I'll give you a quick story of what happened.

-Went to the beach with washed car,
-Car got a little sandy
-Rain storm while it was sunny out
-rinsed car off with hose to get access sand off.
-drove around a while
-95 degree heat

= spots on the driver side of the hood.

So today I washed my car and got most of the spots out, but the ones on the drivers side of my hood wont budge.

I took out the quick detailer and tried to agitate them a little, but nothing much came off.

Then I just put my finger to the paint and rubbed it really really really hard. and it sort of came out. I only tried 2 because I didn't want to start putting marks in the paint. My guess is it is dried on the clear coat. You can only see the spots if the light hits it at a certian angle, but they are pissing me off.

I assume it will come out next time I polish the car, but is there anything that may remove these before I go through the whole detailing process?

Thanks

 

ice liquid clay bar, shouldn't be more than $20 at your local auto parts store.

 

imo the liquid clay bar is terrible!

i'd just get a normal clay bar and get off as much as i can. The rest of it should polish off. You could try some 50/50 isopropyl and water mixture first

 

I have hard water... You can also try some vinegar/water 50/50mix and a soft sponge.

 

 

A light polish and a good coat of wax for protection will remove the watermarks.

 

Removing the marks will depend on how deeply they have etched in to your clear coat. Some marks can be removed with a light chemical polish or cleaner wax (AIO). Other water marks take more serious cutting power to remove from a polish(s). Considering it was 95 out there is a potential that it will take a little more cutting power to get it out. I would start off with a light cutting polish and use more aggressive polishes as needed. My favorite light polish is the Menzerna PO106FF and my second favorite is probably the Menzerna Final Polish II. If that doesn't work you can work your way up to a medium (Menzerna Super Intensive Polish or Intensive Polish) and then heavy polish (Menzerna Power Gloss). If you have a buffer it will greatly help increase the amount of heat and pressure, which is extremely helpful when applying any polish. The heat pressure break down the polish and work it in to the surface. We have some extremely easy to use and safe buffers if interested. If you need any additional recommendations or advice about polishing or using a buffer please let me know.

Greg @ Detailed Image

 

Thanks guys. They are in there pretty good. I can actually feel the depth with my fingernails. I think that it may have be possible that the sand got pounded into the paint because it rained so hard, and then the sun aplified the spots.

Ill try the polish and wax and if that doesn't work ill pick up a buffer from you Greg.

Thanks

If I leave the spots on for another 2 weeks will it make a difference? (Harder to get out)

 

Typically letting them sit there won't make it worse. However generally speaking the quicker you get to a problem the easier it is. The etchings will more readily collect contaminants as well.

Greg @ Detailed Image

 

It's pollen season up here so I have to wash my car twice a week anyways or else I go crazy looking at my black paint turn yellow.