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03-21-2008, 02:35 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: EU
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Hard Water/Water Spots
In my area we have incredibly hard water, a cup of hot tap water is completely white :(
What can I do to get rid of all these water spots? I use a leaf blower to stream off as much water as I can and then use some Megiurs product to clean the paint, but..
besides filtering (which I cant afford) or buying gallons of deionized to rinse the car, what else could I do? Would something like cascade for the dishwasher work?
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03-21-2008, 02:59 PM
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Get a Mr. Clean Auto Dry thing, and use it to filter the water. $15 at Target.
Or you can get a fancier water purifier system...up to you.
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03-21-2008, 03:18 PM
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Sorry, over here in Europe we have nothing similar to Autodry system. I'll take a look and see if the Brits have something similar...
Thanks for the suggestion though
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03-21-2008, 04:25 PM
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Some car wash products help with water spotting. Washes with polymers in them may help somewhat. I used to live where my well water was hard, and I would spray a QD on the car after I rinsed it off, it helped as I dried the car.
Mark
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03-21-2008, 05:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bent tech
Sorry, over here in Europe we have nothing similar to Autodry system. I'll take a look and see if the Brits have something similar...
Thanks for the suggestion though
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As lotsie mentioned, using a QD spray or a wax-as-you-dry spray as you dry the car can help a great deal.
It sounds like you're in Britain, right? If so, check out Serious Performance: www.seriousperformance.co.uk Alex can help you out and he carries Prima Hydro. Prima Hydro ( as well as Prima Slick) helps a great deal with water spot prevention. Just spritz a bit on as you dry with your towel. It's very easy. Here's a direct link to Hydro HERE.
Alternatively, we ship to anywhere in Europe as well and carry both Prima Hydro and Prima Slick. (Prima is also available in Germany, FYI)
Good luck!
-Heather
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