You will need lots of pads.
Yes avoid getting any decon chemicals on the trim other than soap or APC.
Hard to say without physically looking at the condition of the paint. You will need to go through the decon process first and then get into the polishing step. Best advice is to do a test spot and go from there to determine the finish you are happy with. In some cases you may be happy with a just polishing.
Yes
Either one is fine. Strip wash will give the deeper clean.
Depends on how rough the surface feels.
If you want a good finish and have the coating perform at its maximum then yes. If you clay you will be left with marring which is only removed by polishing.
Clean, polish, panel wipe and coat or use the glass sealant.
Clean, panel wipe and if you decide to use the coating the be sure to wipe off the trim or you will be posting back how the coating turned the trim white.
Clean and dress. Plenty of video on how to do it on the Adams youtube channel.
Panel wipe and coat.
Preferably staying in the same family for product synergy. But graphene and ceramic are interchangeable.
The above information is general. The first question I should have asked is if you are using the spray coating or the actual coating.