I have a victory red chevy cobalt with light marring. I am going to polish this weekend, probably with #9. However, i am having trouble choosing a pad to use. White or orange. Any opinions?
#9 is pretty mild, but I would start with the white pad anyway to see if that does the job. If not, you can always step up to the orange pad if needed. It's a good idea to wipe of the polish residue with some QD or water, to make sure none of the marring is hidden by left over polishing oils.
In my experience #9 is *so* mild that using an orange pad probably won't make it behave more aggressively. Just a guess though as I've never tried that combo.
I wouldn't try to clean off the trade secret oils/concealing ingredients (note I didn't say "fillers" ) lest you end up redoing it over and over forever. I'd let it do some hiding and go straight to LSP. Otherwise, I'd choose a different product.
If so I would use a more agressive polish, I think #9 will do more hidding then removing of the swirls. If that is what you are after that is fine just so you know!