Water spots

louixo

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
I just spent an hour trying to find a method of eliminating water spots when washing my truck or car. I read about ionizing, microtowels, car dry washes, rinses, and where and when to wash it. Over the years I've used about everything out there. The trouble with most of the commercial methods is, it can get expensive, and time consuming. I read one post from a guy that recommends borax and vinegar. I know you can get the spots off in many ways, if you want to rinse two or three times, or dry twice, or more. What I'm looking for is a one time wash and rinse and let it air dry clean. I used to live in Florida when I was younger and I had a Corvette, that was a real skirt machine. When it would rain, I'd grab a rag and go out in the rain and wash her down, and then the rain would rinse it. Never a spot. I took that technique with me on the road, and carried a long handled big brush strapped across the catwalk. When the rain would come, if I was at a truckstop. or waiting somewhere, I'd get out there and wash down my tractor. People thought I was a little eccentric to say the least in both cases, but it worked great!
 

greg334

Veteran Expediter
Borax (an abrasive) and Vinegar (an acid)?

NFW!

Most of the finishes today are OK, not the greatest but they are OK. The clear coat technology lends itself some protection from the damage that the sun can do while it is sitting but not all the time.

The best way to do a wash is on a cloudy but dry day with a good breeze going.
 

Humble2drive

Expert Expediter
Oh Darn!

I thought the title of this post was Water Sports, nevermind

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Dynamite 1

Moderator
Staff member
Fleet Owner
i use this wax called collinite's #845 insulator wax. i use it quarterly for protection and in between this i use superglaze by the wax shop cause it is easy to spot wax with. when the truck is clean it will dry with no spots but inevitably you are going to get spots from the dust that settles. but try this stuff, it works good.
 
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