So I started with the medium polish... Not enough cut. I had some deep scratches... Moved to yellow pad and meguiars ultra cut compound. Did the trick-- although the ultra cut compound is really cumbersome to work with.. Seems to stick to the paint etc etc.
I ended up doing the following: clay, meguiars ultra cut with yellow pad, Menzerna super intensive with green pad, Menzerna super finish with blue pad, then topped it off with einzett glanz wax. Came out awesome! The worst part was the final rinse down which took away the just waxed smoothness! So I put some prima hydra on at the end.
Here are a few pics.
Oh and I wet sanded my headlights with 2000 grit and polished accordingly. Worked well for the minimal haze I had