Samuel Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Hi, i just applied optimum gloss coat yesterday. 1h after I added a coat of optiseal and let the car in the garage overnight. Today my car has been exposed to water from my neighbor’s sprinklers and is now full of waterspots. I’m a little bit worried about it. What should I do? Wait for a week before trying some mdr or polish the car and start from scratch? thank you for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A&J Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 If you have ONR at home you can use that and clean the car with it. If you dont wait too long it should hopefully remove all water spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Awesome! it did the job!!! thanks a lot 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Oops... It seemed to do the job when the car was inside, but as soon as I took it out under the sun, you can see there is still a lot of spots present... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 water spots can hide - you can try vinegar or go to Optimum MDR. Water spots will not etch Gloss-Coat but do not use polish, it will remove your coating. Sometimes on a Coated car, the UV from direct sunlight will cause the spots to disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Thanks! I’ll order a bottle of MDR and give it a try... lets hope it will fix it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 there is 1 more solution for water spots that will not remove Gloss-Coat. Acid wheel cleaners that contain hydrofluoric acid (Meguiars Hot Rims Chrome Wheel Cleaner for example) will remove water spots...that's Def Con 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Mdr worked on most of the panels. It’s not 100% gone, but a lot better. The only problem I still have is the hood.... It’s impossible to make them go away on my ppf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 did you apply Gloss-Coat to your PPF? One of the benefits of Coating over PPF is the chemical resistance it adds. I can't speak to the affect of hydrofluoric acid on PPF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Yes I installed gloss coat on the ppf as well I am thinking about buffing it with my polisher and do the hood again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 yes, if you polish you will need to reapply Gloss-Coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 If I do so, donI have a chance to get the spots removed? I’d rather reaply gloss coat and have no spots haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron@Optimum Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I'm not sure why your water spots are so difficult - there are differences in hard water and it's important to remove before they bake on. The Opti-Seal should provide a sacrificial barrier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenoxinc Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 That optimum compound works good. I might not even have to use 80 after it. The compound removed 95 of the water spots. I'll worry about the light clear coat scratches later on. Other than that the only defect left is a good amount of orange peel. I did notice the optimum compound doesn't break down; I thought that was odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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