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I'd laugh at my little rhyme in the subhead if I weren't so ticked off. I just finished spending the entire day washing and detailing my truck and it still is giving me a headache. I've had the truck barely a month now and the first time I washed it maybe a week or so after taking delivery, I noticed some pretty serious water spots. At first I figured I should expect this, its a black truck and all, but not when this was the first time I've washed it and I took all of the precautions to avoid spotting. What I figure the spots are from is from poor care form the dealership where it sat before I purchased it. Oh well, I figured, all I have to do is use some good paintwork cleaner.

 

Well, thats what I thought. I used some really good stuff, some P21S Paintwork Cleanser. Didn't do a thing. So today I went down and picked up the Mother's Clay Bar Kit. Still...no dice. I still have a ton of swirls and water spots what simply will not go away. I'm to the point where I want to contact my dealership and find out what they can do, because nothing seems to be working.

 

If anyone has any advice, I'd love to hear it because this is really putting a damper on what should be a reall exciting time of owning a brand new truck. :)

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Water spots usually come off fairly easily with a bit of water and vinegar (I usually cut it 1/2 and 1/2).

 

Don't wash in the hot sun either...Water spots will show up in 1 minute flat if you do that.

 

As for the swirls, you'll have to get some swirl remover, 3M, Zaino, etc....Something along those lines...And put some elbow grease into it.

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Water spots usually come off fairly easily with a bit of water and vinegar (I usually cut it 1/2 and 1/2).

 

Don't wash in the hot sun either...Water spots will show up in 1 minute flat if you do that.

 

As for the swirls, you'll have to get some swirl remover, 3M, Zaino, etc....Something along those lines...And put some elbow grease into it.

 

I washed the truck in the morning before the heat of the day, and then used the clay bar in complete shade. The sun had already gone below the houses in my neighborhood. I actually ran out of sunlight and had to bring out a lamp...and after all that I still have some really serious spots, to the point that I wonder if its below the clearcoat.

 

I emailed my sales rep and he told me that if it was a preexisting condition with the paint that it'd be covered by warranty and to schedule an appointment with the service dept. so I might do just that and see if it can be taken care of without having to buy out the entire appearance care aisle of Kragen.

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I get bad water stains on the front of my truck all summer long... I live in a Condo complex, and the sprinklers hit the front end. They use well water, and it stains the paint real bad. What I do is use 3M Polishing Compound by hand 2-3 times a summer. Works well. Just needs some elbow grease. I have it on the windows too, and what I have found works on the windows is Alum Polish. Nothing else will touch it. I get it from Bad Dog polish... I think they have a website.

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