Have you ever found water spots on your vehicle after washing, or maybe in the morning after your sprinkler system has gone off and the sun dries out the water? If you catch it immediately, and I mean IMMEDIATELY in the Texas sun, you can usually get them off pretty easily with either vinegar or even with water.

After any real amount of time, though, shy of polishing the paint, no real auto detail will seem to get them out. Having clear bra/paint protection film/PPF or ceramic coating does NOT make the vehicle immune to water spots. 

In comes SB3 Coatings Destroy, which is a chemical used to break down leftover Total Dissolved Solids (TDS, measured in parts per million), and clean up those pesky water spots. 

How do water spots happen in the first place? Unfiltered (to include the Brita-type filters, which don’t typically filter out much if any TDS) water contains a lot of minerals. When this water is left on the paint to dry, the water evaporates in the sun, and the minerals remain. Over time, they can become completely etched in.

Typically we see waterspots when:

– A vehicle is hit by sprinkler systems, which is usually unfiltered water

– A car is left to air dry after rinsing off with tap water or using an automatic car wash (which we hope none of you are using!)

– A vehicle is washed in direct sunlight when the water evaporates faster than the auto detailer (probably you!) can keep up with the washing/drying

How can we prevent waterspots?

– Either adjust, pay to have someone adjust, or buy sprinkler heads that don’t hit your vehicles (sometimes harder than it seems, especially if it’s windy)

– Never let your car air dry…if the vehicle is drying during a detail too fast, do one panel at a time

– Try to avoid washing anything in direct sunlight, especially in Central Texas