Acrylic tank buffing with Novus?

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Judon

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I am about to start the buffing job of my 180g acrylic and I am looking to order this Novus acrylic polishing compound. I plan on using ~1500-3000 sand paper, then maybe some rubbing compound, and then as a final step the Novus. From what I have found it looks like the #2 is the final polishing step.

Questions:
a.) Is this correct? Do I need to get the #1 also or is the #2 gonna be good enough?
b.) How much Novus do I need to order? I see they sell it in 2oz, 8oz, and 64oz bottles. Should I just buy 1 bottle at 8oz, use it, and then reevaluate any further amount?

Any other advice for someone who's never done acrylic work before?

Thanks in advance....
 
no guessimates??? Someone out there has had to use this stuff and can guess how much should be ordered to start with...
 
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