lime away/ CLR bad for paint?

[darkness]

ok, before everyone trys to shove bamboo up my finger nails, i searched this earlier and didnt find the answers i needed. i checked out both lime away and clr and they both say do not use on glossy or painted surfaces. so is it safe for my hard to keep shiny black paint or not. What ratio did you use to water, and which lime away did you use, the spray bottle kind or the crystalized kind? Is it necessary to wax my paint after this? thanks for your help, it looks lke my apt complex waters the grass with salt water, water spots suck

[jjski78]

Don't use lime away. I've never used it on paint, and I don't want to try. If you have water spots use a 50-50 mix of vinegar and water. And yes, you will have to wash and wax afterwards.

[Pea-Ta]

I wouldn't use it =/

just my $0.02

[cctmobiledetail]

Their is hard water spot remover made by a few companies that I use in my detail business, that works well. Yes you should wax the truck after using the hard water spot remover.

I've heard of folks using clr on paint, but because clr is caustic, even highly diluted amounts will soften and damage the clear coat. I wouldn't advise it !

I would advise parking your truck elsewhere as well as buying a car cover and approaching the apt management and asking if their willing to relocate your parking space to keep your truck from getting water spots, since it's their fault I'd make them responsible !

I use the Mequiars hard water spot remover all the time and buy it by the case !



3M light compound will take off spots as well , but it takes longer this way

3M™ Scratch Remover


Safely and effectively removes grade 1200 or finer sand scratches, other fine scratches, medium oxidation, coarse swirl marks or water spots, and leaves a fine finish. Excellent for hand compounding applications.

• For machine or hand use
• Clear coat safe
• Easy to use
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[ToddG]

Originally Posted by darkness

ok, before everyone trys to shove bamboo up my finger nails, i searched this earlier and didnt find the answers i needed

LOL, good one!

Originally Posted by darkness

i checked out both lime away and clr and they both say do not use on glossy or painted surfaces. so is it safe for my hard to keep shiny black paint or not. What ratio did you use to water, and which lime away did you use, the spray bottle kind or the crystalized kind? Is it necessary to wax my paint after this? thanks for your help, it looks lke my apt complex waters the grass with salt water, water spots suck

I felt a great disturbance in the detailing business, as if millions of paint jobs suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

I wouldn't use anything not specifically called out for automotive paint finishes unless you're a chemist and know what you are doing. That said, try using a clay bar to get the "deposits" off your paint, works wonders.

[cctmobiledetail]

Originally Posted by ToddG

LOL, good one!



, try using a clay bar to get the "deposits" off your paint, works wonders.

Clay bar will NOT remove hard water spots , See Above for hard Water spot remover !

[ToddG]

Originally Posted by cctmobiledetail

Clay bar will NOT remove hard water spots , See Above for hard Water spot remover !

IF that's what they are, I agree. Hard to tell exactly what they are from the description, imo.

[Mylt1]

Originally Posted by darkness

ok, before everyone trys to shove bamboo up my finger nails, i searched this earlier and didnt find the answers i needed.

couldnt find the answer????

checked out both lime away and clr and they both saydo not use on glossy or painted surfaces.

looks like the answer to me.

so is it safe for my hard to keep shiny black paint or not.

see above.

[06blackse]

Originally Posted by jjski78

Don't use lime away. I've never used it on paint, and I don't want to try. If you have water spots use a 50-50 mix of vinegar and water. And yes, you will have to wash and wax afterwards.

When I used to detail cars (for almost 6 years) this is the method I would use, it works and works well, but definitely wax after washing to get back the shine

[cctmobiledetail]

Originally Posted by ToddG

IF that's what they are, I agree. Hard to tell exactly what they are from the description, imo.

Darkness posts from the original post "it looks lke my apt complex waters the grass with salt water, water spots suck "

That would BE Hard water !