How To Remove Hard Water Spots on Automotive Glass the EASY Way!
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Get you some quad zero or four zero 0000 Steel Wool to polish your car windows and glass as well as any chrome you may have! This stuff is awesome for removing hard water spots from your windshield or car windows when glass cleaner just won't cut it! It's also fantastic for removing rust from chrome bumpers, trim and even gets rust and grime off chrome exhaust tips! Very handy stuff!
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Detailer here. We use it all the time! Spray it down with winded, scrub till u see it soap up, and then wipe it down.
It’s great for so many detailing things! Love it for the the windows and chrome accents. Perfect for removing road grime and tarnish from exhaust tips too!
Spray it down with water you mean?
@@Phuong_Nguyen_ I believe they meant the glass cleaner "Windex" but water can work as well. Just keep a microfiber handy to wipe away streaks.
@@HSZGarage ok. I’ll give it a shot
@@HSZGarage I just seen that lime away is pretty good too. Might have to grave a bottle of that
I literally just came back to thank you. I had a couple of water spots and decided I would just live with them (it's a company car). Then I saw this video and decided to give it a try. I did it last night, and my drive to work this morning in the sun was so much better. Thanks a lot, dude!
Wear gloves! I did all my windows last year and i felt something funny on my fingertips and found tiny pieces of the fibers stuck in my fingers.😔
Would nitrile gloves suffice?
My hands are always soapy from dish soap and water doing windows. I think the water soap barrier keeps the fibers off because I never have that issue
That’s been known for years. People laughed when I told them stainless steel wool for windows, but it works. No scratches
Thank you so much, you don't understand how long I've been looking for this
We've used #0000 steel wool for years. The correct terminology for it is 4 aught (like caught without the c or some say ot as in hot). Just an FYI.
U dnt make no sense
@@Anoymus985he made sense
you can't read @@Anoymus985
Ought is just zero. It's interchangeable
@@sethjansson5652 "Aught" is archaic English for "nothing." Jed Clampett would say, "I have aught to say about that" and then shut his mouth. But it's correct in this instance: 4-aught is what that steel wool has long been called.
Omg I’ve been searching for months to resolve this problem I can’t wait to try
How'd it go?
Unfortunately it didn’t work for my 20 year old car with severe water stained glass.
@@nonenope6091 Same here, I'm guessing the only way is to either polish the whole thing or just replace it
Unfortunately it didn’t work on my 01 car windows I’ve since tried sud factory and it didn’t work either I don’t know what to try…help
The thing to keep in mind is that these are not pure water spots. Depending on where one lives, rain pulls all kinds of pollution from the air. You also get spray from the roadway, and pollen, etc., from trees and vegetation.
All kinds of chemical reactions will happen over time, including reactions with 'glass'. That's why you'll see so many opinions on various glass cleaners, etc. "This product is the best; this product is garbage, and vice versa. I don't wash my car and/or windows very often, and live in a large city. The car sits out all year, and I have giant oak trees, etc. etc. etc.
I just finally washed my windows and changed wipers - both long overdue. Windsheild looked perfect, so I sprayed water on and tried the wipers... got big arcs exactly where the old wipers were doing them.
Finally something that works
Windex and newspaper. Something with the newspaper makes for an EXCELLENT auto glass cleaning rag.
Fibers in the newsprint acts a a similar abrasive.
I've used it for 50 years on home and auto glass.
I used Driven Extreme Duty Glass Cleaner shit works like a charm
I’ll have to check that out sometime
It’s very expensive
This did the job for me. I bought a 2002 Chevy Tahoe with water spots all over the windows. Bought some Rain-X glass cleaner and that did not do anything even after scrubbing hard. After seeing this video got the gloves and fourx steel wool.
That did it!
Now I want to know will this work the same on my mirrors. I'd hate to do it and scratch them up although I'm assuming that they won't.
Awesome! Glad it worked. For the mirrors, I've never had an issue with scratches from this method but as always I recommend testing in a more inconspicuous spot (hard to do on a mirror I know). After that, I'd use plenty of either water, ONR, or glass cleaner as a lubricant and then light pressure with the #0000 and that should do the trick.
Just make sure to get all the steel wool off the paint or your gonna have a ton of micro rust spots everywhere
Excellent point!
So wash the car after or just wipe it down??
