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    Moderator dixie_boysles's Avatar
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    How to Remove waterspots from your glass

    Alright fellas, the fiddy had some HORRENDOUS waterspots etched on the glass all the way around the truck. With a little elbow grease and power tools, i haz no more. nothing but shiny spot free glass.

    Tools:

    Compound (I used fine cut)
    0000 FINE steel wool
    Clean microfiber towel
    blue painters tape
    DeWalt buffer
    Wool cutting pad

    put a tape line down the middle of your window to establish a 50/50 line to help see if the product/technique is working for you.

    Now put some compound on your steel wool and go to town on the glass. use your palm to put flat even pressure on the wool. Then use finger tips to get into corners of the window

    Once that is done, use microfiber to wipe off compound and check progtess/results.

    Put compound on wool pad and go to town on the glass. I used 2400-3000 rpm on the buffer intermittently. wipe product off to see that you are actually removing spots. once glass is done buff to a shine with the microfiber.

    Below are the pics:

    After steel wool and compound



    One More pass with steel wool and compound



    After buffing a few times with the buffer



    You are welcome!
    Last edited by dixie_boysles; 07-12-2012 at 12:19 PM.
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    hey scott when u doin mine?
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    Wow! TBH i don't think i have ever seen glass spotted that bad...
    Turned out amazing though Nice Work!
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    Cool it down (running water and in the shade!!), apply some ammonia until thoroughly soaked and it will wipe right off with a newspaper. I've never had to put any sort of elbow grease into this method.
    Last edited by dixie_boysles; 01-06-2012 at 10:09 AM.
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    I have also used vinegar and that seems to work pretty good.
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    None of those would touch these water spots. They were pretty much etched on from it sitting outside and not being drove much and never wiped off by orevious owner
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    Buff it using a da and glass polish, did mine this weekend and they look great

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    You can use what they use on boats called water spot remover lol works really good!!!!

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    Vinegar also works for me . Mine doesn't spot anymore I keep the glass saturated with Rain X

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    I used 0000 steel wool and now have hazy scratches. Not sure how to get rid of the haze now.


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