Well hello again everyone. I am here as your local neighbor hood AUXilary solution to some of your needs. Todays write up (unfortunatly) will be done without pictures for two reasons.

1. It is to hard to Photograph waterspots
2. I cleaned my windows before i took the pictures

So as i eluded to waterspots are the concern of the day. I have posted looking for solutions (no pun intended) to removing the hard water spotsoff my windows. I went to the professionals at Siera Glass (a local company) and they informed me that they would have to replace the galss because it its too hard to get hard water out. To me that sounded to shady so i went on a quest for a solution and finally found one. But first a little history behind some of the products that didn't work. I tried: Amonia, Ajax (which cleans grease off the windows really well, but did nothing for the spots), Armorall glass cleaner, Professional style Autoglass cleaner and CLR. All of these did nothing.

But i finally figured it out. Items you'll need are:

1. Fine grade steel wool ( It must be fine grade so not to damage or scratch your window )
2. Paper towels
3. Some type of window cleaning fluid (ie, windex, glass cleaner, or Armorall glass cleaner)

First spray down the afflicted area rather well, then take the FINE GRADE steel wool and work the hard water spots in circles (you will need some elbow grease.... trust me ). Then take the paper towels and wipe of the window spray residue. After the residue is removed spray down the window and clean it well. Then inspect for spots you have missed and repeat.

Note: Make sure you spray the area down very well as the cleaning solution is the buffer between you scraping your window and getting the spots off. Also be carefull not to rub the hard rubber seal , they may get damaged with excessive rubbing.

 

Good info here, thanks

 

3M Rubbing compound or swirl mark remover works too.

 

Yeah but those are more expensive than $3.99 at your local Auto hardware shop . I'm not cheap , just money conscious.

 

The steel wool for windows is 000 or triple zero. Dont use any other kind or you will scratch your window

 

I've heard white vinegar will also work. That would be a cheap fix.

 

-I was gonna post the same thing until I scrolled to this post

 

yes it does. works on the hardest spots.

 

I use the Mr Clean car wash with the spot free filter and it works to good, try it and you will like it.

 

Vinegar is what Meguiar's recommends to remove hard water spots. One gallon per car. You're supposed to use undiluted vinegar with a soaked sponge. Apply liberally and wash off. Since vinegar is an acid, it will strip all the wax off the car so a full wax job is recommended after this vinegar wash.