how to stop water spots from forming after it rains

how to stop water spots from forming after it rains

Is there a way to prevent or form a resistance to water spots so they dont form on the car after it rains and the car is sitting out in the sun the next day? I waxed my car yesterday and then during the night it stormed then I woke up today and found water spots on the car. It just kinda sucks.

What causes water spots anyway. Its just funny that it only happens on the older cars. My car is a 98 with 124k miles and it gets water spots but my dad has a 99 malibu with approx 70k miles and doesnt seem to get water spots. Although it is kinda a sanddrift color too.

water spots will form on anything, it just depends on the colour of the surface to how it will show up.
I would assume that water spots from rain are from anything that it picks up in the air (dirt, minerals in the air etc/etc, carbon dioxide being changed into other substances blahblahblah).
My water is especially bad if you dont be careful. We have a well for out water, so there's just a ton of minerals/iron etc in there, and if you don't turn off the supply from the water softener (salt), you'll get water spots and other problems really easily.

When it rains, water spots will form from minerals, dirt, or any deposits whose mass is dense enough to evaporate with the water. Also, if there is any excess nitrogen in the atmosphere, they may find their way into the water droplets and onto your car. Thats just more minerals for your to deal with...if you've ever heard of dirty rain, then you probably live in the south. That's basically the same concept. With dirty rain, you'll usually have water droplets evaporating with some dirt and whatever, and then the wind will pick up dirt from the ground and fling it into the water as it cycles in the clouds. Water will evaporate and once its dense enough, will become water droplets, thereby forming storms....all you can hope for is that the water evaporated was clean and that lightning will strike the air which will, in turn, mix the air with the nitrogen, which is suppose to be better for the water and also slightly deionizes it but not significantly enough. Thats why they say let mother nature water your plants instead of your because rain is healthier for the plants cuz of it naturally has nitrogen in it...water from your garden hose doesnt have that..

This is in reference to car washing...Water spots are caused mainly from people with "hard water". You will get water spots, for example, when you wash your car and dont dry it letting the water evaporate leaving the minerals in the water to set on your car. While that water is drying, it can trap dirt floating in the air.....carbon dioxide does not do that btw....i think your talkin about carbon deposits, milhousse, but i doubt ne1 cleans their car behind a smoking semi or nething like that...if you wash your car at home, then i suggest you get Mr. Clean AutoDry. I havent tried this product for myself but ive heard nothing but positive comments about it.

This is how it works. You take the unit and connect your garden hose to ityou will rinse your car to loosen dirt first with just normal water. Then use the detergent mode to wash the car with suds. After that, rinse again with normal water.....and then.....switch to another rinse mode on it. This final rinse mode uses normal water but with a twist...the mechanism will filter your water and deionize it. When it like filters your water, that will filter out any minerals or any other crap in your water. At the same time it filters, it will deionize it as well, which basically keeps the water from sticking onto your car so you wont have to worry about too much water sitting on your car in the first place. This deionizing process is what allows the water to bead off and dry, hence the name, hehe. Even tho its like, self-dryin n what not, i would still suggest that you do it yourself....

Usually, at your typical car wash, you will have a rinse option that is similar to this filtration deionizing process. Thats what I always do before I pull out of a car wash. It really helps get rid of any sitting water and plus, its much easier to dry afterwards...

Hope this helps....n sorry bout being so freakin technical....all just for water spots...

Time for chemistry class TurismoDreamin.

Carbon dioxide dissolves slightly in water (more so depending on temperature and other conditions). When dissolved in water, it forms carbonic acid (H2CO3). This is also in equilibrium in water as bicarbonate and hydronium ion. Bottom line is that you get an acidic condition. Carbonic acid itself cannot be isolated in solid form becuase water and carbon dioxide itself are more stable, so decomposition occurs. HOWEVER, there are two problems with carbonic acid. It is an acid, which in a very small amount reacts with the wax on a normal finish, removing it, and when drying, creating residue (much like an acid bath that autobody shops do, or some people do with water and vinegar to remove oxidation [as well as their wax]). The other is that carbonic acid, while very weak (you can get the effect from breathing in some Co2 really quickly, say from a condensed can, or soda can, the stinging in your nose is from carbonic acid being formed by the carbon dioxide and the water in your nose). is reative with some common chemicals, including nitrogen compounds (as wells as nitrogen in the air) and other things that might be around or in the air.

the best thing is to keep you ride waxed and polished and clean.
The less the water has to stick to, the less water spots will form on the car

or check the weather channel, when you know its gonna rain, cover your car up.

yea.................i took BIO 1224.....im taking Chem 1315 this summer...but very nice explaination..

Sorry my bad, kinda came off a little mean on that.
Just that chemistry is what I have pretty much done for a living for the last 4 years, and I normally don't take kindly to people telling me I'm wrong when I know I'm right.
That and I am working off 4 hours of sleep and not enough food today I just want to go home.... 15 minutes...