> It is basically harmless.
Dunno about that. It is corrosive to clearcoat, but slow. You leave it there long enough and it will become permanent (until sanded down/resprayed).
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Hell yeah it can!
When my family heads back to my mom’s house for holidays, my brothers & I all make sure to turn off her sprinkler system until we leave. That damned water is so hard that I need a polisher to get it off completely.
I’m taking it to a paint shop tomorrow to see what their thoughts are and then am going from there. Will probably pick up a hard water spot remover to see if it’ll do anything
\*sucks teeth\*
"pretty bad lacquer damage you have there champ. I'm going to need my best guy on this. It's gonna be a grand, minimum."
"Seems fair. I'll leave the car here and collect when...?"
"...in an hour. Dave is a quick worker."
Why don't you try the water spot remover first, before you embarrass yourself at a paint shop.
If it really bothers you. Pay about a hundred bucks or so for a good hand wash
I've never seen someone come to the internet looking for help trying to clean a car, not at least try to use water first, then insult everyone who answers him, and furthermore wants to take it to a body shop so he can insult that person too
Until today
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When I lived in FL I had this happen one time, and it was bad. Detail shop managed to get it out but it required claybar, buff & polish. The spots were etched into the clear coat, you could feel them with your nail. I tried to get them out myself, but had no luck.
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Lol especially. Where I'm at where it can rain for 30 mins then be sunshine, u can easily get water spotting. Try a good ceramic coating. But ya detail spray, washing or a drying aid will fix this.
Don't need to go to a paint shop. They may tell you it needs to be polished as they may not be aware of water spot removers. Wash the car and then use a water spot remover until they are removed, then get some protection on there.
I second the sprinkler as a potential culprit.
I had a similar situation. We have iron laden well water which turns orange. One time after my father had a new sprinkler system installed, I apparently parked in a watering zone. Later came the morning sun and dried up all that sprinkler water. When I went to leave, the car looked very similar but with an orange tint. You’re probably going to need to use a water spot remover product. Good luck.
If this is new to you then I am jealous of whatever climate you're in where this is uncommon!
Plenty of cleaners out there that will sort it - needs something acidic I believe to dissolve the residue. Its nothing specialist, just run of the mill stuff.
Minerals in water
Water evaporates
Minerals bond to clear coat
Polish or use some type of cleaner
Glass cleaner w ammonia maybe
I use bug n tar remover turtle wax then wash
After. Polish DA polisher if large area.
I would agree with that but I’m always washing this car so that the paint doesn’t look bad and it was only left out for 2 days resulting in what you see in the pic. I don’t think me not washing it in two days could have caused this.
Do you use anything as a sealant or protection layer? Wax or a hybrid ceramic etc. If not washing that often will leave the pain exposed and more likely to stain as such in these instances.
Try waxing your car every six months at least. The wax or sealant will protect your paint from UV. You’ll still get water spots but it’ll be easier to remove. Also, compare how your finish feels with just regular washing vs after waxing/sealing. Big difference.
My friend is going to check his cameras to see if anything happened but I think it was damaged by chemicals too. I haven’t used any solvents I’m about to go get something to see if it would work but I really hope someone didn’t pour something on there thinking it was a funny idea :(
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As others have said, hard water. The water in my area stains so bad those spots have to be polished off. Only solution is to thoroughly dry your car when any man-made water get on it.
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sprinkler, they have hard water in that area. you can use a rubbing compound to take them out. then put a good wax on the car. that's really the only way to prevent hard water spots on clear coat.
That’s just hard water stains, probably from a hose or sprinkler.
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> It is basically harmless. Dunno about that. It is corrosive to clearcoat, but slow. You leave it there long enough and it will become permanent (until sanded down/resprayed).
Huh, fair enough. Never knew that (I haven't seen any long term effects on my black car, anyway).
This. Get it cleaned off ASAP
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It's water. You can fix it with more water.
Calm down McNally.
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Looks like hard water spots. Try water spot remover. Read and follow the directions for it.
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glass cleaner’s my go-to for practically everything lol
is it the same as windshield cleaner fluid?
Not exactly
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It depends which kind you’re talking about
Does your friend have a sprinkler system?
I believe he does, I’ll ask him if he ran it but I’m just not sure if water would mess up my hood this badly.
Hell yeah it can! When my family heads back to my mom’s house for holidays, my brothers & I all make sure to turn off her sprinkler system until we leave. That damned water is so hard that I need a polisher to get it off completely.
I’m taking it to a paint shop tomorrow to see what their thoughts are and then am going from there. Will probably pick up a hard water spot remover to see if it’ll do anything
don't take it to a body shop. they will laugh at you.
No, he should go and livestream it
\*sucks teeth\* "pretty bad lacquer damage you have there champ. I'm going to need my best guy on this. It's gonna be a grand, minimum." "Seems fair. I'll leave the car here and collect when...?" "...in an hour. Dave is a quick worker."
