tumas

my exterior has these spiderweb-like things on the paint, i waxed, polished, claybarred those parts and it is still there. sorry i cant provide a pic of what it looks like because the camera doesnt pick it up. do you guys know what im talking about? if you do, how would i go about removing/covering it? thanks ahead of time.

exceldetail

Spiderwebs are indicative of inproper washing and polishing/waxing methods. You may need to use different applicators, washmitts, and drying products.
What products have you used to try to alleviate the spiderwebs ? This would allow for better selection in your next effort......

tumas

well my dad previously owned this car and he barely washed/waxed it, and if he did, it wouldve been done poorly. i wash it every week with meguiars gold, wax it every 2 months with meguiars thingy or mother's.

exceldetail

Well, normally speaking, your spiderwebs will need to be addressed with at least a Porter Cable polisher. I would say your best bet at the moment is probably Mothers 1-2-3 punch, which consists of a paint cleaner, sealer/glaze, and a Carnauba Wax. Speed Glaze by Meguiars would also be a good choice. Followed by NXt. If you were to use a cotton applicator, that would have a ittle more bite than microfiber, however, remove products with a microfiber towel.

jdb8805

I'm no expert, but generally the spiderwebs you are talking about is something under the clearcoat. Happens a lot from leaving bird poop on the car and not washing it off. Its acidic and gets underneath the paint an as far as I know there's no fix except a repaint.

The fact that the previous owner seldom washed the car suggests that something like that happened.

exceldetail

Spiderwebs and bird poop are two completely different problems, I'd rather deal with spiderwebs.....

2001TL4KCdude

Clay, scratchX, wool mitt wash with dishwashing liquid. cleaner/wax, polish, then Carnabua wax to seal it in.

exceldetail

Skip the dish soap, any decent cleaner will remove any existing protective qualities......Whats your level of skill and do you own any orbital polishers ?

tumas

i do not have a orbital polisher, walmart had one for $20, should i trust that?
id say im an amateur.

exceldetail

Tumas, the Wallymart is better than nothing, but just barely. You really need a machine that can break a product down, such as the Porter Cable Random Orbital 7424.....Thats a user friendly machine, your out the door for about $150.00 with pads from Meguiars. Other than that, your pretty much stuck with either a 1-2-3 punch via Meguiars or Mothers....when you get a "PC", you can expand your product choice and level of abrasives for paint corrections.....

groebuck

Do yourself a favor and get Meguiars Scratch X first and see if you can remove by hand - (If it is all over the car then yah maybe get a PC but for the 109~199 they cost for PC, pads and products you can take it to a professional detailer and he can get them out). If you plan on detailing your car often then a PC is a great investment (I have one) - but if you just want to correct the swrils/spiderwebs, then maintain it - let the pro handle it (if the scratch X fails)/