Water Spot Remover

[DJMattyT]

I don't know if you guys battle water spots like I do on tinted windows and black surfaces but even with a nice coat of wax I still get bad waterspots that I couldn't get out so I bought this water spot remover wax that worked phenomenal. It works on Glass, paint, chrome, everything.
It's just tricky because you have to do it in the shade, cool weather and can't let it dry.

 

[PEARCE]

Have you tried Ducky's? I've always had great results on my black hull. I try to wipe the boat down in at least partial shade not only for my health and benefit, but I don't have to work as fast either.

 

[DJMattyT]

Have you tried Ducky's? I've always had great results on my black hull. I try to wipe the boat down in at least partial shade not only for my health and benefit, but I don't have to work as fast either.

Nah I haven't even heard of Ducky's, can you post a link?

 

[scokill]

you want to remove on glass use dryer sheets. Just get wet, wipe, rinse.

 

[buckbuck]

@scokill, are you referring to something like Bounce dryer sheets?

 

[scokill]

@scokill, are you referring to something like Bounce dryer sheets?

Yes...exactly. It works great on shower glass too.

 

[Murf'n'surf]

The ONLY product that I've used to remove water spots from glass like the areas outside of your windshield wipers is Whink rust remover. Try it and you'll be a believer.

I'll have to look at the Meg's ingredients to see if they are similar.


http://www.whink.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cEcommerce.Product&ProductID=4328&CategoryID=1535

 

[DJMattyT]

The ONLY product that I've used to remove water spots from glass like the areas outside of your windshield wipers is Whink rust remover. Try it and you'll be a believer.

I'll have to look at the Meg's ingredients to see if they are similar.


http://www.whink.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cEcommerce.Product&ProductID=4328&CategoryID=1535

Is it safe on gelcoat too or no?

 

[txav8r]

I use Boat Bling's Hot Sauce on glass, gelcoat, stainless, chrome, anything shiny. It is fast, easy, amazing. If you have dried on water spots, your going to have to use Duckies or similar. In my book, it is all about spending more time enjoying and less time working. After every boat outing, we have a spray bottle full of water and a spray bottle of hot sauce. We just walk around the boat together (wife and I), and one of us mists with water, and the other mists very sparingly with hot sauce, one 10' section at a time. Then we towel dry and follow with a microfiber cloth. It takes probably 10 minutes to do the entire boat inside/out once you get a routine down. And the boat looks just like you spent all day waxing it! The glass is so clear you can't see it. One product, great results.

 

[Bill D]

We do the same thing as @txav8r. Takes less than ten minutes and looks great. I do believe that a good waxing at the beginning of the season helps the hot sauce work as well as it does.

 

[txav8r]

@Bill D , I don't wax. And I guarantee my boat looks just like I spent all day waxing it. The wax provides a certain level of protection, but it also ropes you into having to wax it as once you do it. The hot sauce contains 5% wax and is an instant detailer, so you are adding protections without the effort. The hot sauce will work and look just as good without a seasonal waxing as it will with it. But your effort to use it is certainly less with the wax base, as it prevents water spots to begin with. Hot sauce won't prevent them, it just prevents a wet boat from getting them if you use it before drying. Wax is certainly a good way to remove water spots as well. That is why the Maguire's product works. But just like it, and most all waxes, it gets in the crevasses between seams, in screws, in joints, and places you just can't get the residue out of, hot sauce won't do that. The problem with wax is that it breaks down from being rubbed or during the shedding of water. But until it does, it is a nice finish enhancer. I used to kill myself waxing twice a season on all cars/trucks/boats, then once a season,...then HOT SAUCE! Now if your boat is in the water or stored outside, I totally agree with making sure you keep a good wax coat on it. Let's face it, outside storage just increases exposure and need for protection.

 

[DJMattyT]

Wow ok I'm buying this then!!

 

[Scuba_ref]

I use this from Meguiar's, I have tried the Sauces and I don't like the way they smell. The Meguiar's goes on a wet or a dry boat and I use the same process as @txav8r. I do this at the end of each boating session and the boat looks great all season long.

http://www.meguiars.com/en/marine/products/m14332-boatrv-rinse-free-wash-wax/#YXoituLT4Cv3QYQJ.97

 

[Murf'n'surf]

Whink is safe on paint and gel but I always wet everything first and rinse well. This stuff is the standard in the yachting world, it removes the spots on glass that nothing else removes. Most of the posters spots are probably hard water and easily come off. I've tried all of the mentioned products and not one worked...maybe South Florida water spots are different?

 

[DJMattyT]

Do you guys wash the boat first then use hot sauce? Or just use hot sauce and no wash?

 

[Scuba_ref]

I do mine in the parking lot at the ramp. It is the last thing I do while the kids get the cockpit cleaned up and the boards and everything put away. I spray sections of the hull and have a "wet" cloth in my right hand and a "dry" cloth in my left and then I do my best Karate Kid impression - wipe with the wet cloth and buff with the dry. It really only takes 10 or 15 minutes.

 

[txav8r]

If the boat is dirty, wash it. But if the boat was clean and now just wet with lake water, just hot sauce it. The key is getting and keeping it wet. And then mist sparingly with hot sauce. Then drying with a big towel and using the microfiber to detail shine. I'm sure you can vary this a little, but it won't detail shine without microfiber, although it does get spotless with just the towel. Wetting it could be done with a towel, but a fine mist works better than larger water beads for holding and spreading the sauce. @fairpilot used to be a distributor for Boat Bling products and was an excellent source of intel on it and others. I won't go into detail, but he was essentially treated unfairly by a previous forum and it ruined his boat bling business. But he is my go to guy on products like that. What say you Chris? Did I get it right?

 

[DJMattyT]

Oh gotcha gotcha. I should've said that I boat in salt water so I definetly need to wash before the hot sauce.

 

[Bill D]

@Scuba_ref I love the smell of the Hot Sauce. Lol.

@txav8r I waxed the boat when I first brought it home last year, then had the good success with the Hot Sauce, so I really didn't know better. You just changed my Friday from boat waxing day to boating day! Thanks!

 

[SCSTWG]

I am also a big user of the Hot Sauce on the boat and the cars. My boat shines like it just came off the showroom floor and I have never waxed it. Many people ask me if the boat is new! I also love the Vinyl Sauce as well and wipe down the seats after each usage. The inside is a solid 9 out of 10.