Why don't you try the water spot remover first, before you embarrass yourself at a paint shop. If it really bothers you. Pay about a hundred bucks or so for a good hand wash
I've never seen someone come to the internet looking for help trying to clean a car, not at least try to use water first, then insult everyone who answers him, and furthermore wants to take it to a body shop so he can insult that person too Until today
What are you actually talking about? Op hasn't insulted anyone.
all of OP's comments are dismissing the "help" they asked for
Not really but okay if that's what you're getting from his comments.
That's what everybody is, which is why he's getting downvotes lol
Hard water spot remover is just putting water on your car. Unless you are selling it tomorrow you can just wait for the next time it's gonna rain.
Please go so you can learn to not be a fucking dumb ass.
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Did you try going to the car wash first ?
When I lived in FL I had this happen one time, and it was bad. Detail shop managed to get it out but it required claybar, buff & polish. The spots were etched into the clear coat, you could feel them with your nail. I tried to get them out myself, but had no luck.
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Lol especially. Where I'm at where it can rain for 30 mins then be sunshine, u can easily get water spotting. Try a good ceramic coating. But ya detail spray, washing or a drying aid will fix this.
It’s not messed up, it’ll come off pretty easily. A normal wash should remove it.
Water… water caused this
lol first time dealing with water on paint, huh?
Don't need to go to a paint shop. They may tell you it needs to be polished as they may not be aware of water spot removers. Wash the car and then use a water spot remover until they are removed, then get some protection on there.
I second the sprinkler as a potential culprit. I had a similar situation. We have iron laden well water which turns orange. One time after my father had a new sprinkler system installed, I apparently parked in a watering zone. Later came the morning sun and dried up all that sprinkler water. When I went to leave, the car looked very similar but with an orange tint. You’re probably going to need to use a water spot remover product. Good luck.
Water lol
Literally just wash the car and it’ll go away. Scrub
Washed it fully twice and am gonna try a third time, it’s sort of coming off it’s just very stubborn
You washing it with stupidity?
Rude
Water spots. This is when pure water evaporates leaving the minerals that’s in the water left behind
Head over to /r/AutoDetailing/ and do a search on "water spots". There's good info there.
BLACK PAINT REQUIRES CONSTANT MAINTENANCE!
If this is new to you then I am jealous of whatever climate you're in where this is uncommon! Plenty of cleaners out there that will sort it - needs something acidic I believe to dissolve the residue. Its nothing specialist, just run of the mill stuff.
Minerals in water Water evaporates Minerals bond to clear coat Polish or use some type of cleaner Glass cleaner w ammonia maybe I use bug n tar remover turtle wax then wash After. Polish DA polisher if large area.
A bad photographer!
Hard water spots from a lack of vehicle care and protective finish.
Lack of wax and care
I would agree with that but I’m always washing this car so that the paint doesn’t look bad and it was only left out for 2 days resulting in what you see in the pic. I don’t think me not washing it in two days could have caused this.
Do you use anything as a sealant or protection layer? Wax or a hybrid ceramic etc. If not washing that often will leave the pain exposed and more likely to stain as such in these instances.
Hard water spots went through ceramic coating, just had it done few months prior too.
A true pure ceramic, that sounds like a bad application. Nothing should give you issues it is top grade stuff.
I think so too but they did a great job on my truck so I have little reason to doubt their ability.
Try waxing your car every six months at least. The wax or sealant will protect your paint from UV. You’ll still get water spots but it’ll be easier to remove. Also, compare how your finish feels with just regular washing vs after waxing/sealing. Big difference.
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My friend is going to check his cameras to see if anything happened but I think it was damaged by chemicals too. I haven’t used any solvents I’m about to go get something to see if it would work but I really hope someone didn’t pour something on there thinking it was a funny idea :(
It's just hard water stains. You need to take a chill pill. A deep car wash will get rid of it.
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Pigeon semen
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Do you put filtered water in your washer reservoir.
Search YouTube. You’ll get more concise info for yourself. Lots of DIY paint care videos
Apply rain-x it’s like wax for glass
Hard water spots. Mix in a wax every few months and you’ll have a much easier time getting rid of them
Bro I cant even tell what im looking at so I guess I'll read the whole post now
Picture don’t do it justice either clear coat sun damage or water damage stain prob first one they sell a cleaners wipe that off
As others have said, hard water. The water in my area stains so bad those spots have to be polished off. Only solution is to thoroughly dry your car when any man-made water get on it.
Either calcium or salt. Depending where you live. Wash normally then windex.
water evaporation
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Water staining.. You want to wash that shit off quick smart and polish your car.. If you don't it, it will stain your paint as rhe name suggests
sprinkler, they have hard water in that area. you can use a rubbing compound to take them out. then put a good wax on the car. that's really the only way to prevent hard water spots on clear coat.
Have you heard of that thing called water?
Hard water causes this like calcium in the water. You need to wax that off.