For pads I found 'gloss it' pads to the best. They say you should use the lightest cut pad you can get away with. I used just a 'polishing pad' with Menzerna 203s and was quite pleased with the results. I might try a 'light cut' pad next time though.

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...ds-polish.html

Seems you have a good choice of polishes and wax's already. I want to get poorboy's black hole polish for my car, and also the natty's paste wax to go on top. I would apply these by hand using a microfibre applicator and then buff off with lots of clean microfibre cloths.