STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

Water spots on windows on houseboat will NOT come off! Things I've tried:

windex
fantastic
X-14
Lime-Away
amonia
Meguiars Cleaner Wax with an orbital buffer (this works a little bit)
Turtle Wax Polishing Compound (works, but must work on a small spot for a
LONG time)

It's tinted glass - real glass, not plexiglass. The Meguiars wax on the
electric buffer has given the best result/effort ratio so far, but still can
see a lot of spots when the sun hits it just right. With the Turtle Wax
compound I would be able to get off all the spots - by Christmas! But the
Motrin bill would bankrupt me!

Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively easy???

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

cag

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

Also Sprach cag :
Water spots on windows on houseboat will NOT come off! Things I've tried:

BMW reccoments Bon-Ami cleaner to get water spots off windows... NOT "Bon
Ami Kitchen and Bath Cleanser", which is the stuff that comes in a round
can, but "The Original Bon Ami Cleaning Powder" which comes in a square
cardboard box. Faq at http://www.garageboy.com/bmw/bonami.html, and
yes, that is an actual reprint of the official BMW service bulliten,
checked with my dealer.

Dan



windex
fantastic
X-14
Lime-Away
amonia
Meguiars Cleaner Wax with an orbital buffer (this works a little bit)
Turtle Wax Polishing Compound (works, but must work on a small spot for a
LONG time)

It's tinted glass - real glass, not plexiglass. The Meguiars wax on the
electric buffer has given the best result/effort ratio so far, but still can
see a lot of spots when the sun hits it just right. With the Turtle Wax
compound I would be able to get off all the spots - by Christmas! But the
Motrin bill would bankrupt me!

Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively easy???

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

cag



--
Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must
have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occured to you that you
don't go on forever. It must have been shattering, stamped into one's memory.
And yet, I can't remember it.
-- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

Vinegar.
Bill

"Marshall Banana" wrote in message
...
Also Sprach cag :
Water spots on windows on houseboat will NOT come off! Things I've
tried:

BMW reccoments Bon-Ami cleaner to get water spots off windows... NOT "Bon
Ami Kitchen and Bath Cleanser", which is the stuff that comes in a round
can, but "The Original Bon Ami Cleaning Powder" which comes in a square
cardboard box. Faq at http://www.garageboy.com/bmw/bonami.html, and
yes, that is an actual reprint of the official BMW service bulliten,
checked with my dealer.

Dan



windex
fantastic
X-14
Lime-Away
amonia
Meguiars Cleaner Wax with an orbital buffer (this works a little bit)
Turtle Wax Polishing Compound (works, but must work on a small spot for
a
LONG time)

It's tinted glass - real glass, not plexiglass. The Meguiars wax on the
electric buffer has given the best result/effort ratio so far, but still
can
see a lot of spots when the sun hits it just right. With the Turtle Wax
compound I would be able to get off all the spots - by Christmas! But
the
Motrin bill would bankrupt me!

Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively
easy???

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

cag



--
Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must
have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occured to you that
you
don't go on forever. It must have been shattering, stamped into one's
memory.
And yet, I can't remember it.
-- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

A thought occurred that if the poster's houseboat is kept in salt water,
there's a possibility that the water spots aren't spots at all, but rather
the glass has become etched from dried salt. In this case nothing other
than perhaps some optical rouge and a tremendous amount of elbow grease will
remove them. Ya gotta fresh water rinse and dry those windows everyday to
prevent it.

Eisboch


"Calif Bill" wrote in message
ink.net...
Vinegar.
Bill

"Marshall Banana" wrote in message
...
Also Sprach cag :
Water spots on windows on houseboat will NOT come off! Things I've
tried:

BMW reccoments Bon-Ami cleaner to get water spots off windows... NOT
"Bon
Ami Kitchen and Bath Cleanser", which is the stuff that comes in a round
can, but "The Original Bon Ami Cleaning Powder" which comes in a square
cardboard box. Faq at http://www.garageboy.com/bmw/bonami.html, and
yes, that is an actual reprint of the official BMW service bulliten,
checked with my dealer.

Dan



windex
fantastic
X-14
Lime-Away
amonia
Meguiars Cleaner Wax with an orbital buffer (this works a little bit)
Turtle Wax Polishing Compound (works, but must work on a small spot
for
a
LONG time)

It's tinted glass - real glass, not plexiglass. The Meguiars wax on
the
electric buffer has given the best result/effort ratio so far, but
still
can
see a lot of spots when the sun hits it just right. With the Turtle
Wax
compound I would be able to get off all the spots - by Christmas! But
the
Motrin bill would bankrupt me!

Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively
easy???

Any ideas are greatly appreciated.

cag



--
Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There
must
have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occured to you that
you
don't go on forever. It must have been shattering, stamped into one's
memory.
And yet, I can't remember it.
-- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

there's a possibility that the water spots aren't spots at all, but rather
the glass has become etched from dried salt.

I didn't know that salt would etch glass, but maybe the glass is etched, in
which case there is nothing you can "remove" from the glass to make it look
clean. If the vinegar doesn't remove any residue, then try waxing it with
rain-x to fill in the etching. Would a razor blade remove anything?

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively easy???

Try some four "0" steel wool.

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

"Petey the Wonder Dog" wrote in message
...
Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively
easy???

Try some four "0" steel wool.

NO! use bronze wool, or you will have little rust marks all over the nice
finish of the deck.

STUBBORN water spots on windows - HELP!!!
 

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Petey the Wonder Dog" wrote in message
...
Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
Surely there is SOMETHING that will cut these spots off relatively
easy???

Try some four "0" steel wool.

NO! use bronze wool, or you will have little rust marks all over the nice
finish of the deck.



Yep.

Eisboch (been there, done that)