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Originally Posted by MikeyC,Feb 12 2006, 02:09 PM
Cob webbing or spider webbing (also sometimes called swirls or swirling) are very light scratching in the paint. When you look at the paint in the sun you see lots and lots of scratches which look like concentric circles or a spider's web. The problem is usually caused by poor washing or drying tools and/or techniques. The only way to remove them is to polish the paint. If the scratching is deep enough it may require re-painting to get rid of them. If you look at most cars on the road at least 90% of them have cob webbing in the paint, because the average person doesn't care enough to learn how to prevent them.
following that mindset, as long as you wash/dry properly after you get rid of the webbing, they shouldn't come back, right? please let me know if i'm incorrect.
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Originally Posted by Jooboy,Jan 30 2007, 08:08 AM
if you get rid of cobb/spiderwebbing through polishing, are they permanently gone? my intuition says yes, since polishing is essentially rubbing the clearcoat down to the level of the tiny scratches, right?
following that mindset, as long as you wash/dry properly after you get rid of the webbing, they shouldn't come back, right? please let me know if i'm incorrect.
following that mindset, as long as you wash/dry properly after you get rid of the webbing, they shouldn't come back, right? please let me know if i'm incorrect.
Keep in mind that almost every method of drying has a risk of scratching, whether it be a chamois, WW towel, water blade, or blower. With all besides the blower, using light pressure is the key!
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Originally Posted by Jooboy,Jan 30 2007, 11:08 AM
if you get rid of cobb/spiderwebbing through polishing, are they permanently gone? my intuition says yes, since polishing is essentially rubbing the clearcoat down to the level of the tiny scratches, right?
following that mindset, as long as you wash/dry properly after you get rid of the webbing, they shouldn't come back, right? please let me know if i'm incorrect.
following that mindset, as long as you wash/dry properly after you get rid of the webbing, they shouldn't come back, right? please let me know if i'm incorrect.
Properly washing & drying your car will minimize how much scratching you put back in the paint. Anytime you rub something against the paint it will scratch it on at least a microscopic level which over time will become macroscopic. Also, there are factors beyond your control which contribute to the scratches returning (like animals walking on your car, people rubbing against it, etc.). Eventually, you'll need to polish again no matter how careful you are. You can certainly extend significantly the time between polishing sessions though by properly washing & drying the car.
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Originally Posted by Blax S,Jan 30 2007, 09:24 PM
good info on this thread 
getting a big blue.... when i do my taxes im going buy lots of products for my car too keep it clean like wannabes car 
getting a big blue.... when i do my taxes im going buy lots of products for my car too keep it clean like wannabes car 
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Originally Posted by MikeyC,Mar 1 2006, 01:09 PM
I see Mother's makes one.
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Originally Posted by Ubetit,Jan 31 2007, 08:58 AM
Link goes to the main page for me even if i copy and paste. When i search on the site it doesn't come up. I've never seen that towel before.
I see Mother's makes one.
I see Mother's makes one.
maybe this link is better
http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-drying-towel.html
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Originally Posted by wanabe,Jan 31 2007, 12:14 PM
it is the mothers one...
maybe this link is better
http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-drying-towel.html
maybe this link is better
http://www.autogeek.net/mothers-drying-towel.html
Originally Posted by shotiable, Jan 31 2007, 01:19 PM
whats so bad about a chamois?
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