My car was painted prob around 2001 and has sat in the garage every since, is it too late to wet sand and buff and is this something too hard for a DIY'er? If so what is the going rate for something like that? I would appreciate some instructions if possible and any tips and material list would be much appreciated, Thanks!

It should still be able to be done. But not a job for a beginner DIY. Can't be done on 1 part (no clear coat) metallic. Darker colors are harder than lighter ones. Find a beater to practice on before you try your car.

I wet sanded my '68 that had a 1 part repaint that had oxidized badly and developed a "patina" from sitting in the woods for years. The 1 part paint was metallic, so wet sanding hurt it. Wouldn't say ruined it, because it was already a mess. It is much better, meaning you can see the original color now, and there is some shine. But bottom line, it still needs a repaint. I have not hit it with a high speed buffer yet.

I just had a quote of $50 at a paint shop to buff just the hood of my black daily driver that has some spider webbing starting in the clear coat.

Mine is a base coat clear coat job, so it should be able to be done, and its a gomango orange color...Im waiting on a couple quotes now...Plus the roof wont need done because its a vinyld top car...That should save me some I would think...

Yes, it can be done and it's actually a good thing that it sat for a long time giving the solvents to completely dry out,it will be a bit harder to buff,but you won't have any die-back. You need to keep in mind however that no shop will guarantee that they won't bust through, since they did not paint the car and they can't guess how much clearcoat is on there.It can cost anywhere from $500-1500 or more depending on what you want and how much time it will require to bring it to the results you expect.

You can do it yourself,but I suggest practicing on something else to get a good a hang of it.

This can make a very positive difference in a car. However, I really, strongly, do not recommend doing this yourself. A friend and I did an e-body that I used to have a while back. Lousy job, dust and colored water everywhere, amazing how big the car seems once you get going, lots of polishing to do aftward, not good. For the rest of the time I had that car my eye was always drawn to the couple areas that I knew we could have done better. Best to have a pro do it.