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Yes you can do some spot correction with a compound and cutting pad in the affected areas. After that you will want to follow up with a polish on a polishing pad and refine the area that was compounded to remove the defects as well as finish up by completing the whole hood to ensure you have a uniform result.
If you only work on the affected area, you will clearly see where you repaired the area. More so if the paint is a darker color.
What vehicle/color and tools/products do you have on hand?
If you are as anal as most of us here are,you will see a difference and you will make the time to do the whole thing or it will drive you crazy every time you look at it. Or you will do it as soon as time permits.
Should i just use the polish only or start with correction compound instead of skipping it. Lot of people told me try to start off using the less aggressive stuff unless you are not getting the result you want.
What you are doing is in essence a test spot. The pupose of a test spot is to establish a method which will remove defects to your satisfaction ( that means time spent for desired results). Definately want to go least aggressive method first (testing), this means a polish with medium cut pad (pad supplier will have a chart showing which colour too use). You can increase correction speed with more agressive pads or polishes/compounds. Assuming the affected area is small, it is golden opportunity to learn some important knowledge. Good luck.