"Permanent" water spots?

[48P15Annie]

Hey guys...

Just got my (grandpa's) old Plymouth home today. I tested out an area for cleaning. I used some Turtle Wax ICE quick detailer 3 times and it cleaned it perfect enough for wax, so I don't have a sponge bath her. Anywho, it looks like there are water spots on the paint(the one fender I did anyway) but they will not come off, with the ICE spray or wax. Any idea how this happens or what they are? Or how to get rid of them? It's all fairly new paint...so I may clay bar it, if it will take the spots off. Not worried about it rubbing down the paint. I'll double this in the detailing forum...but I thought I may get a quicker response here.

Thanks for any tips guys...as always, much appreciated.

[greg g]

You might try some light rubbing counpound, or (take a deep breath and trust me here) go to the grocery store and buy some Bon Ami cleansing powder, wet the area with a solution of one pint of water and 3 or 4 frops of dish washing liquid. Use a windex or similar spray bottle. Now dust on some Bon Ami and with a wet soft cloth or a wet dishwashing sponge go over the area like you would with rubbing compound. Rinse it off let it dry and see if it dealt with your issue.

It also works great at getting years worth of road crud off the widshield.

If you can't find BonAMi look for Barkeepers Friend. DO NOT use any other type of cleanser as they all contain silicate based abrasives and will scratch the paint.

BA and BKF have very mild abrasives.

[48P15Annie]

Thanks, Greg!

[JerseyHarold]

Greg,

Will the Bon Ami also remove wiper burn if it's not too deep?

[greg g]

Can't hurt.