best way to clean up hard water spot marks

[Don 79 TA]

ok, since moving to Yuma, the water is pretty harsh here and leaves the skis with nasty water spots,
i've tried some traditional cleaners/polishes and nothing really seems to get them clean or removed
i have the MrClean car clean system, but haven't used it yet on the skis, it has the built in water softner that provides spot free rise, which worked nice on the truck.

what do you use?
someone mentioned something about distilled vinegar mixed with water, and then some spray cleaner after that
thoughts?
I may have to get some real good elbow grease action onto it to get them removed, not easy with the high heat and strong sunshine here

 

[Shifty]

Warning, I have been known to wax my stand up.

Vinigar has never worked well for me so I go straight to Lime Away; I love the stuff. Its not good for any metallic meterial since it will corrode it. I give my ski an anual bath before it goes up for winter. It will come out looking as if its been waxed. Wet your ski down first and be careful around any aluminium/ hardware; wet a rag with water and squirt some of the gel Lime Away on the rag and go to town gently washing as if it was soap. Rinse frequently, I have never experienced any paint damage but I don't risk it so I keep it wet the whole time.

RINSE YOUR SKI WELL afterwards. If the water spotting is heavy it may need another application. Last winter my ski was appart so I did my headpipe, chamber, and cylinder head with some Lime Away and it all turned out looking brand new.

 

[Ericfox]

80 grit

 

[sflsurfrider]

rust-aid from home depot. youll find it in the plumbing or irrigation section. its meant to be diluted and drawn from a big tank to avoid hard water stains when using a well-based sprinkler system.

buy the smallest bottle they have and mix it with water. you need VERY little rust aid when mixing. i belive its 100:1, but i always go stronger and rinse sooner/ more frequently.

you just spray, watch the scum crawl down the ski for about a minute. rinse off thoroughly. repeat.

/billy mays

 

[Don 79 TA]

i'll see if i can find some of this stuff
would walley world have this lime-away

another downfall is that it's a 45 minute drive through the dessert to get home, so i will spot up and dry from coming out of the river too

at least the water is nice and warm too

 

[s13bdafock]

i live in parker lake havasu area and the river is the worst for water spots . i have used everything known to man .. but i found out that HOT SAUCE works the best ,,, its a lil pricy but well worth the cost .. it is a water spot remover and a wax. we use it on the boats and the jet ski's //

the best way to use this is to pour a lil on a micro fiber cloth and rub it around.

here is a link to what i am talking about ..
http://store.rude-performance.com/boblhotsa.html

 

[s13bdafock]

i'll see if i can find some of this stuff
would walley world have this lime-away

another downfall is that it's a 45 minute drive through the dessert to get home, so i will spot up and dry from coming out of the river too

at least the water is nice and warm too

where do you ride at ...

 

[orangefinger]

wipe the ski with a soft cloth when putting it up on trailer and you wont have the spots

 

[Don 79 TA]

where do you ride at ...

we ride out at fishers landing at Lake MArtinez
gorgeous area, easy to get to

we play on going to parker area and HAvasu area too
there was a place in Parker Dam area that had rentals with launch ramp on property, going to check that out

not sure if we can ride this weekend. i riped my finger open pretty bad and she may have to work

so you know the water spotting all to well
let me check that stuff out

 

[Don 79 TA]

wipe the ski with a soft cloth when putting it up on trailer and you wont have the spots

i've tried that, but the problem is the sun is so strong here, by the time i get up on land and away from the ramp area, it's almost dried
and the other major problem comes from the hose at home

 

[s13bdafock]

we ride out at fishers landing at Lake MArtinez
gorgeous area, easy to get to

we play on going to parker area and HAvasu area too
there was a place in Parker Dam area that had rentals with launch ramp on property, going to check that out

not sure if we can ride this weekend. i riped my finger open pretty bad and she may have to work

so you know the water spotting all to well
let me check that stuff out

there are allot of places to rent for the day or week i know the BlueWater casino has really cheap rooms a lagoon and a nice launch ramp . other then that i would recomend havasu springs that place is nice to ride on the lake and they have a nice launch ramp ...


its fun out here and there are allot of places to ride .. i mostly stay on the parker strip are and durring the weekends its chopy but still fun if you have a SJ or SXR


if and when you head up to this are let me know. it would be nice to have some others to ride with .

