DA Buffer or Rotary for scratches

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I’m relatively inexperienced to buffing for paint correction. My 95 Jeep cherokee has quite a few scratches on the hood and swirl marks all over. Seeing how this is my second vehicle I think it’s a great one to practice on before I hit my mercedes. My question is if I should use a DA Buffer or Rotary to remove the scratches in the pictures. I’ve never used a rotary buffer yet but i’m itching to practice with one, however all the instructional videos I see they are using them on newly painted surfaces… This Jeep has the original factory paint. Trying to differentiate between these two buffers for a beginner is a nightmare and total confusion. I’ve worked in body shops where all they have is rotary buffers and it’s used on everything, newly painted and original paint vehicles.

The scratches are not finger nail deep and seem like they can be removed, or at least toned down a bit. I’ve only used a DA for polishing and light swirl removing. Any tips, methods, and products recommended is greatly appreciated! I’m new to buffing and will be doing quite a bit of practicing on junk yard hoods before I start applying to friends/family cars.:props:
 
Rotary is definitely more aggressive than a DA, and require a certain degree of skills.

I would vote for a DA (like the PC or GG6) with a 5" backing plate and a few LC 5.5" flat pads.

Products? Meguiar UC and UP, or Menz 2500 on a white pad (if you are looking for a single step).
 
Thanks for the input, I’m ordering a PC as we speak. Ill give the meguiars products a try first with the DA and hopefully it will do the trick.
 
I'm voting along the lines of Dr_Pain.
That area is particularly treacherous due to the contours and panel edges where paint is usually thinner due to gravity after spraying. Common area for burn through using rotary. Also, common area reported by members who focus extra time and pressure on one spot using a da...thusly heat, which can produce user error.
Not to mention paint fragility due to multitude of scratches.
 
You may want to measure the paint before you try a correction.... but you should be fine with a PC.
 
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