[QUOTE=wanabe,Jan 25 2006, 10:40 AM] should be a clear coat similar to the one on your car...

dont wax in circles- apply and remove as the air flows over the car (in lines, not circles).

 

Just remember not all clear coats are the same. You should ask what type of clear was sprayed on the hood. A Honda clear is a medium grade, where-as Lexus is a very soft clear, and the there's Infiniti... whose clear coat is so hard that you need to compound more than once to get out scratchs. The last Q45 I did took all day. I had to compound it with a yellow foam pad at 2500-3000 RPM's to get out the scratches. The deeper ones required wet sanding. Truly crazy stuff.
I would call and see if you can find out what type of clear they used before you keep wasting your time. If they used a hard clear, your never going to fix it by hand.

 

A little clarification on carbon parts. When I said that working with the gel/resin coat is tougher than a regular clear coat, I meant that not all manufacturers clear coat their hoods. If that's the case you have to work directly on the resin coat. I've seen a few hoods from knock-off companies that aren't clear coated. To try and remove scratches from a resin/gel layer is tough as hell.

If you have a clear coated hood treat it as you would your car.

 

Amazing results, darkknight.