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Originally Posted by olddog
... I made the mistake one night of hosing the car off to get the bug guts off after hitting a cloud of bugs. I didn't dry the car thinking it was night time, so it wouldn't spot. Not thinking I drove it to work the next day. When I got home I realized the sun had baked the water spots into the paint. I used every cleaner known to man. Then the clay and polish. Then polish. Eventually I got it all off ...
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Something that I have found helpful when the car gets water spots is vinegar and then soapy water with a soft microfiber towel. The spotting is essentially a calcium residue left behind as the water evaporates. The vinegar has not damaged the paint although I do rinse the area off when I finish.
The vinegar dissolves the calcium spotting from the evaporating water and will leave the finish looking new again. I don't know if vinegar has an adverse effect on the aluminum Kirkham makes their bodies out of but I have used it, without damage, to remove water spotting on polished 6061 and also polished 356 aluminum castings.
Ed