Torque and Chrome

02 durango slt+ paint job?

well when i first got my durango over half a yr ago i would just wash it several times a week but now its winter and here in oregon we usually dont get snow but this winter we got a crap load of it and my mother and i went out and bought a ice scrapper and the next day i used it and stupidly i used the rubber edge on the scrapper on the body of the suv and a couple weeks later i noticed it left a bunch of scratches on the paint job there is a couple deeper nicks on the passenger door of the car and there are a couple dull marks ( which were already there ) on the door and the hood and ever sense i used the scrapper it left a BUNCH of light swirl marks. im only 13 and i didnt about a huge amount about paint jobs back a couple months ago like i do now but i wanna get the suv back to tip top condition like it was back then ( its didn't even say tht it was only for windows it just said ice scrapper and the thing was like ten bucks! ) it still looks incredibly nice when i do one of my 4 hour car wash's but u can see the the flaws up close alot. and hofully soon i will be able to get all the stuff i need to get it done right but wht do i need? i have a couple bottles of armor all wash and wax car wash ( is this about the best for around 6 bucks or is ICE of something else better), i have a hole bottle of ICE polish and wax ( liquid ), tutle wax premium grade rubbing compound ( the green n blck bottle ). i was going use the rubbing compound when it got a lil nice out but i heard tht it will leave more swirl marks so i figured i should by some scratch remover. BUT wht kind should i get meguiar's or turtle wax? and to top it off i should probably get a liquid clay thing. i hope this should be enough because we dont have much money but we wanna keep our car NICE! this would probably be a mini project i would do in the summer. wht towel things should i use for the wax, compound, clay, and swirl stuff. i have some shop towel, terry clothes, basic 1 time use things to dry the car tht i got at a car wash/ vacuum place, wax applicator. wax buffer ( i also had the ice interior cleaner but i cant remember if its the blue towell tht came with the wax or a white towel lol), i also just got some SHAMWOW'S to dry the car. wht other towel thing do i need to use for the compound and all tht fun stuff. i also have a little touch up paint bottle brush/pen tht i got at walmart thts almost the exact color and should i use tht at first or last? o ya the suv color is patriot blue pearlcoat with the luxury silver trim. some other stuff i have for my durango tell me if theres anything better thts not to expensive. armor all extreme tire shine gel ( i hate this stuff takes for ever! ) turtle wax wet n blck tire shine spray, black magic wheel cleaner, basic armor all tire shiner, chrome rim polish ( i didnt know wht type of rims i had lol ), sonic scrubber rim cleaner brush it works great for tht brake dust behind the rims ( got Additional heads to! ) armor all interior cleaning wipes, and armor all to go interior wipes. o ya is windex ok to use for the windows because i used it once and it worked great. o ya i also have two armor all BIG LARGE washing mitts. how many bottles of these things do u think i will need for the complete shine. will i have to use a machine to buff the stuff the only thing we could afford would be this 25 dollar one at walmart. o ya could u give me some tips for how much to use, how to use it and all tht stuff and if u know any helpful websites let me know plz srry if this is a lil confuzing is there anything else tht well help make the car look rlly good im mostly focused on the scratches and stuff right now. could u tell me wht order i should use these in like wash first, clay second stuff like tht THX A LOT

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1. to buff the scratches out you are going to need a electric buffer you dont really need it but i will make it thata much easier. a buffer will get out some of the scratches but not all of them. I use mothers on my truck its a little bit more expensive than turtle wax but it is worth it. windex is great for all types of windows. for tire shine i got this stuff in a can called black magic tire shine(the can with the back lid in the pic) it works awesome. http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/images/product_images/images/detailing4less/pkg-a.jpg. you sound kinda like me. i spend hours washing and waxing my truck. this is after i starting using mothers polish http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll267/dodgediesellover/2665064_28.jpg look at the reflections http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll267/dodgediesellover/2665064_5.jpg