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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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etched in water spots ?

hey guys i was wandering if any body had any ideas to get 20 years of water spots of windows i have an 87 GTA and the best thing i have found is a mothers powerball and an electric drill and some headlight polish but one window took me 4 hours and it looks pretty good but not where i would like for it to be any ideas?
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

Ive watched someone remove etched water spots off my back window with a razor blade. You could probably do the entire back window in 4 hours if that.
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Old Mar 29, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

If a razor doesn't work (be careful or you will scratch the hell out of the windows), you could sand and buff. Use 2000 grit wet paper. Sanding and buffing will take longer than for hours though, but the results are amazing.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

i used some autosol polish and the 0000 fine steel wool and it turned out great. just dont use this on the mirrors, they will get scratched by the steel wool
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 02:59 AM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

my windows are terrible, I've only tried to clay bar them and it didn't work.
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

Glass Scrub ... http://www.detailedimage.com/Glass-S...***-Scrub-P52/

I had water spots that steel wool and razors would not take off...this stuff took them off, except it takes a lot of elbow grease. Read and follow the directions on back of bottle.
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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Re: etched in water spots ?

Try cleaner wax and a buffer. They will come out smoother than a baby's bottom.
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