How to remove water spots caused by sprinkler

[rprothero]

Guys in fla at hotel the shrub sprinkler put water spots on my bike..not being to anal here but will these easily come off with a good wash of the bike..seems fla water has heavy calcium deposits and I won't be able to clean the bike Til I get home Saturday ..am I setting myself up for some body damage leaving them until then or should they come off with a good ole fashion bike wash..I'm being a little high maintenance here but the spots definitely negatively affect the look of my girl..thoughts?

[R100CS]

You could ask the owner of the sprinkler to wash the bike, or at least provide you with water and carwash/bikewash-shampoo.

[Sunbeemer]

No harm done. Happens all the time here. Once those drops are dry, it doesn't matter how long they stay on till you get them off... A few drops of car soap in purified water (i.e. distilled or deionized) on a soft cloth followed by a terry cloth towel to dry with will remove them. Wax helps.

BTW, it's not just the hardness (e.g. calcium); a lot of our irrigation water is either from a well or reclaimed so it has salt in it too.

[milehighboater]

I use that canned foamy window cleaner. It foams up nicely and wipes away clean.

[rprothero]

I'm being a little ridiculous I know..but suffice to say it comes off with simple window cleaner and shines well...thanks all...

[Sunbeemer]

Not at all.
Like anything, you take care of it so it takes care of you.

[milehighboater]

+1

[gregor]

Could be worse. After a pleasant commute and lunchtime ride with a colleague it started to throw it down with rain. Unfortunately my homeward commute met a junction that a large herd of cows crosses every day, to and from the milking parlour. Bike is gently humming in the garage. Must get it clean when this rain stops. A nice ride otherwise and it only took 24 hours for my leathers to dry.