Finally got rid of (most) of the hard water spots!

jasongg06 · 10-21-2006, 10:36 PM

Hey guys, i found a pretty good way to get rid of most of the hard water spots on the front windshield. I'm saying most because there's still a slight outline to them, but for the most part, they are gone. I went out to buy a bottle of CLR, and soaked some paper towels with it. I then let the towels sit on the hard water spots for like 5-10 minutes. After than, i used a sponge to scrub it out, don't scrub too hard, or (like me) you'll leave some scratches on the windshield. Anyways, i finished it off with an application of invisible glass and dried it with paper towels. You can't see any hard water spots!! Try it out! Also, CLR is said to be safe with glass, so i used it. If it isn't safe with automotive glass, someone please let me know. Thanks, and i hope this helps!

8thgenuser · 10-21-2006, 11:10 PM

Oh! Thanks for the tip! I'll try that on my '94 Accord that just sits outside in the fog. My poor 5th gen Accord.

jasongg06 · 10-22-2006, 01:54 AM

oh btw, use it on the glass only. I don't know what effects it has on paint or the clearcoat. good luck

NBP~FG2 · 10-22-2006, 08:48 PM

CLR is a Glass Cleaner. I used it all the time at work (I work at a window manny plant) And its not harmful to the clear coat or the plastic on our cars. I use it all the time on all my car's windows. This stuff works great!!

caveman74 · 10-22-2006, 09:28 PM

water spots suck, esp in the morning. Glad to hear that stuff works

JerrfyLube · 10-22-2006, 10:08 PM

Ive found that a little bit of meguiars polish(NOT WAX) will get rid of water spots on glass like nobodys business. Follow up with some glass cleaner to get rid of any streaks or residue.

si_civic · 10-23-2006, 09:06 PM

diluted of course, right? What's your ratio ?

radiocontrolhead · 10-26-2006, 08:20 PM

aggressive clay will also get rid of them. if it's etched, it wont. polishing will get rid of it.

10-21-2006, 10:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
jasongg06 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 626 So Cal Posts: 1,262 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Finally got rid of (most) of the hard water spots! Hey guys, i found a pretty good way to get rid of most of the hard water spots on the front windshield. I'm saying most because there's still a slight outline to them, but for the most part, they are gone. I went out to buy a bottle of CLR, and soaked some paper towels with it. I then let the towels sit on the hard water spots for like 5-10 minutes. After than, i used a sponge to scrub it out, don't scrub too hard, or (like me) you'll leave some scratches on the windshield. Anyways, i finished it off with an application of invisible glass and dried it with paper towels. You can't see any hard water spots!! Try it out! Also, CLR is said to be safe with glass, so i used it. If it isn't safe with automotive glass, someone please let me know. Thanks, and i hope this helps! Last edited by jasongg06; 10-22-2006 at 01:55 AM.

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10-21-2006, 11:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
8thgenuser Webby's Minion Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 7,065 Nikon Squad Member #8 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Oh! Thanks for the tip! I'll try that on my '94 Accord that just sits outside in the fog. My poor 5th gen Accord.

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jasongg06 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 626 So Cal Posts: 1,262 iTrader: 0 / 0%	oh btw, use it on the glass only. I don't know what effects it has on paint or the clearcoat. good luck

10-22-2006, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
NBP~FG2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va, Beach Va. Age: 22 Posts: 394 John iTrader: 1 / 100%	CLR is a Glass Cleaner. I used it all the time at work (I work at a window manny plant) And its not harmful to the clear coat or the plastic on our cars. I use it all the time on all my car's windows. This stuff works great!!

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caveman74 Senior Member Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Woodstock, Ga Posts: 2,384 Kevin iTrader: 19 / 100%	water spots suck, esp in the morning. Glad to hear that stuff works

10-22-2006, 10:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
JerrfyLube Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cheyenne, WY Age: 26 Posts: 282 Jeff iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ive found that a little bit of meguiars polish(NOT WAX) will get rid of water spots on glass like nobodys business. Follow up with some glass cleaner to get rid of any streaks or residue.

10-23-2006, 09:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
si_civic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: B.C. ,Canada Age: 30 Posts: 4,604 A/Cst.D.F.Abate iTrader: 10 / 100%	diluted of course, right? What's your ratio ?

10-26-2006, 08:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
radiocontrolhead Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, ca Age: 21 Posts: 2,872 Danny iTrader: 0 / 0%	aggressive clay will also get rid of them. if it's etched, it wont. polishing will get rid of it.