 

[s13bdafock]

wipe the ski with a soft cloth when putting it up on trailer and you wont have the spots

the sun is bad out here ... buy the time its out of the water the ski is dry .. today it hit 114 .. and tomorrow its going to be hotter ,, only good thing about the heat is the water ..

 

[Don 79 TA]

there are allot of places to rent for the day or week i know the BlueWater casino has really cheap rooms a lagoon and a nice launch ramp . other then that i would recomend havasu springs that place is nice to ride on the lake and they have a nice launch ramp ...


its fun out here and there are allot of places to ride .. i mostly stay on the parker strip are and durring the weekends its chopy but still fun if you have a SJ or SXR


if and when you head up to this are let me know. it would be nice to have some others to ride with .

most definately we will hook up
we just got our first rides in last weekend, so need to get in shape a little, and make sure everything is ok, if i wasn't F-ed up i'd be up or out this weekend

i read some other sites about that hot sauce, HIGHLY recommended, so i'll order some and try it out

it didn't feel that hot out here, comfy, but supposed to be 117 this weekend, perfect skiing weather, and the river is flowing nicely too

i have a SJ and she has an SXR (posted photos of her ski in the myski section)

 

[s13bdafock]

most definately we will hook up
we just got our first rides in last weekend, so need to get in shape a little, and make sure everything is ok, if i wasn't F-ed up i'd be up or out this weekend

i read some other sites about that hot sauce, HIGHLY recommended, so i'll order some and try it out

it didn't feel that hot out here, comfy, but supposed to be 117 this weekend, perfect skiing weather, and the river is flowing nicely too

i have a SJ and she has an SXR (posted photos of her ski in the myski section)

yea we bought the 5 gal jug of it ... i half to clean allot of Ski's and boats ...

also i was just over there looking at the ski ... its clean and looks like its a runner ...


im out for the next 3 weeks with work and familly coming out i wont have that much time to ride ..

but just let me know we can set something up .. i have some friends see if we can get a riding group together ,,, ..

 

[FyrHazard]

wipe the ski with a soft cloth when putting it up on trailer and you wont have the spots

I keep an Absorber in the van all the time. Wipe down the skis when you pull them out and you'll be miles ahead. I also recommend the lime-away. It worked wonders on some stubborn spots on my blaster.

 

[cattledog]

i have a old sn which i love and runs great and is ugly as hell i leave my water marks on gives it a mean look got to love ugly skis

 

[djkorn1]

Honda Wax?

 

[2006superjet]

!!!Ducky!!!

the only thing i use and trust. i have a black superjet
http://www.gettommys.com/Boat/Boat-...rs/Ducky-The-Original-Water-Spot-Remover.html

its like vinager

i think is strips wax off so i dont use it time after time without rewaxing. i always wax before i go out. at least the spray wax.

Hot Sauce
Premium Hard Water Spot Remover
What you need to know:
- Removes hard water spots and mineral deposits
- Safe, soft water based detailer with specialty Polymer waxes
- Will NOT strip your current wax, adds additional wax with each use
- Designed for Fiberglass, Plastic, Chrome, Glass and all painted surfaces
- Spray on, wipe off Application
- Available in Quart (32oz), Gallon (128oz) Bottles and 5 Gallon (640oz)

i may try the hot sauce stuff well see.

 

[CarFanatic]

ya ducky works well!

 

[Shifty]

I heard that Duckys worked well. From my understanding, any thing thats going to cut water spots is going to harm metals and require careful use. So for me I think I will stick to Lime Away cause its cheap and readily available. But if Ducky's or any other waterspot remover really won't cause any corrosion or oxidation, I would much rather use it.