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The miracle product is what CLR is. I don't know how it works, and I don't care.

We are on well water. The water had a high calcium or scale content vs. city water. I have an elborate filtration system for the water coming into the home (3 stage filter + iron/manganese filter + water softner + UV Light filter). However,the feed to the sprinkler system is direct from the well. No since spending money to filter the water going directly onto the lawn.

However, I do not park my car in the garage, but at the backside of the driveway. When the sprinklers go off, especially on a windy day, my car gest misted. After a few week during the summer my car's windshield had a film of calcium/scale on it. As long as I was not driving into light (headlights at night or sun in the morning or evening) I could see fine. Just a slight film. But if there was light, it was like driving in a heavy rain storm where you move your head back and forth trying to find that small area of view where you could see the road and if lucky the vehicle ahead of you.

I tried windex, vinegar, and several other products with little success. Then I bought some CLR. BOOM! Spray a little on at full strength, let sit a few minutes, wipe off with a damp cloth, then hose the entire car off with fresh water.

It's like a new windshield. I had to drive into Dallas this morning, from the west, directly into the sunrise. Boy am I glad I cleaned the windshield last night.

That is all.

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Must be pretty nasty stuff, if vinegar didn't work. But I would have recommended CLR right away. Little bit stronger acids, and more of them.

Out of curiosity, have you looked into gathering rainwater to do your watering outside? Less strain on your well, and not as expensive to set up (or tie in to your sprinklers) as you might think.

When I flew to Denver last year after my daughter passed away, I rented a Ford Edge, the same model I drive at home. There was a bit of a delay while they tried to figure out if the one parked by the outside desk for drop-offs and pickups was available. It hadn’t been washed yet, but I told them I’d take it as it was. The windshield was covered in water spots that wouldn’t come off with the wipers or washing fluid, so I ended up buying a bottle of CLR, which did the trick.

By the way, the 2023 Ford Edge has a huge vertical display in the center of the dashboard, and I found it incredibly distracting—dangerously so, especially at night. My 2019 model has less than 11,000 miles on it, so I expect it to be the last car I ever buy.

Bob Juch wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:48 am

When I flew to Denver last year after my daughter passed away, I rented a Ford Edge, the same model I drive at home. There was a bit of a delay while they tried to figure out if the one parked by the outside desk for drop-offs and pickups was available. It hadn’t been washed yet, but I told them I’d take it as it was. The windshield was covered in water spots that wouldn’t come off with the wipers or washing fluid, so I ended up buying a bottle of CLR, which did the trick.

By the way, the 2023 Ford Edge has a huge vertical display in the center of the dashboard, and I found it incredibly distracting—dangerously so, especially at night. My 2019 model has less than 11,000 miles on it, so I expect it to be the last car I ever buy.

I hate those huge ass displays in some cars. It's like the engineers took the day off and let the IT guys finish up. "Hey, let's put the full-size monitor there."

mrkelley23 wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:36 am

Must be pretty nasty stuff, if vinegar didn't work. But I would have recommended CLR right away. Little bit stronger acids, and more of them.

Out of curiosity, have you looked into gathering rainwater to do your watering outside? Less strain on your well, and not as expensive to set up (or tie in to your sprinklers) as you might think.

We've only been getting around 2-3 inches of rain between May and September. Any runoff captured in the spring would last a week or two when it's 105 degrees. I'm irrigating about 15,000 sq/ft of grass. More than I'd like but the wife ...., well, happy life and all. The good news is she wants to plant some fruit trees in an area we're not currently irrigating, maybe about 5,000 sq.ft. She previoulsy wanted to have groomed lawn there at well. If we go with the fruit trees I'll keep the ground natural and irrigate only the trees via drip. Should save some water.

BackInTex wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 16, 2024 11:49 am

Bob Juch wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 16, 2024 9:48 am

When I flew to Denver last year after my daughter passed away, I rented a Ford Edge, the same model I drive at home. There was a bit of a delay while they tried to figure out if the one parked by the outside desk for drop-offs and pickups was available. It hadn’t been washed yet, but I told them I’d take it as it was. The windshield was covered in water spots that wouldn’t come off with the wipers or washing fluid, so I ended up buying a bottle of CLR, which did the trick.

By the way, the 2023 Ford Edge has a huge vertical display in the center of the dashboard, and I found it incredibly distracting—dangerously so, especially at night. My 2019 model has less than 11,000 miles on it, so I expect it to be the last car I ever buy.

I hate those huge ass displays in some cars. It's like the engineers took the day off and let the IT guys finish up. "Hey, let's put the full-size monitor there."

This is bad:


This is ridiculous!