Dealing with water spots, how to remove them, and prevent them.

Thank you to Tim Jones for the thumbnail picture!

[MakeMyAutoShine]

Rocks on plastic. Minerals on clear coat. That is an analogy that I think will resonate with customers. Thanks for your insightful way of simplifying things so that troglodytes like myself can better communicate with customers.

[RuneJuulJensen]

Thank you again for your teaching 😊
I just had this happen to a Volvo I did a two step correction on the paint and coated it with a ceramic coating.
All good until two weeks later when the customer came back for the washing course and there were water spots on all horizontal surfaces 😞
Initially I thought they were on top of the ceramic coating but turned out the customer had had problems with water spots on his cars in the past.
So what happened is I didn't notice the water spots were there when I polished and ceramic coated the car.
In the end I had to remove the coating and use mineral deposits remover, polish and recoat. Problem solved ☺️👍
I continue to learn and especially from you Yvan so thank you 🙏

[christopherkovacic]

Thanks Yvan from Australia currently coming into winter here so very interesting topic !

[reddiamonddetailing]

In a diy side at least in France it is common knowledge that white vinegar is helping to breaking the minerals because of the acidic aspect of it.

Water spots reminds me a black car i once detailed. She was fully covered of water spots and oxydation and other things the before/after pics are still ones of my best I think.

Best regards from France Yvan

[BulltheGreat]

Always glad to soak up the nuggets of knowledge

[slot]

I use a inline RV water filter, and it does a surprisingly good job, not perfect, but a noticeable cut back in water spots!

[areg]

Hi.
Greetings from Sweden.
I just wanna say thank you for informative videos and great explaining. I'm just a amateur taking care of my own vehicles but I find many things in you videos that apply to me too.

[maacodale]

Great info, as always. And I always remind people each drop has a certain amount of chemicals in it. As the water evaporates, it concentrates the chemicals, which makes etching all the faster. Hope to see you at SDC.

[gijoemolinaro]

Fantastic vid and super explanation thank you sir 🙏👏👏👏👏👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[nickd.]

Mr. Lacroix gave me the wax tip over a year ago and I haven't had a water spotting issue on my ceramic coating since. It really works, Many thanks!

[billytweed]

Been following for awhile. Another great video

[nldmaster]

The wax idea is very interesting. I never would have thought to allow the minerals to be washed away when the wax wears off.

[AMP]

Short vids for the win! Good stuff Yvan!

[richardseem]

Another amazing and informative episode.

[joliewu]

wow I didn't know wax can prevent water spots. that's cool info!

[norbertkrasovski]

This is amazing explanation! 😳 Thanks so much Ivan. Any plans to travel to Europe? :)

[MyGuyKirby]

Do the water spots on glass etch or are they more surface deposits? I see these often on sunroofs after cleaning the car while drying the roofs.

[kingsora]

What about 5% vinegar in a spray bottle And onr quick detailer dilution 1:16
Both gave me decent results removing water spots.

[nicorallysport]

I love meguiar's water spot remover with DA!

[dreamcardetailing]

Are you coming to the Vancouver area anytime soon?