okay you know when it rains and you get those rain spots all over your car especially the windows? well i have that on my 4 side windows and back window and cant get it off. tried wax, eagle 20/20, windex, and just scrubbing the hell out of them..anyone know how i can get this junk off? i originally thought it was the tint but it's not...
thanks

I have a few baked water spots on my hatch glass. The only thing I found that worked is Aluminum Polish and even then you have to rub it in REAL hard. I eventually gave up after finishing a small section.

Maybe the spots are on the inside?

how do u get water spots inside??? lol. I have spots too. Tried a clay bar and everything else. Steel wool, etc. NOTHING works. I guess I'mma have to save up and buy new glass all around. All I know to do.

nah i doubt it..def on the outside..

ill try the alumminum polish thing, thanks man

if the clay bar trick doesn't work...see if you can get your hands on some C.L.R.
it's a more aggressive approach, but works great

what's CLR and where might I find it?

clr=calcium, lime, and rust. havnt you seen the commercials, or do i watch to much hgtv? lol.


you can get it at home depot, lowes, et al.

I'll try that. thanks.

Yeah, it's available at True Value, Home Depot, and other fine stores, according to the infomercial I saw for it a while back... :P


Dude, Boeing called. They want their wing back.

i tried clr and whipped a small section for quite awhile, dried it off and it did nothing at all...damnit, anything else? it looks like my windows are always dirty

I dunno- don't they have street legal lexan out now? for the rear glasses atleast? there's an idea. :wary

I heard about some cleaner that will take off spots. It's a glass cleaner. May be called clear glass or something. I don't remember what they told me. I just know I couldn't find it anywhere. The guy said the toyota dealership here had some.

you'll be my hero if you can find out what its called and if it works

Think it's called "Invisible Glass"....made by Kragen?
There's also a really fairly decent glass cleaner that I use by Stoner.
Diluted vinegar is good too.
use newspaper to wipe it off.(the classifieds...there's the least ink...and no color)

Sorry for such a ridiculously long reply.....but I have been researching this subject a bit and want to give as many possible solutions as I have heard.
Most of these poss are from a detailing forum that I'm a member of.....might want to check it out. At the end I also have some links to basic car care websites.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/automobiledetailing/

1. My first attempt would be a 2:1 vinegar to water solution. I would work
my way up to pure vinegar. And no, don't worry, vinegar shouldn't harm your paint. If this
doesn't work, your next step is to polish, and there are several glass
polishers available. Remember, start mild, and work your way up.
2. Cook-Top stove cleaners (e.g., the Corning Cook Top has a product made specifically for glass).
3. Try using a clay bar with a good window cleaner (if available use
SprayWay). Then clean with a soft cloth and finally spray window cleaner
and wipe dry. The clay bar should remove the water spots and the window
cleaner should remove any residue, leaving windows virtually invisible.
4. Everyone has a "something" that they do to detail that
other folks just cringe or throw up their hands. Here is
what I have used on show cars (ISCA restored
Corvette class) and on my 530 BMW. It works and it
won't hurt glass.
Take 0000 (also known as four ought) steel wool and
any glass cleaner (like Windex). Spray the glass fairly
wet (not sopping but overall misted) and scrub lightly
with the steel wool. Don't pussy foot it, but don't try and
polish it hard either. The glass will appear to have a light
foam on it. Use a microfiber towel to wipe it and quickly
polish it. There will be No scratches, bugs, spots, or
residue. Some folks will use brass wool, but 0000 steel
wool will not scratch glass. When you pay over $575
for a "correct dated" Corvette windshield, you tend to
not jeopardize it. This is what I have done since 1982.
Craig (NM)
5. Recently tried Invisible Glass ($4 from kragen). Applied using a spray can,and then wipe/buff using newspaper. Its the best stuff I've ever seen. The newspaper provides a fair amount of friction that will clean almost anything off your windshield. I can get "invisible glass" every time. However, I'm not sure if the chemicals are overly harsh if accidentally spilled on paint.
6. Do you have any polish (not wax) for your car already? Try that, just as you would on your car's paint. It should do the trick, without you having to buy something new.
7.Flitz polish
8. Most commercial glass shops use serum oxide powder to polish glass. Go over and grovel. Mix with water to make a paste rub with a rag till dry. Wipe off repeat as necessary.(this can even help polish out marks left by bad wiper blades)

http://www.3m.com/us/auto_marine_aero/aad/selectors/
http://www.topoftheline.com/index.html
http://www.properautocare.com/index.html

I got that killer fallout. Invisible Glass got owned by my water spots. x(

yep i just did the steel wool thing this afternoon and it worked! took about 3 hours to do the 2 side driver windows but yea at night when you look at street lights through the glass you can see the micro scratches from the steel wool...oh well, it looks WAY better and i can actually see stuff in my sidemirrors thru the window

A hard water cleaner like Scrubbing Bubbles might work.
And on a side note; lexan windows scratch very easily and after a short time they begin to look like ass.

anyone know how to get rid of micro scratches off windows now? lol

Wow. I wish I would've got into this thread last week when I first saw it. I've always just used rainX on my spots and that seems to do the trick. Oh well.
That stuff you're supposed to go and grovel for at the detail shop sounds tight. I'd look into that since my wiper blades and AZ sand storms have sand blasted the shit outta my windshield, but I doubt it would remove the crack that's all but a foot across it. :P