I’m restoring my Jacks Open and have started on the coin door. It has light scratches in multiple places on the front of the door. How do I remove the scratches and retain the natural grain of the metal? The picture shows the scratches.

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Light scratches

I used a small hammer and a sandbag to remove about 90% of the dent. Next I started as Pablito suggested with 220 grit and worked my way up to 1000. I followed that with the buffer and a coat of wax. It was difficult to work around the raised areas as jrpinball stated. The result is mixed. Some areas are very shiny and others are dark. Overall there are swirls like it’s been through a car wash. I’m not sure what to do next.

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I tried some green scotch brite and it didn’t seem to help much. I got out the sandpaper and started with 320, went to 400 and finished with 600 grit and a coat of wax. Not sure if I’m happy, but I’m getting tired of it. Polishing isn’t in my wheelhouse.

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