Do these areas by hand first, then try to feather in the remainder with the power buffer. Let's face it, if you have to resort to rubbing compound your paint is toast. Okay, now that you have polished the car, the next step is waxing it. Since you now spent almost the entire morning on polishing alone, take a break, watch TV, play with the dog, drink a tall cold one and relax. Waxing If you have skipped the polishing part and just want to wax it, fine, but please wash the car.
Nothing ruins paint faster than waxing dirt into it.
Should be self-evident, but it's not to some people. Start with a good quality wax, such as Meguiar's , Mother's , Classic or Blue Coral . Avoid these as they contain abrasives that will put fine scratches all over the paint. They will clean alright, but also scratch. You don't need to power buff the wax in, and in fact I hand apply wax.