In the pics above, the paint has ClearCut with an orange foam pad, which left some marring. The paint is pretty soft on a Kia. So I went to Fixer with a white pad and was able to jewel it out to the above pic. I then put a coat of ChemGuys JetSeal on top of that to protect it until I am ready to put CQuartz on it. I would like to try Essence to see if I can improve the overall look as I think the paint can come out better. Thanks for the kind words!
Overall the paint has had ChemGuys V series on the trunk, I have tried Griots Correcting on the rear bumper, Griots Fast Correcting on the front bumper, and CarPro on the hood. Out of those efforts, the CarPro only took one pass. I also learned that ChemGuys has fillers and makes you look like a pro! While it makes the customer happy, it wasn't making ME happy so I searched for a better alternative.
Looking back at what I went through on the hood, I think that for the minor love marks it had, I would probably go with Fixer from the beginning. ClearCut is definitely for harder paints like BMW and Audi.