sprinkler or hard water on my paint..

darthanakin23 · 09-17-2010, 05:29 PM

Ok so water spots aren't like bird droppings where its permanent?

WarmAndSCSI · 09-17-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by darthanakin23

Ok so water spots aren't like bird droppings where its permanent?

Bird droppings are never permanent if you remove them the same day, generally speaking. I like to do a walk-around and quick detail on the Z every evening just to catch anything that may have fallen on it.

If they do stay on for a while, and/or you have poor paint protection applied, it will take the same amount of effort as I described for the worst kind of water spots.

darthanakin23 · 09-17-2010, 06:03 PM

So if bird droppings or sprinkler water stays on my car for let's say 1 week before I get a wash/detail...will those be permanent then?

spearfish25 · 09-17-2010, 07:16 PM

I had some hard water spots on my paint last winter after using tap water to rinse the car off (no drying afterwards). The clay bar did the trick. Don't write it off so fast!

tag824 · 09-17-2010, 07:23 PM

+1000 on vinegar. Works every time. Just make sure you rinse it with water to neutralize the acid.

Soygen · 09-17-2010, 07:32 PM

This thread reminds of the ridiculous ritual I do 3 nights a week at my house. I live in a townhouse, so the sprinklers are beyond my control. However, on the nights the sprinklers come on, I throw a clay pot over the 4 sprinklers that might hit my Z. After my wash getting ruined every Sunday(the day after I would wash/detail), I had to stop it somehow. It's been raining a lot lately, but when it dries up, I'll probably have dead grass all around my parking spot in front of my house. Better the home owner association's grass than my Z's paint!

09-17-2010, 07:16 PM	#19 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	I had some hard water spots on my paint last winter after using tap water to rinse the car off (no drying afterwards). The clay bar did the trick. Don't write it off so fast! __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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09-17-2010, 05:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
darthanakin23 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: laguna beach, ca Posts: 40 Drives: 40th anniv 370z Rep Power: 15	Ok so water spots aren't like bird droppings where its permanent?

09-17-2010, 06:03 PM	#18 (permalink)
darthanakin23 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: laguna beach, ca Posts: 40 Drives: 40th anniv 370z Rep Power: 15	So if bird droppings or sprinkler water stays on my car for let's say 1 week before I get a wash/detail...will those be permanent then?

09-17-2010, 07:23 PM	#20 (permalink)
tag824 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 34 Drives: 335is Rep Power: 16	+1000 on vinegar. Works every time. Just make sure you rinse it with water to neutralize the acid.

09-17-2010, 07:32 PM	#21 (permalink)
Soygen Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Posts: 163 Drives: 2017 BMW M2 6MT Rep Power: 16	This thread reminds of the ridiculous ritual I do 3 nights a week at my house. I live in a townhouse, so the sprinklers are beyond my control. However, on the nights the sprinklers come on, I throw a clay pot over the 4 sprinklers that might hit my Z. After my wash getting ruined every Sunday(the day after I would wash/detail), I had to stop it somehow. It's been raining a lot lately, but when it dries up, I'll probably have dead grass all around my parking spot in front of my house. Better the home owner association's grass than my Z's paint!