I took my car to a detailer to let him see my windows that have either hard water stains or acid rain etching today. I have tried things like Bon Ami, white vineager and you name it and nothing touched it, but his shop guy brought out some type of whitish grey pasty type liquid in a clear bottle... squirted a little on my TTop and just rubbed a little bit and then wiped it off and the stains were gone just like that... now he also tried some of the rear window and didnt do much but said with a buffer he could probably get it all off... my question is, does anyone have a clue as to what this stuff might have been? I would rather save myself the $165 and just do it myself... I would assume it had to be some type of gritty compound. And where might I find this stuff? PepBoys?

 

Have you washed those areas to ensure the problems are still gone?

Are you being charged $165 just for the glass?

 

Yea it is gone, he only did a couple spot tests to see if he could remove it.

 

I don't know what kind of magic goop the body shop has, but there are a number of products that you can buy to polish glass. If you have access to a machine for polishing, all the better.

 

i had some ba water spots all over my windows and i used that Zaino window cleaner stuff and they came right off...

 

DO NOT use any compound that has a grit to it. You will scratch your glass. What you need is an abrasive compound such as Norton Liquid Ice which has no grit to it. Also if you going to use a buffer, use a white polishing foam bad, that has a very light cut rating. But I would try Zaino glass polish first as stated above.

 

Is the Zaino stuff sold only online or in stores, cause I ahvent seen it anywhere.

 

Another vote for the Zaino glass polish. I've used Zaino's products for quite a while and just recently tried the glass polish. I have a Jeep Liberty with tinted rear windows which seem to get water spots, even after washing the car when it's cool and in the shade.

Zaino is not available in stores but can be ordered at www.zainobros.com. Or you can order it from 'hcvone' www.hcvind.com (Who frequents this forum) and who is a distributor. He is also a very good source for answers and any help you may need.