Re: How to remove "water stains" from paint?????? (archive)

I'd first try to give a phone call to Meguire's, the car finish folks. I called them a couple of weeks ago with need for help on how to remove paint overspray from the wife's Taurus. Very helpful. I was quite surprised as the guy on the phone knew his stuff. They had the product for me, told me how to use it and even told me which retailer caried it. And the stuff worked like magic. Their web site is pretty good too.

Just bought a an 02 that was parked uncovered under a deck and not driven for a winter. Snow sat on the car for months at a time. Consequently there are three large areas (tabloid newspaper size)on the hood, roof, and trunk that have that white-ish, chalky water/mineral discoloration. The PO tried to buff them out to no avail. There is definitely paint under there as the car was color changed and none of the original or primer is showing thru.
What can I do??? Will some McGuires, elbow grease, and a weekend take care of them. How about a wet sand or color sand?-If so how does one do this themselves? My time is more available than my funds right now. Or, am I destined to repaint? (I will do this eventually but want to hold off for a couple of years. But, at the same time I really don't want to drive around with what looks like patches of Pterydactyl guano!).
Many TIA's,
Tim

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