To an Automotive Detailer and the car enthusiast, water spots are annoying! Not only do they look bad — especially on dark colored vehicles — but they can become permanent if not taken care of. When water spots sit on the surface of a vehicle for an extended amount of time without being treated, they can stain the car and may be impossible to correct or get rid of.
What happens is after the water dries it’s the minerals in the water that can stain on the paint or even windows. Depending on where you are located the minerals in the water could be more harmful than other places but regardless of where you are these must be removed right away. The effect is a slow erosion of your car paint and scratching of window surfaces. When water evaporates it leaves the minerals picked up along the way. Surface tension causes the water to form into the smallest possible surface as droplets. The droplets then evaporate leaving what looks like spots on the hood of your car.
As a detailer this is where you come in to remove these properly. There’s a couple different ways that you can do this. Some people will use products that may remove the spots but don’t realize how it can actually be harmful to their vehicles. A popular method that most detailers will do is compound the areas where there are heavy water spots. There are also detailing chemicals out there that will specifically remove water spots. Detail King makes a chemical called Spot Spray that is safe to use and helps save you time from having to compound. Now be sure to always follow up with a sealant or wax to put protectant over that surface after using a chemical or compound, even if compounded by hand.
This is information that you can feed to potential customers so they understand why they need to get this treated. The best way to sell is having the right knowledge to inform a someone the importance of getting certain things treated and done properly!
