Ward I found me a battery powered buffer/polisher that has a wheel about 3″ in diameter. Works great for small, hard to get to areas and takes some of the elbow grease out of the job. As Ward pointed out, you would have to be an almost idiot to go all the way through. Heck, you can sand for a while with 1000 grit wet sand paper and not go through. Any fine grit compound will do the job for the scratches you speak of. May be marked on the bottle as scratch remover, swirl remover, etc. The key is to rub hard enough to create heat as Ward pointed out. If you create heat, youre cutting the scratch. If not, youre probably wasting compound and your time. the next best thing is to tell whoever to keep their feet on the dock or on the carpet! Good luck with your project!
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