You WILL NOT get a reflective, shiny finish by hand unless you are Popeye and have all the time in the world on your hands. I do this for a living and can promise you, wet sand by hand out to 1500 or 2000 then switch to a buffer with a wool pad ( unless the paint is less than a day old, then use a foam pad only ) depending on the finish you seek you may want to do the wool pad with a buffing compound then go to a soft foam pad with a swirl mark removing compound. This will give you the best finish next to some serious work. The green 356 was done out to swirl mark level, the black was done 2 steps further, and IMHO only black needs to be taken that far.
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