Whitby auto glass Repair

Even if you take your vehicle to the car wash twice a week and dedicate an entire weekend to making it look spotless, there are little smidgens on the windshield that just refuse to disappear. According to the Whitby auto glass experts, these dull, discoloured marks on your glass are called water marks. The water at the car wash may actually be making it worse. This is because water which is not purified can contain:

• Calcium
• Minerals
• Mildew
• Numerous microorganisms, including different kinds of bacteria

The cleaning agent you are using may also be an issue. Depending on the sort of environment and cleaning agent you are using, the impurities in the water may be reacting with the cleaning agent directly on the top of your glass. Think of it as minute Petri dishes on the surface of your glass. Whitby auto glass experts say that this results in something called etching. Etching is a water spot that will not go away and only gets more prominent the harder you try to remove it. Believe it or not, but this cesspool of minerals and microorganisms can actually eat through the surface of the glass if not treated. Luckily, there are ways of removing the effects of etching.

Water spot remover: You will first need to find a proper water spot remover. These are specialized cleaning agents designed to remove calcium and target bacteria and mildew on the glass. Be sure to look at the ingredients section of the product before you chose to buy it. A lot of water spot removers use acidic chemicals in them. Avoid these if they are not properly cleaned, they can cause damage to the glass and can even burn your skin. Pick a remover that does not use acidic chemicals. 

Application: The process of removing water spots must always be done after the windshield is washed. For starters, water spots are easier to see on a clean windshield and water should not be added to the glass after the removal agent. Squeeze a few drops of the remover on to a sponge. Be careful, for a 10 by 10 inch surface of glass, do not add more than eight or nine drops of remover. Adding too much will make the glass look more opaque, the texture of spot removers is like lotion. The application process is the same as applying lotion to your skin. At first, the remover will seem concentrated but as you apply pressure and rub it in, the agent slowly starts to dissipate. Make sure to really apply pressure when you are rubbing the glass; the remover should penetrate right into the heart of the mineral growth on the glass.  

Final Scrub: The water spots will disappear after a few strong scrubbing motions. Leave the remover on the glass until it slowly turns clear and vanishes. The trick here is to never use water as part of the final clean up. The entire process is done after you have already used water to clean the glass. Just take a micro fibre cloth, especially designed to clean auto glass and wipe the entire area. The result is a spotless, crystal clear windshield.

It’s important to know how to protect your windshield in the spring time.

Water spots may seem harmless enough, but overtime they can cause serious damage to the windshield. The area of the spot becomes more prone to chips due to the reduced durability of the surface. Especially in a country like Canada. The winters are long with extensive snowfall, the windshield is also exposed to sporadic periods of rain and there are also hot, humid summer days. If you have your car cleaned by a professional, they should take care of water spots but it is always handy to have your own spot remover.