How can I get rid of surface scratches on blue part of hull?

[Marine Reflections]

I used to use T-bag colour restorer from the states, expensive stuff!

 

[Warpa]

Liking before and after pics promise

Was the pinstripe original?

The gel under the pinstripe should be 'mint' in original colour, but also higher where it has been covered, flatting along this line first will give you the most feedback as you can see the colour change of surrounding area well, you'll know what I mean when you widen the rich colour stripe.

Just my opinion but I rarely like the look of them when it comes to putting them back on, I like the lines of the boat better. Glad the decals are coming off, be able to get all round there now

I'd be using the ole DA so I go finer on the starting grades but use what you have for fine.

3000 is gentle all day long, 3m are the most uniform without a shadow, but with yours you may be there some time.
1500 perhaps wet soaked on a block if you can bring 1500 back from the dead, which I am sure you can.
Go with what you are comfy with, looks great already by the way but I see it that pinstripe red and minted even further

Illness

Bit of a thread hijack going on here

Ill give it a wet sand and come up with a mirror finish on it, i may do it next weekend but with this warm weather coming along it may get put back into the water.

The pinstripes are original and like you i prefer the natural lines of a boat, also have to remember its from 1997 so maybe striping in the States was thi in thing.

Im not sure about the lower pinstripes as im not sure how tight the line between the 'red' and light hull colour were finished. i know on the top of the boat im going to have to put some white striping back where the red and white join is a wavey line