I have rescued a rubber tree plant from a garage sale and the leafs have water spots all over them...i have tried using a soft sponge with water it didnt do a thing..i also tried a mild soap with the sponge and still didnt do anything ...does anyone have any ideas how to solve this problem? its a nice healthy looking plant other wise...any thoughts would be much appreciated.
honeybee

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i second the rubbing alcohol, because, it might not be water spots, but rather scale. my rubber plant at work was eat up with scale and i did't know it! when i discovered it, i made an alcohol/soap spray for it, and it got rid of the buggies nicely, except then i had to wipe the dried up critters!! i'd either use spray (1 part alcohol, 4-5 parts water, 2 squirts soap) or wipe with a cloth dampened with alcohol. but you have to be careful that you get in the crevices of the leaves, and also on the stem.

glad that worked!!! and thanks for the update.