sandra_moore30•1mo ago

Vinegar soak fixed my streaky float marks.

Saw a tip in a trade mag. Tried it and the results were spot on.

4 comments

4 Comments

lee.pat1mo ago

What ratio did you mix it at? A good rinse after is key too, stops any haze.

clairep101mo ago

Actually a good rinse can sometimes make the haze problem worse, @lee.pat, especially with hard water. If you don't dry it fast and completely, the minerals in the rinse water are what leave the spots. A lot of pros will tell you the mix ratio is way more important than a rinse. Getting that wrong means residue is guaranteed, rinse or no rinse.

mary211mo ago

But isn't the real problem how you dry it?

wendyd261mo ago

Claire's point about the mix ratio being the most important thing is where I have to disagree. In my experience, a bad rinse will ruin a perfect mix every time. The mix leaves the film, but the rinse water is what dries and causes the actual spots you see. If your rinse water has minerals, it doesn't matter how fast you dry it, you're just baking those in. A final rinse with distilled water changed everything for me.