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Subject:Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
From:JD Foster
Date:Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:59:02 -0700

Steel wool comes in many grades.  Use a brand new pad of either the
'0000' or '00''grades and you should be fine.

'0000' steel wool was standard practice at the body shop I used to work
at.  Used for polishing both glass and chrome.  Great for removing
overspray.

JD

Doug in Calif wrote:

>Stan,
>I used an SOS pad on my first car a vw bug windshield glass when I was a
>kid.  Before I rinsed the soap off my Dad came over and said you will
>probably have to replace your windshield now.  He was correct.
>
>ACE has many products for polishing glass and removing mineral deposits,
>phosphoric acid is one item that will easily disolve minerals.
>
>Ever use a can of coke or pepsi to get gum off the carpet. its the phosporic
>acid in the soda that breaks down the gum.  .
>
>Doug
>
>
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>Steel wool will scratch glass .
>
>
>Doug
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:40 PM
>Subject: Re: Hard water spots on Westy windows
>
>
>
>
>>Just use some steel wool.
>>
>>Stan Wilder
>>More power with performance coatings.
>>www.engineceramics.com
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
>>Chuck Reisinger
>>Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:09 PM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: Hard water spots on Westy windows
>>
>>Any ideas how to remove hard water spotting on
>>
>>
>windows...Thanks...Chuck,,,,
>
>
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