First ever auto polish of some deeper defects went pretty well

Ignore the massive crack...I hate plastic body parts.

Thorough wash + Chemicalworkz (or in2detailing) DA9 polisher + blue small pad + Meguiars Ultimate Polish

Didn't even clay it, just went in there with polish. No finishing pad either. The blue is the 3rd most abrasive.

AFAIK that meguiars polish is very very light but it got the job done. Only like 3 passes were needed anyway.

There's still a bit of scratching left but I didn't want to sacrifice clear coat hunting for them.

The DA9 is really nice to use, I really recommend it so far. Used it a few times.

Everyone I've told about this said it was a waste of time because it will get scratched again. YEA, YOU CODGERS ARE THE ONES SCRATCHING IT WITH YOUR LUGGAGE! :-)