I have taken your advice on board and have ordered some spot pads.
In the meantime I spent a few more hours on the bonnet and now realise, after what you all said, you can't rush these things along, the finish of the paint is better now and I am a lot happier (that's me being a perfectionist, there wasn't much wrong with the paint in the first place) I will use the spot pads to finish off the isolated scratches.
My Wife thinks I'm nuts as She was watching me go over the same old piece of paintwork with a variety of polishes and waxes
