Ok so a friend of mine is planning on selling his black f150, so he decides to get some of the scratches out with a heavy rubbing compound. Not only did this not get the scratches out it made tons more.....lol

He has asked me to help him out with these. I went and took a look at his car, and the paint has a orange peel to it, and 15-20 little patches of scratches from the rubbing compound.

What would be the best pad/product combo for this job? I try to stay away from black vehicles, but I want to help him out since he is trying to sell quickly, Thanks guys

 

If hes going to sell it, he may just want to take it to a pro and just add the detail price on the back end. If hes replacing it, I would suggest having him get the PC and learn how to use it properly so this could be avoided in the future.
If your detailing it, and have a PC, hit each panel (hell, the whole truck) with an Orange pad and light polish. Should get you and him out of the woods.....
If by hand, any OTC light grade polish should work. Albeit a concerted effort, all should turn out worthy enough to sell.

 

So start with the orange then move to finer pads? I only have 2 fine pads for my car since there are no scratches, and they are just used to wax really. Any suggestions on an over the counter light polish?

 

You could start with Megs #9.....

 

thanks patrick