pinnacle water spot remover polish. Car Pro water spot remover.
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I've seen people use a clay bar on their glass. I use the Adam's Polishes stuff on my car and it works great.
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A lot depends on how long they have been their and if they are etched in or not. The longer they have been on will require a more aggresive approach.
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Weiman's Glass Cook Top Cleaner, and 0000 steel wool.
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Z-12 from Zaino works great:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...duct_Code=Z-12
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Mother's water spot removes. Works great. I used it with a dual action polisher to remove those stubborn spots. A little elbow grease and you can remove them as well. It's available over the counter.

http://www.mothers.com/02_products/06712.html
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Here is a link to what i did for my car.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...ter-spots.html
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My sports are etched like the water had acid in it or something.
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Damn, lots of good stuff. I have some 0000 wool at the house, so I'll try that on a small spot and see. If not ill try one of the other ideas mentioned.
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Clay has always worked great for me. Mine were heavily spotted too.
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I tried nearly everything; Vinegar + Baking soda, 0000 steel wool + sprayway, newspapers...

No dice. Haven't tried claying it though.
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Originally Posted by M4N14C
I tried nearly everything; Vinegar + Baking soda, 0000 steel wool + sprayway, newspapers...

No dice. Haven't tried claying it though.
damn, not encouraging. I picked up some of the Meguiars water spot remover today at Target, on clearance none the less! Gonna give it a try later this week.

I'll post up a review.
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Originally Posted by LilJayV10
A lot depends on how long they have been their and if they are etched in or not. The longer they have been on will require a more aggresive approach.
BINGO!

OP, what have you tried so far to remove them?

I've had great luck with Glass Cleaner and #0000 Steel Wool and our Paint Polishes with a cordless drill.

Above and beyond what has been mentioned here, you can use a product called Cerium Oxide and Bronze Wool Pad, that's the MOST aggressive approach. It makes an UNBELIEVABLE mess, but it will knock out even the worst etching in glass.


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