I use Mothers Clay Bar, it costs about $15 U.S. I use it at the end of summer to get the bugs off that don't want to come off and the end of winter. After you claybar your car, you need to wax it right away.

 

^ thanks a lot! so basically the clay is additional cleaning or preppin before a nice wax! Maybe I'll go check CAnadian Tire. Was gonna buy that new MEguire wax anyways, so i mite as well pick up the clay!! (and i get sooooooo many annoying bugs cause i go back from toronto to london almost every week.. i go to school in london during the school year, and go home for holidays).

 

When you claybar your car, make sure you do small sections at a time (2 feet by 2 feet). Also, go heavy on the detailers spray when you do this. I found the more that I use, the easier it is. One more hint, go in a back and forth direction, do not go in circular motion.

 

lol, i'm getting a lotta goodies... (all being shipped over here) so as soon as i put everything on, can't wait to wax my babee to perfection!

 

a good wax

 

I'm a pro detailer. I see cars everyday that have bad rain spot issues.
This is what I do to remove those spots.

Though I speak directly about paint, the products and processes are the same regardless of whether the water spots are on glass or paint.

You need to keep your car well waxed. This will keep the minerals from bonding to your paint (as well as keep your paint from fading, keep bird sh*t from ruining your paint, keep airborn pollutants from bonding to your paint).

But if you are lazy, and don't keep your car waxed, you will have to use a non abrasive paint cleaner (like Mothers pre-wax cleaner) to remove water spots. It will clean the surface without actually abrading away any paint. If that doesn't work you should use a clay bar. Keep in mind that the clay bar is an abrasive. So only use it when nonabrasives will not do the job.


Oh, and the Mr Clean Auto Dry wash is crap. Don't use it for any reason. The water coming from your hose is filled with minerals. So while the cleaner may 'auto dry', it will still leave all those minerals on your paint.

 

This will scratch the hell out of your paint if done often. The water sitting on your car after a rain storm is holding any number of small hard particles ranging from dust to dirt and formerly airborn pollutants. Rubbing a chamois on that car will just grind all those particles into your paint creating swirls.

If you feel compelled to wipe your car immediately after rain, spray the car with a quick detailer product first. Those products have surface lubricants and chemicals that emulsify and lift dirt.

And if you do this, don't use the same chamois to dry your car with after the next wash without fully washing it.

SC~