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Ok, I know there are hundreds of posts here about fine scratches in metal. I've read them (ok, maybe not ALL of them) and have followed the advice but I'm still having some issues. Hopefully, someone can set me straight. Whether with Aluminum or Stainless, I'm having issues with my final polishing step. The issue is this: when I finish polishing stainless with greeen and a spiral sewn, it looks good--nearly like chrome with the exception of small areas of fine haze (cloudiness). Again, it's a very fine haze and normally only evident where the trailing edge of the buff is. I normally follow that step with a loose wheel and blue compound. That removes the fine haze nicely. However, it produces its own fine scratches. I've tried another new clean loose wheel, canton wheel, and even a canton with red compound. I've tried different speeds and pressures (higher pressure seems better) and , yes, I rake the buff often. I polish stainless quite a bit but I always have this problem. Nobody else ever seems to mention the fine scratches but I see them and know they're there--and I'm not satisfied. If it weren't for the sligh haze after the green, I'd be more satisfied than using the blue--I'm not sure which is more annoying to look at, the haze or the fine scrathes. Also, nearly the same scenario is evident with aluminum; after white w/loose, I use blue or red with loose or flannel and still see fine scratches. I'd post a pic but I doubt it would show the scratches.