Hi, Pete. I stated with 220 to remove all the scratches, then 320 and so on all the way up to 1500. I then used rubbing compound. But even after that it wasn't as nice as I'd wanted it to be, so I took it to a place that polishes harley parts and they gave it the final polish for $30.00. Best $30.00 I ever spent. It looks like a mirror.