a local who managed to get it done in about a day and a half. He used a machine polisher, rubbed it out first with a polishing compound and then waxed it with Maguaire's cleaner/wax. He used the machine with the pad wet with water while polishing and it came out great! He did this kind of work for a living and did some pretty large, nice yachts. The day and a half was all work and no play so I figured it was worth the $240.00. I would have been dead the afternoon of the first day. I didn't feel bad because that was the going rate and the fellow was as happy as could be at the end of the job.