Wellll.... The white nightmare has been long overdue on a waxing job from yours personally, so this weekend, I took on the endeavor, boy was I in for a long day... Starting around 1pm, I didn't finish taking off the last bits of wax until 6ish.

Immediately once I got the car clean I noticed the haze that was all over the top portion of the vehicle, I want to assume this is from sitting out in the sun for ages and not being taken care of.

I wish I had a good camera to show this, but my cell phone won't capture it, it's noticeable to my eye, but not to any passerby of course, but it bugs me because of how much better the side of the car looks compared to the hood/roof/top of the doors.

The best way to describe it is it's a haze over the whole paint, if I look closer it almost looks freckled.

My first instinct is to use a rubbing compound over it, but I don't want to over-do it, because well... this car's paint is in bad enough shape as is.... But I am feeling a good light abrasive will do the trick on it, I can see through the haze on the areas where I used my finger nails to pick away at the house paint drops on the car (Houston, what else can I say :/), so that's where my intuition says use an abrasive.... But which one????

Thanks!!!

Again, I know pics would make it so much easier than explaining it, but again... no camera....

 

Sounds like you need a good polish. Wash, clay bar, polish, wax.

 

My thoughts exactly, but the polishing part is where I'm lost on... I've watched quite a few vids and people use a lot of different grades of polish or sumfin... I just want to know what's best for 16yrold paint that's seen prolly 4-5 years of neglect.....

 

I use meguiar's ultimate polish. Not as abrasive as ultimate compound...

Agreed on the clay as well.

 

Great stuff! I use it to polish headlights too.