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Dealing with very hard water?
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Dealing with very hard water?
Despite spending much time and money on my Zed I’ve not given the paintwork any love …
As a preemptive I decided to give it a quick polish prior to the NC500 trip next week.
Noticed areas when running my fingers on the paint on the bonnet especially where it’s rough to the touch.
Previous Zed had lots of airborne pollution which I removed with a clay bar.
This looks like areas where I hosed the car and just let it dry with pools of water on the bonnet.
Our showers calcify very quickly due to the very hard water from our bore hole.
So the question is what’s the best way to remove this staining?
I assume Cilit Bang is not the optimum strategy?
Clay bar?
I guess I should then give it a bit of a treatment with my DA and some compounds..followed by wax and not allowing water to stay but micro fibre it dry….
As a preemptive I decided to give it a quick polish prior to the NC500 trip next week.
Noticed areas when running my fingers on the paint on the bonnet especially where it’s rough to the touch.
Previous Zed had lots of airborne pollution which I removed with a clay bar.
This looks like areas where I hosed the car and just let it dry with pools of water on the bonnet.
Our showers calcify very quickly due to the very hard water from our bore hole.
So the question is what’s the best way to remove this staining?
I assume Cilit Bang is not the optimum strategy?
Clay bar?
I guess I should then give it a bit of a treatment with my DA and some compounds..followed by wax and not allowing water to stay but micro fibre it dry….
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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Dealing with very hard water?
I'd guess the best start i the clay bar, then all the subsequent reapplications of polish, wax etc.
I get a similar issue here and, though the neighbours think I'm mad, I often nip out and wash the car when its raining (lightly), then dry it off when the rain stops, but before it dries.
I get a similar issue here and, though the neighbours think I'm mad, I often nip out and wash the car when its raining (lightly), then dry it off when the rain stops, but before it dries.
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Clay bar is probably best bet as said and always dry car off with a nice plush microfibre towel at least 1200 GSM . Edgeless if possible as the stitched edges on some can put small micro scratches in your paint . Plenty on Amazon and eBay etc
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To avoid spotting in future, after washing go around the wet car spraying quick detailer before towel dry.
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A company called Raceglaze makes water filters of varying sizes which connect to you hosepipe and the rinse the car. The filters are filled with resin which you replace every two years.
When youhave done the usual washing etc give a final rinse with water passing through the filter. There is no need to wipe dry. Just leave to air dry and the car will be spot free. Even windows dry clear. Not cheap but works really well.
I have just received my replacement refill and will doing it this week.
All the info is on their website.
Hope this helps.
When youhave done the usual washing etc give a final rinse with water passing through the filter. There is no need to wipe dry. Just leave to air dry and the car will be spot free. Even windows dry clear. Not cheap but works really well.
I have just received my replacement refill and will doing it this week.
All the info is on their website.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for all the suggestions..looks like I may adopt several of them…
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We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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This is the best product to get rid of existing spots:
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-c ... 19326.html
I use two water filters in series, as what IRD above mentions, and use that for the final rinse and let the car dry by itself. Dries without any spots.
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-c ... 19326.html
I use two water filters in series, as what IRD above mentions, and use that for the final rinse and let the car dry by itself. Dries without any spots.
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Thnxpvr wrote: ↑Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:23 pm This is the best product to get rid of existing spots:
https://www.halfords.com/motoring/car-c ... 19326.html
I use two water filters in series, as what IRD above mentions, and use that for the final rinse and let the car dry by itself. Dries without any spots.
We choose to go to on with this endeavour at this time and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard…
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You what?
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Abarth 595 Comp.
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