if not to bad get g3 paste only need use your hands because if you have never used a buffing machine or your not 100% sure how to do it because you will be crying you eyes out because it heats up very quickly and in result will take the paint of your car if you use(1)the g3 compound with your hands its good stuff and does a good enough job i use it in my company (with and with out the buffing machine) (2) then get a cutting polish ie t-cut then after that (3)use autoglym Super Resin Polish(4) then use Autoglym Ultra Deep Shine.Try to use a micro fibre cloth for best results and do it in sqaure patches not to big (ie) about half a front wing and bonnet into 6 sqaures take your time!when rubbing in always go in all directions with g3 compound,cut and polish and rub in the more you rub it in the better the jobheres the stuff on ebay on the links below

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dont get me wrong it takes time but will have a really good finish but if you can use a buffing machine then do it the steps as i said above with the buffer doing the compound nothing else hope this help you get your car back to looking great let me know how you get on with it