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I'll add this....get an orbital.
Save your arms/shoulders/elbows and get your self an orbital buffer. They are inexpensive and anyone can use it. They don't spin fast enough to ever burn the paint, but they sure take off the wax real nice. Use a decent wax, let it dry (not in the direct sunlight if possible, if not possible, work in smaller sections so the wax doesn't get too dry), and use the orbital to polish it up. Works like a charm. Then use a real soft cloth to wipe it down after using the orbital...gets all the "dust" off and you can get in the couple spots you can't reach with the orbital. If you want to go one extra step here, get some of the "quick detailer" and spray it on then wipe it off...it mostly just helps with that final wipe down.
Another helpful hint....if you have just washed the car, take some foaming glass cleaner....only the foaming kind does this....spray it on the car and use a cloth to wipe it down...one body panel at a time...the foaming glass cleaner removes all the old wax and any other road oil left after washing, without harming any clearcoat/paint layers. If you have any of those tar spots or bird dropping spots, use should use a clay bar and activator to remove them then use the foaming glass cleaner.
As far as the wax, Meguiars is good, that's what I use too. During the summer, I usually just use a spray wax. It doesn't protect as long as a paste or liquid wax, but I clean my vehicles far more often and more thoroughly during the nicer weather. Before winter, I'll use a paste wax since I'll probably only get to do it again once during the crappy weather months.
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