Help with paint

[peecee]

I have a 1973 VW Beetle that was repainted about 20 years ago from bare metal.  After washing it recently, I noticed there are "waves" of paint that alternate between a nice red and a sort of hazy red.  To my untrained eye, it looks like the "swipes" of the painter, but could just as easily be remnants of a detailer I used about 3 years ago.  The car has been under a car cover since then, and I'd like to know if it's possible to fix this, or if I need to start saving for a new paint job.

 

Hopefully this picture shows the problem correctly.

 

[TexWalker]

Could be swipes from improperly laid paint, but it looks pretty uneven for that. Maybe something was resting on the cover while it sat?

[mc2hill]

Is this single stage paint (no clear coat)?  If so, a good polishing should even that out. 

[vobro]

Sometimes when cars are covered for an extended time the paint can look like that especially if there's moisture present, try leaving it uncovered for a week or two

Edited October 17, 2017 by vobro

[sectachrome]

This could also be from the cover shifting around and rubbing on the paint over time, which I think is pretty likely since it was on there for 3 years.