Not sure if in right place, but here goes, heres what I got so far, got that bad boy porter cable 7424 xp, came with a white pad, orange pad, couple red ones.

Tried Meguiars swirl remover, then Meguiars ultimate compound, then Meguiars fine cut cleaner.......then Wizards Final Cut, used a orange cutting pad, No matter how much I tried, I always ended up with fine scratches under a halogen light.

Now I don"t mind fooling around with the car, but I have near 8-9 hrs just on the hood and decklid...........so I assume I'm doing something wrong here. Think I'm using the right amount of stuff, going over 6-8 times with the buffer.

Threw some Mothers Briazilian carnabuba cleaner wax on it............looks pretty good, but still some fine scratches.

Need to order one of those swirl lights deal, but would like some advice on which pads, product to get..........and maybe anything I'm doing wrong.....which I assume is a lot. LOL

Thanks

Rich