So I finally managed to free enough time to take the plunge and thoroughly clean the car. I ended up doing it in two stages wash then claybar drop off wife and kids and then race to get the polish and wax done before dark. not ideal but you need to take the time you can get. I have to say that the $25 I spent on the 1/2 price Orbital I got from Canadian tire was well worth the money. While hand wax may look just as good if not better using the orbital cut my time probably in half. Probably took me 4 hours in total.
I used a Simonize 10 inch polisher, Mother's Claybar system, and Meguiar's Deep Crystal polish and Carnauba Wax.
The clay bar was much easier than I thought but the car was kept in a garage so the surface wasn't as contaminated as I thought.
by the time I was done the sun was setting and those pictures didn't truly show the effects and I was really expecting a bit more. So this AM I took some more and with the sun shining I was much more impressed with the results of my efforts. I didn't realize the paint hd so much metallic flake in it until after all the polishing.
The paint still has some swirls and a couple of spots where door dings have left chips or color but this is my daily driver so I won't spend too much more effort.
Here are the pics :