@@JM-ve7sm I’d go for a drive and get up to speed so the wind blows all the steel wool off then if you have a leaf blower use that to blow the entire vehicle and then wash it
Could you do this wet so it doesn’t create steel dust?
I hope this works, I washed my moms car a while back and the Windshield is just covered in Water Spots.
Can you use that on shower glass too?
I tried the steal wool soap pads on my car mirrors and it scratched it. It worked but it left a scratch
Probably the cheap steel wool 😮
Mirrors are not glass
Woman☕
I wish I would have used this instead of Adam's water spot remover. Now I have acid etched glass on my customer's Corvette c8
Oh no! Yeah this is definitely an effective method but I always test a spot first to make sure it's not going to scratch or anything since it is an aggressive method. I think to err on the side of caution vinegar/water 50/50 is another good approach.
@@HSZGarage Worked great on paint, applied it to the fire wall window for 10 seconds rinsed it off with ONR wiped clean, a few hours later and the light hit it at just the right angle. Thanks for the advice.
Can I use a scotch stainless steel scrubber, the round ones? Not sure if that's the same.
On my truck AND my bong 😂
amen
What about water spots on interior surfaces like center console area. It’s shiny black plastic so this method would scratch it, right? Any other methods? I’ve just gotten my car back from my husband. He drove it to work for a couple years. We bought it new for me… but then realized it was the more practical option for me to give it up and go back to our old Tahoe. Basically, he has atrocious manners and would sneeze without covering his mouth. So now I’m trying to detail it back to the condition I kept it in.
Yeah I wouldn't use it on black plastic. Too risky. For that I'd just go interior cleaner and a microfiber. If that didn't work, then you can try vinegar. Start with it diluted a bit just to make sure you're not being too harsh.
Is this safe for Windshields?
LMao really?!? Glass is glass.
I dont know if its scratch or stays on forever??
I gotta try this.
Is this safe on tinted glass?
I wouldn't run it on the the glass side I've never had any issues. As long as it's #0000 steel wool.
Sure as shit didn't work on my trucks windows. Took over spray off my project cars window though. So strange there
I use 0000 steel wool to clean my stained glass. Not sure if this helps you, but for us we always keep a little water on the surface so as to not scratch the glass.
but doesn’t 0000 steel wool not scratch as it is?
@@zzreign3214 it’s not supposed to but some glass is softer than others and can scratch quite easily, for stained glass purposes it helps to keep some water on it to keep ensure you don’t scratch it. Water glass is especially finicky for me.
Are you kidding me ? I'm terrified to put steel wool on my glass 😳. Should I really f do this? I'm extremely OCD'ish about my car glass. This just sounds irreversibly committal.
(Edit: I just watched like 3 more videos that claim this is by far the best way to do it. Ok, I'm gonna give it a shot)
(Edit #2: OK, This **WORKS**. I cannot overstate how deep the water stains (from previous owner) in my windows were so I dipped the steel wool in warm soapy water, scrubbed, then while still wet sprayed a little WD40 on there, scrubbed again, then repeated a third time with glass cleaner. When I say scrubbed, I mean... elbow joint pain scrubbed. Dried everything up and did one final glass cleaner/paper towel pass and I now have absolutely brand new glass. I prob didn't need to do all four steps but I was going for broke.
Thank you to this awesome community. Very very grateful for you guys sharing your expertise🤗)
So, how it came out for you?
@@starmember132 .... See edit #2 just posted
Use chemical guys waterspot remover I bought some hoping to keep waterspots off my black mustang and works like a charm
Do you have to polish or wax your car after using that stuff, or just wipe it away?
@@saulurena7681 you have to remove it with something like chemical guys speed detailer
This guy just said use chemical guys thats enough internet for me for the day.
@@MHal312do they suck?
@@MHal312or have you just never heard of "the chemicals guys"?
Does a magic eraser work the same?
Would this work on aquarium?
It doesnt scratch the glass ?
Thanx now my windshield is full of scratches
He specified 0000# it’s fine enough it doesn’t scratch the glass. And chemicals could get on your paint so this is a good option
Ok , if water spots are fresh they will come out , but if they are old water spot they won't, and u will just scratch ur glass, u need different products to remove it, do a research before doing it , or u just going to ruined ur glass..
Do you moistened it at all with anything?
I didn’t here but it’s not a bad idea to use a little glass cleaner or vinegar while you do.
