Kirkland Baby Wipes: An Unexpected Way to Treat Tough Water Spots

[Firepower2010]

Great tip and tricks guys.

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[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

So we’re out of town visiting family in the Houston suburbs and happened to park close to sprinklers at the hotel. Overnight, the sprinklers came on and by morning we found one side of the truck covered in tough water spots that I couldn’t easily remove. I tried the window cleaner, water, and microfiber cloths, etc., all to no avail. Being 800+ miles from the rest of my cleanings supplies and power washer, I was at wits end trying to remedy the situation.

I wear glasses so when returning to the hotel earlier tonight, I also tried one of the Tesla recommended approaches, which is using glasses cleaning wipes. But it didn’t help either. Now really frustrated, I happened to see the baby wipes (fragrance free) in the car (we had watched our grandkids and still happened to have a package of wipes in the car). At first, I thought it was hand wipes we had brought with us. Anyway, I grabbed one just grasping at straws. Lo and behold it worked!

The spots came off easily. I wiped a small enough area to keep it wet so I could use a microfiber towel to then clean it and dry it with little additional effort. Then moved on to the adjacent areas, etc. I followed this up by wiping all the areas down with a damp (from water) microfiber towel and dry microfiber towel.

Before everyone toasts me for even attempting this, note Tesla recommends a mild acidic cleanser for “surface contamination” as highlighted in one of the attached pictures.

The other neat finding is it works very well when used to wipe down the bug slaughterhouse section on the front of the truck. The bugs seemed to come right off.

Not sure if other baby wipes would work as well or not. Probably depends on their formulation.

Attached are pictures showing before and after shots of a few different areas, including the bug-slaughterhouse section. Also, the ingredient listing from the baby wipes package. Note one of the pics of the front shows the left side as having been quickly wiped down, and the right side before being wiped.

ChatGPT also says it makes sense, and is safe to use (for what it’s worth). It said the fibers are gentle enough not to scratch the stainless steel.

Captain KIRK TO CYBERTRUCK: 'Beam me Up!'

 

[deftguru]

anyone want to go half on a box of baby wipes from Costco? (9) 100 ct Flip-Top Lid Soft Packs for $22 is a great deal!

 

[tingmo13]

So we’re out of town visiting family in the Houston suburbs and happened to park close to sprinklers at the hotel. Overnight, the sprinklers came on and by morning we found one side of the truck covered in tough water spots that I couldn’t easily remove. I tried the window cleaner, water, and microfiber cloths, etc., all to no avail. Being 800+ miles from the rest of my cleanings supplies and power washer, I was at wits end trying to remedy the situation.

I wear glasses so when returning to the hotel earlier tonight, I also tried one of the Tesla recommended approaches, which is using glasses cleaning wipes. But it didn’t help either. Now really frustrated, I happened to see the baby wipes (fragrance free) in the car (we had watched our grandkids and still happened to have a package of wipes in the car). At first, I thought it was hand wipes we had brought with us. Anyway, I grabbed one just grasping at straws. Lo and behold it worked!

The spots came off easily. I wiped a small enough area to keep it wet so I could use a microfiber towel to then clean it and dry it with little additional effort. Then moved on to the adjacent areas, etc. I followed this up by wiping all the areas down with a damp (from water) microfiber towel and dry microfiber towel.

Before everyone toasts me for even attempting this, note Tesla recommends a mild acidic cleanser for “surface contamination” as highlighted in one of the attached pictures.

The other neat finding is it works very well when used to wipe down the bug slaughterhouse section on the front of the truck. The bugs seemed to come right off.

Not sure if other baby wipes would work as well or not. Probably depends on their formulation.

Attached are pictures showing before and after shots of a few different areas, including the bug-slaughterhouse section. Also, the ingredient listing from the baby wipes package. Note one of the pics of the front shows the left side as having been quickly wiped down, and the right side before being wiped.

ChatGPT also says it makes sense, and is safe to use (for what it’s worth). It said the fibers are gentle enough not to scratch the stainless steel.

of course! Cybertruck is your baby!

 

[Kuiper__Belt]

So we’re out of town visiting family in the Houston suburbs and happened to park close to sprinklers at the hotel. Overnight, the sprinklers came on and by morning we found one side of the truck covered in tough water spots that I couldn’t easily remove. I tried the window cleaner, water, and microfiber cloths, etc., all to no avail. Being 800+ miles from the rest of my cleanings supplies and power washer, I was at wits end trying to remedy the situation.

