And when someone does this procedure, do they have to do the entire car, or can you only do certain areas?

 

Nevermind. It says I must polish the paint to remove water spots.

 

The answer to your question is . . . maybe.

If your waterspots are just the minerals from the water bonded to the surface of the paint then . . . yes you can remove that with clay and no you don't have to do the whole car but you should re-wax afterward any areas you clay.

If your waterspots are so bad that they have etched the paint then . . . no claying will not remove these. You need to polish.

 

whats a good polishing brand to use on our cars?

 

Claying my grill removed some of the water spots for me.

 

I'm a big fan of menerza. I'm not very good at polishing but I've had some luck w/ FP II, IP, and Power Gloss. I've been wanting to try SIP or PO106ff

 

Removing 'Water Spots'-

Use the least abrasive product first-
1. Use a paint surface cleaner (Z-PC Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleaner)
2. Try to dissolve the alkaline-based, surface/etched mineral water deposits try one or more of the following;
a) Use a 2:1 or stronger solution of distilled water/distilled white vinegar (Acetic acid)
b) Try a 2:1 solution of distilled water/Isopropyl Alcohol (adjust ratio as required)
c) Or equal parts distilled water/distilled white vinegar/Isopropyl alcohol.
3. Clean the effected surface with Klasse All-In-One or Zaino Z-PC Fusion Dual Action Paint Cleaner
4. Use detailing clay to remove any `hard' surface granules
5. Use a machine polish (Optimum Polish, Optimum Compound) and a cutting (LC White, Orange or Yellow) foam pad (speed # 4- 5.0) to level the surface
6. For Ceramiclear or other hard clear coats substitute Menzerna for machine polish;
Super Intensive Polish / Nano Polish (105FF) or Final Finish Polish (106FA) Use the least aggressive polish/foam pad first, if this doesn’t remove the problem step-up to a more aggressive polish / foam pad set-up
7. Wet-sand with 2000, 2500 or 3000 grit finishing paper