Where do you get the steel wool at? And what about doing it on factory tinted car windows. Mine is bad on my windows
I think I got mine at Home Depot. And on tint, I really recommend a test spot. Much higher chance that you'll scratch the tint film. It's usually applied on the interior though, so if you stick to exterior and are careful you should be good.
Google 4 ought or 0000 steel wool.
So should super fine work?
I did this but nothing still the same why?
What spray?
Just some glass cleaner. I used Stoner Invisible Glass here. I've tried vinegar water with the #0000 steel wool before too but that wasn't a good move. Lol the steel wool began oxidizing and heating up.
Lol those were not bad water spots. This will work on very minor spots. Acid or compound for real water spots.
Way to scratch a windshield with that Brillo pad!
Can you use on the car?
Like on the paint? No. I would not recommend that. It'll swirl your clear coat.
Did this now glass has tiny scratches in it had to use glass polish and a power buffer to fix it👎😵💫
glass is WAY harder than steel wool. There's no way it caused tiny scratches on your glass.
Do not do this without gloves you’ll get small microfibers of steel wool embedded into your skin permanently
THOSE WATER MARKS ARE RECENT, what about years of water mark?
Try some vinegar and water 50/50.
@@HSZGarage bet
Will it not scratch the glass?
No, glass is harder than steel (in terms of scratch resistance)
You need the 0000 (4 ought) super fine steal wool.
heres an east european hack - newspaper
make a ball of newspaper pages and try it without wetting it or anything like that just plain old newspaper. the steel wool might technically do the trick but it creates scratches, tiny ones but scratches non the less
I wonder if Lime Away would work?
Y'all I've been trying everything including this and nothing is working! My car is not old and I can't find anything to get it off.
Is the windshield pitted from sand storms and wind blown particles from the highway?
😢
Wow!
A real life hack.
Will it work with chrome
Only glass
For sure it works on chrome, plenty of videos on here on that too.
Cut a lemon in half, use like a scrub. 👍
I just tried this and it works!
Gotta try that thx 👍
Does a lime work?
Citric acid works on hard water
LEMON DOES NOT WORK AT ALL!!!
Typical You Tube advice that is 100% Bullsh@t
I went all the way to Walmart which is 40 minute drive for me and it didn’t even work😭
I see so many vids of it working and it never works for me😂
He must be blind that scratches glass which isn’t visible on video
I Spy Invisible Glass! :)
You know it! That's the go to 💪
Wont it scratch the window!
#0000 Steel wool is an abrasive. Test in an inconspicuous spot to make sure on your vehicle. In my experience, #0000 steel wool is fine for exterior glass that is not coated in anything and I have noticed no scratching.
Nononono, you suposed to have lubrication with that🤦🏽♂️
It turned out fine. I agree though. I recommend people do this with some form of lubrication typically.
That's what she said 🤣
What do i put on the wool?
In this video, I had already cleaned the vehicle and removed most of the surface dirt from the windows so I gently ran the steel wool dry. For heavy spotting, you can mist the window with vinegar or even water while you use the wool to help lubricate but keep a towel handy to wipe up the streaks and prevent re-drying. The vinegar is slightly acidic and can help dissolving the water spots but it also can cause your steel wool to rust quickly or even become hot in your hand as the reaction occurs. I’ve found that running it dry has been safe and effective on my truck’s exterior windows but test an inconspicuous spot on your vehicle beforehand. And don’t run steel wool on any tint or coatings. Be sure you’re working on bare glass only.
@@HSZGarage thank you so much this really helped me I've been having difficulties driving at night the glas was all fogged up and stained ❤️
@@HSZGarage so as long as I use it on the side of my glass that isn’t tinted I’ll be fine correct😅
@@anthonylewis1793 you should be yes. Test it in a less conspicuous spot to be sure but as long as it’s just glass you’re polishing and not any kind of tint, film or finish it should be just fine!
It didn’t work for me 😢
Acid or 110 compound will do it.
That shit didn't work on my car windows.
Detailer here, better way is use the fish tank scrubbers
Well all be dang
You will scratch the glass surface
News paper
You are damaging the glass
It came out fine. I was checking constantly with light. No swirls. Just nice clean reflections.
@@HSZGarage it’s fine just polish it with water repellent liquid. Because it will have water stains more than ever
Won’t scratch the glass?
It will ..micro scratch will appear....use high pressure washer and hold it near glass ..it will remove water staines...