I parked my car overnight at a friends apartment on the street and unbeknown to me, the sprinklers hit the car late into the morning. I come out in the evening and to my dismay, the sun already dried the water and there were white spots indicating that it was hard water/calcium? I took it home and washed the car and scrubbed and what I am left with is little rings all around of where the water dried. The chrome is the worst as it shows the rings badly

how do I get this stuff off? it's horrible

 

You could try a clay bar and a light polish.

 

^ +1
Clay-bar. DIY, it's easy and it will take it all off as well as other contaminants you have on the finish.
You don't necessarily have to polish it afterwards but you definitely will want to apply a sealant or wax to protect the clear-coat. The clay bar removes everything and will leave your clear-coat unprotected.
Also, goto the 'ask a professional detailer' thread. Lots of Q&A there that will help you out.

https://g35driver.com/forums/care-de...-detailer.html

https://g35driver.com/forums/care-detailing-22/


Post a couple before/after pics

 

there ya go! ^

 

awesome! didnt know that thread existed

i will def take before and after pics, thanks guys.

 

Did you try buffing it out

 

with what?

 

i had the same problem. but even with a clay bar it wouldnt come off. my friend owns a detail shop so he did it for me. he used a special chrome rim cleaner. which is basically an acid and it came out looking AWESOME. dont try it yourself though. there are a lot of precautions you have to take when doing it that way and if you do it wrong you will completely **** the paint up.

 

Zaino Clay Bar...

I had this same problem. Tried both Mothers and Meguiars with poor results...almost gave up hope. Zaino's clay bar...it will work. I thought all clay bars were the same...until I tried this.

http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...18&Screen=PROD

 

try Mothers powerball

 

^ Thats for wheels, Do not use that on your paint!

 

whats for wheels?

 

The mother power ball picture he has in his post

How can you miss that lol

 

I know but you dont have to use it just for your wheels

Its in my post LOL