Please be sure to let us know if your new cover works and what brand it was and if you recommend or not.

Just remember, when it's warm enough and left in direct sunlight is when the "self-healing" will take place in the top coat.

Did you also buy some type of water spot removal, or are you counting on the self healing to work before you do?

 

I purchased Chemical Guys Water spot remover as recommended above:

I also got a new cover:EZY SHADE

But I didn’t even get it all the way out of the box before I stuffed it right back in and started the paperwork to send it back. The underside, which was supposed to be soft. It was barely any different than the outer layer.

I decided just to get a newer version of the cover I had before because it has a nice soft interior lining. I just know now that I won’t be leaving it on for extended periods if there’s any water in the forecast.

I really like the Kayme cover.

UPDATE:

The True Coat is like magic! I made sure the NX was in full sunlight today, came back late afternoon, and I can barely see the water spots now!

 

Thanks for the all the updates — Well done, you 🙌

 

UPDATE 1/14/26
So happy to report that there is a not a single trace of a stain left! Leaving it in the sun over the past week slowly got rid of all of the white blotches. The new cover arrived and it definitely looks and feels much different than my old one. I guess they have a shelf life of less than two years. I don’t think that the material is different so much as it just got old baking under the sun. So I’m just gonna run with this cover and keep an eye on it after about a year and a half. And I won’t be leaving it on if I’m going to be away during a rainy period. Also, the chemical guys rain spot remover arrived, and I realized that is actually for addressing water spots that leave a residue on top of the paint. The problem I had was that the water was INSIDE the paint. It didn’t have any residue on the surface that you can dissolve or scrape away. It just made the actual paint milky white. So I didn’t use it. I guess the only alternative if you


don’t have sun to do the healing is maybe a hairdryer? But just so glad I don’t have to repaint the hood!

My old cover

 

So glad to hear all is well again

I do believe that your water stains/issues were in or underneath your clear Top Coat that made the white blotches on top of your paint and not in your actual paint color.

Regardless -- Thanks for the update and hope all goes well with your car cover.

Sad, they only last for so long before you have to fork out more money for another one.

But, if it does the job well, then I suppose all the money spent is worth it.

 

Good quality Lexus paint!