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Old 06-25-2008, 09:07 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Sprinkler water + CF hood = no good, HELP!

So even though my sprinklers go off all the time, this morning it must have went directly on my hood and 12hours later I look at the hood and there are white spots. I tried cleaning with soap/water and no luck.

When its wet you cant see it at all but they come out when it dries. Any ideas?

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Old 06-26-2008, 08:55 AM   #2 (permalink)
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this is just a thought, it kinda sounds like calcium build up, you could try some calcium remover of some sort, but i also dont know what effect that could have on the hood, just throwing some ideas out there..
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Sounds like hard water deposits to me. What kind of finish does your CF hood have (clear or no)?
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yes clear. Its an IPP hood
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Get a claybar kit from the auto parts store and claybar the hood. That will take them right off.
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Tried. No go...
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Did you put a good bit of elbow grease into it? Friend had the same thing happen to his car after he drove through a muddy driveway and then washed the car...where the mud was laying there were still white spots...mothers claybar kit took them right out but he had to work at it a bit.
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ill give another shot. Question on claybaring. When its silky smooth, is that bad? I mean I need some friction to get the shit off, right? I found that TOO smooth meant it was too lubricated and not doing anything. Obviously not enough is worse but just wondering..
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that sucks man. Im gonna have to watch out for sprinklers if I ever decide to get one lol
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im in the same boat man except its my entire car covered in water spot im gonna try the clay bar and see how it goes
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Get some meguars polish/scratch remover and a buffer that will do the trick.
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honestly steve....you need to take the hood off....take it to a body shop....have them wetsand the shit out of it....then apply like 5-6 coats of clear.....end of story
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you have to acid wash it to get rid of hard water spots....thats what my detailers do at my dealership when they get a car with hard water spots...
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couldnt you just take some clr to it?
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