Water Spot Finishing Spray - When Drying In Hot Weather?

[Ej1749]

I'm chasing my car around like a crackhead trying to quickly dry it with multiple drying towels before the water spots dry... I'm losing every time!

Any ideas for any PH neutral finishing sprays/detailers to prevent/stop or get rid of water spots (Post wash water spots, not etched in old ones). (YouTube seems a tad useless on this topic, especially for the UK).

I have only washed my car once this summer, due to the heat wave and direct sun light. I can only wash it on Saturdays during the day and it's always hot and sunny.... Sucks, as Saturdays have always been my therapy day, just me bonding with my car by massaging it to be nice and clean again.

[willni]

So a finishing spray / quick detailer won't stop you getting waterspots. Waterspots are mineral despoits caused by the minerals in your local water, a DI Vessel is what you'd be after to solve your issue.

A DI Vessel will filter your water and remove the minerals from your local water, but it will only filter so many litres before the filter (resin) will need changed so you should only use the DI vessel to do the final spray over.

Example below:
https://www.mycarcleaning.co.uk/products/vyair-11-litre-resin-water-filter-vessel-blue?variant=38098055889089&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwi8iXBhBeEiwAKbUofazsdTAas9mAW8KETuJNarxJPXExzW8e7GqtHBhns5D-6Pzd7t75ghoCQnQQAvD_BwE

[watchdog]

After washing and drying, i wipe the car over with Finish Kare Ultra. Removes all water marks...takes about 10 minutes.

[willni]

After washing and drying, i wipe the car over with Finish Kare Ultra. Removes all water marks...takes about 10 minutes.

Harder Waterspotting can mark the paint which requires polishing to remove, working on an M3 at the minute that has suffered it, not all paint is the same and not every house gets the same water 

[Adam T7]

Up here in the North West, not an issue - nice, soft water and lots of it😄

[SRGTD]

It’s very hard water in East Anglia where I live so water spotting could be an issue in warm sunny weather.

In ‘normal’ years (no heatwave or drought), if my car’s dirty during the summer months and needs washing and it’s going to be a hot sunny day, I get up extra early so I can get it washed before the sun’s too high in the sky and at full strength so I can avoid water spotting issues. If for whatever reason I’m not able to work my car washing around the weather, then I’ll leave it dirty for a few more days.

Although we don’t currently have restrictions on water usage because of the drought conditions (I think there’s been just one or two short spells of light rain in the last last two months ), my car’s not getting washed as often as it would normally be - IMHO there are more important uses for water than car washing, so the car can wait.

[Rudedog]

As has been said if possible I try to avoid the conditions that will give me water spots but if I do get them I use Koch Chemie FSE to remove them and also gives a good shine as well.

[jv]

Water softener the house and innocently include the outside tap?

[Ej1749]

So a finishing spray / quick detailer won't stop you getting waterspots. Waterspots are mineral despoits caused by the minerals in your local water, a DI Vessel is what you'd be after to solve your issue.

A DI Vessel will filter your water and remove the minerals from your local water, but it will only filter so many litres before the filter (resin) will need changed so you should only use the DI vessel to do the final spray over.

Example below:
https://www.mycarcleaning.co.uk/products/vyair-11-litre-resin-water-filter-vessel-blue?variant=38098055889089&currency=GBP&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=CjwKCAjwi8iXBhBeEiwAKbUofazsdTAas9mAW8KETuJNarxJPXExzW8e7GqtHBhns5D-6Pzd7t75ghoCQnQQAvD_BwE

Great tip about only using it to do the final spray - makes sense. Cheers!

[Ej1749]

After washing and drying, i wipe the car over with Finish Kare Ultra. Removes all water marks...takes about 10 minutes.

Harder Waterspotting can mark the paint which requires polishing to remove, working on an M3 at the minute that has suffered it, not all paint is the same and not every house gets the same water 

After washing and drying, i wipe the car over with Finish Kare Ultra. Removes all water marks...takes about 10 minutes.

I might give this a try 

With the M3 that you're working on, surely the Finish Kare Ultra would minimise/eliminate 99% of the potential etching from the water spots, if done straight after the wash, maybe?? I have a few good etched water spots in that crappy area where the boot meets the rear bumper. Used a DA with Meguiars compound and I can't shake them haha. I'm no pro though!