[kalieaire]

here's what I do.

I use meguiar's pink car wash. whatever it is in that big bottle w/ the pink liquid. it gets out all the tar and crap from the road with a little rubbing. I usually use about one or two capfuls. (yes, i overdo it)

after I finish rinsing, I grab the dawn out. This stuff is pretty strong, i mean shoot, it cuts the grease in your dishes right?

Well guess what else it does, it takes out all that old wax that used to be there.

Mother's Clay bar is ok, no idea bout blue magic or california, but Zaino Brothers' Clay bar is the pizimp. It costs a fair amount, but it works. Course, you'll need to use some light car wash detergent in a spray as lubricant so you don't scratch up your paint (gold class car wash from meguiars diluted with water in a spray bottle works well).

After you're done with that. Rewash your car w/ Gold class carwash or Zaino's carwash. After you're done with that, use paint polish, or swirl remover, after you're done with that, (and your clear coat is still in place).

Wax.
Unless you're using something else other than Meguiar's, don't wax more than once, because it won't help.

Zaino and stuff like that look better w/ each successive application.