Re: What's the best way to dissolve a spiderweb ?

Hi Gregory:

I had a look around, and couldn't find any compounds that specifcally state they will dissolve spider webs. Spider silk is an extremely durable substance. It's a very tough polymer comprised primarily of protein, and bound up with several complex organic compounds. You can read more about it through these links: http:// www.madsci.org/posts/archives/sep2001/1000421100.Gb.r.html
http://www.xs4al l.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/Info/spindraad.htm

I expect that you would need a very strong detergent to get rid of them! I'd suggest sticking with the time-tested methods of manually wiping them away (a powerwasher will do the trick too).

Hope that helps!
Rob Campbell, MAD Scientist