Thanks for these tips Adam, the car looks great.

Would you mind putting the products next to the steps in that outline? I'm still a little unclear which is which.

 

If you don't have an orbital/rotary buffer I would skip the polish step. You really need the rotation speed of an electric buffer to break down the polish and correct the paint. Even the glaze is best done with a buffer but many products advertise that they can be applied by hand. Below are the products I use but there are tons to choose from.

1. Wash - Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine, Meguiar's Gold, etc.
2. Clay - Pinnacle Ultra Poly Clay (with clay bar lubrication)
3. Polish - Too hard to say which polish is best for your paint correction needs.
4. Glaze - Wolfgang Finishing Glaze, 3M Imperial Hand Glaze, etc
5. Seal/Wax - Blackfire Wet Diamond All Finish Paint Protection, Carnauba wax, etc

This is a once a year type of process. Normally I just wash, or wash and wax. If you clay your car mid-year you should immediately follow up with a layer of wax as clay removes it from the paint surface.

 

Tomorrow my 303 wipes are coming in..cant wait.