Washing a car

"HachiRoku" <Trueno@ae86.GTS> wrote in message
newsan.2004.08.29.01.18.32.162106@ae86.GTS...
> On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:21:19 -0500, jim wrote:
>
>> I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
>> car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
>> afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
>> wax off the car ?
>
> I would assume it would, since vinegar is used as a degreaser, and almost
> all degreasers emove wax.

So do most acids...like acetic acid.

jim wrote:
> I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
> car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
> afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
> wax off the car ?

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Maybe you're thinking of ammonia . . . It will strip wax. A tiny bit of
vinegar won't harm wax. Softened (or distilled) water is a better
solution to the spotting problem.

'Curly'

well you got a bad polish job if you got water spots like that on your paint
in the first place...

Brad..

<jim> wrote in message news:ii81j0dmguj3qscetiem92f5kau6e6cruo@...
>I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
> car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
> afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
> wax off the car ?

What does a polish or wax job have to do with water spotting? The water
spotting comes from the minerals in the water drying on the car. Unless
the car body is a perfect sphere, there will be flat spots were the
water will sit, even with the best wax job.

There is an alternative to distilled water or vinegar. You can dry the
car with a damp towel or a special car drying towel. Improper use of
a towel while drying can also remove wax, but then so can improper
washing tools and techniques.

Brad wrote:

> well you got a bad polish job if you got water spots like that on your paint
> in the first place...
>
> Brad..
>
>
> <jim> wrote in message news:ii81j0dmguj3qscetiem92f5kau6e6cruo@...
>
>>I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
>>car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
>>afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
>>wax off the car ?
>>
>
>

I thought a really good wax job will get rid of water spotting?

chris

"motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message
news:413164B1.4080407@interbaun.com...
> jim wrote:
> > I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
> > car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
> > afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
> > wax off the car ?
>
> ===============
>
> Maybe you're thinking of ammonia . . . It will strip wax. A tiny bit of
> vinegar won't harm wax. Softened (or distilled) water is a better
> solution to the spotting problem.
>
> 'Curly'
>

ma_twain <ma_twainm> wrote:

>What does a polish or wax job have to do with water spotting? The water
>spotting comes from the minerals in the water drying on the car. Unless
>the car body is a perfect sphere, there will be flat spots were the
>water will sit, even with the best wax job.
>
>There is an alternative to distilled water or vinegar. You can dry the
> car with a damp towel or a special car drying towel. Improper use of
>a towel while drying can also remove wax, but then so can improper
>washing tools and techniques.
>

Sure...we used to (still do?) use chamois (chammy) for this.


>Brad wrote:
>
>> well you got a bad polish job if you got water spots like that on your paint
>> in the first place...
>>
>> Brad..
>>
>>
>> <jim> wrote in message news:ii81j0dmguj3qscetiem92f5kau6e6cruo@...
>>
>>>I recently saw a diy tv show where they said for water spotting on a
>>>car to use water with vinegar. I don't recall tho if they said to wax
>>>afterwards. Does anyone know if vinegar and water mixture takes the
>>>wax off the car ?
>>>
>>
>>
>

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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

there would be no need to use other methods to remove spotting other than
normal washing to remove the spots if the paint is correct , you twit....

"ma_twain" <ma_twainm> wrote in message
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> What does a polish or wax job have to do with water spotting? The water
> spotting comes from the minerals in the water drying on the car. Unless
> the car body is a perfect sphere, there will be flat spots were the water
> will sit, even with the best wax job.
>
> There is an alternative to distilled water or vinegar. You can dry the
> car with a damp towel or a special car drying towel. Improper use of a
> towel while drying can also remove wax, but then so can improper washing
> tools and techniques.
>

probably does since vinegar is an acid. best way to remove wax is with a
mild rubbing compound, it willalso remove most dirt and get down to the
original bright color but dont use it too much or it will remove the shine
also.
i like to use turtle zip wax after washing and use nufisnish once every 6
months. the zip wax will shine it up nicely and you simply spray it on and
wipe off like windex. this will preserve the shine between actual nufishish
waxes