If your not going to use a buffer and are going to hand apply a product try a swirl remover, I prefer the blue coral swirl remover. When I am satisfied with the look I have I use paint sealer from blue coral also. It can withstand much more heat than wax and lasts longer also. After the sealer you can come back with wax to give it "that look" I have used many combinations of many companies when I wetsand and buff a car.



Lately I have had best results with 3M rubbing compound to get sand scratches/sanding out of the clear. Do that with a white foam cutting pad, or wool if you prefer. Then I use a light cutting blue pad with poorboys SSR2.5 to massage out the compound swirls. After that blue coral swirl remover is applied with a black polishing pad, then sealer and/or wax (both of which are poorboys products)