bm08, i used the meguairs clay kit at 12.99. does the job fine.i used a bowl of hot water ths time of year to keep it supple.other wise it will mark the paint
rsturbos1, claying only needs doing once every 6 months

the good polish and quality wax,regularly should be plenty good enough to see you through
DAN,yes i did use a swirl remover too,it was meguiars #85 diamond compound,then show car glaze polish then,as it was my mums and she doesnt look after it,i used gold class wax rather than my hi-tech yellow wax