re: If you don't know how to buff a vehicle, you should learn.

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Question for the fellow detailers: how often do you replace pads, and how do you clean them?

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One large Lake Country pad can last about 8-10 cars if washed after each vehicle. The smaller ones (4 inch) often take much more of a beating and don't last as long.

Use Chemical Guys pad cleaner to clean them. Simply mix it with some water, let the pads soak, then rinse and squeeze them out under hot water. Then let them air dry before using them again. If they're still wet, the polish will clump up and not work as well.

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I've gotta get rid of some orange peel on the bumper of my car (it was repainted about 2 months ago).

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I don't think 101 will be heavy enough to remove orange peel. It cuts pretty hard but it surprisingly does it without ripping the clear coat to shreds. It will most likely need wet sand.

EDIT: I notice you said it's black. Why do people keep buying black vehicles!? They look excellent when clean but look awful the other 75% of the time. Not to mention black paint acts as a giant lie detector when polishing. I can never get that crap even close to 100%! Black is easily my least favorite color to work on.