I wear glasses so when returning to the hotel earlier tonight, I also tried one of the Tesla recommended approaches, which is using glasses cleaning wipes. But it didn’t help either. Now really frustrated, I happened to see the baby wipes (fragrance free) in the car (we had watched our grandkids and still happened to have a package of wipes in the car). At first, I thought it was hand wipes we had brought with us. Anyway, I grabbed one just grasping at straws. Lo and behold it worked!

The spots came off easily. I wiped a small enough area to keep it wet so I could use a microfiber towel to then clean it and dry it with little additional effort. Then moved on to the adjacent areas, etc. I followed this up by wiping all the areas down with a damp (from water) microfiber towel and dry microfiber towel.

Before everyone toasts me for even attempting this, note Tesla recommends a mild acidic cleanser for “surface contamination” as highlighted in one of the attached pictures.

The other neat finding is it works very well when used to wipe down the bug slaughterhouse section on the front of the truck. The bugs seemed to come right off.

Not sure if other baby wipes would work as well or not. Probably depends on their formulation.

Attached are pictures showing before and after shots of a few different areas, including the bug-slaughterhouse section. Also, the ingredient listing from the baby wipes package. Note one of the pics of the front shows the left side as having been quickly wiped down, and the right side before being wiped.

ChatGPT also says it makes sense, and is safe to use (for what it’s worth). It said the fibers are gentle enough not to scratch the stainless steel.

Sweet, I have a two year old so I have drawers full of these! I’ll definitely be trying this out.

 

[Tedacules]

Damn, costco will soon sold out the baby wiper and lots of mom won't be happy!

Another reason CT drivers get one figure solute.

Hahaha

They won't run out

 

[TexasRaider]

Baby wipes was originally suggested from the Tesla Mechanic at my delivery.

 

[NightOwl]

Baby wipes was originally suggested from the Tesla Mechanic at my delivery.

For getting rid of hard water spots?

 

[TexasRaider]

For getting rid of hard water spots?

For general internal and external cleaning.

 

[NightOwl]

For general internal and external cleaning.

Thanks! Hadn’t seen that.

 

[TexasRaider]

Thanks! Hadn’t seen that.

I haven’t tried it on the outside, but it works for the inside. Right now, I’m just using elbow grease and ammonia free windex for finger prints.
But, I also wash the truck with traditional soap at the local manual truck wash without issues for the past 11k miles.

 

[wheeler]

I just saw this:
Kirkland fragrance-free baby wipes sold at Costco contain PFAS, lawsuit alleges

 

[CyberGus]

 

[g7bupw9z]

So we’re out of town visiting family in the Houston suburbs and happened to park close to sprinklers at the hotel. Overnight, the sprinklers came on and by morning we found one side of the truck covered in tough water spots that I couldn’t easily remove. I tried the window cleaner, water, and microfiber cloths, etc., all to no avail. Being 800+ miles from the rest of my cleanings supplies and power washer, I was at wits end trying to remedy the situation.

I wear glasses so when returning to the hotel earlier tonight, I also tried one of the Tesla recommended approaches, which is using glasses cleaning wipes. But it didn’t help either. Now really frustrated, I happened to see the baby wipes (fragrance free) in the car (we had watched our grandkids and still happened to have a package of wipes in the car). At first, I thought it was hand wipes we had brought with us. Anyway, I grabbed one just grasping at straws. Lo and behold it worked!

The spots came off easily. I wiped a small enough area to keep it wet so I could use a microfiber towel to then clean it and dry it with little additional effort. Then moved on to the adjacent areas, etc. I followed this up by wiping all the areas down with a damp (from water) microfiber towel and dry microfiber towel.

Before everyone toasts me for even attempting this, note Tesla recommends a mild acidic cleanser for “surface contamination” as highlighted in one of the attached pictures.

The other neat finding is it works very well when used to wipe down the bug slaughterhouse section on the front of the truck. The bugs seemed to come right off.

Not sure if other baby wipes would work as well or not. Probably depends on their formulation.

Attached are pictures showing before and after shots of a few different areas, including the bug-slaughterhouse section. Also, the ingredient listing from the baby wipes package. Note one of the pics of the front shows the left side as having been quickly wiped down, and the right side before being wiped.

ChatGPT also says it makes sense, and is safe to use (for what it’s worth). It said the fibers are gentle enough not to scratch the stainless steel.

Got a box today. It works!

The pack I opened is not very wet, but works well enough.

 

[Dekeman]

I also got my Kirkland baby wipes today and they totally removed these spots nothing else could get off. Thx so much.

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