I don't know that you can call waxing a lot excessive. It's just extra protection. I generally use some
Prima Epic and sometimes I will top that with some
Prima Banana Gloss. That just provides not only extra depth and shine, but also extra protection from the elements. To top that all off, every time I wash, I dry with
Prima Hydro.
Hydro has to be one of my favorite products because it contains such amazing shine qualities. The coolest thing about it is that the shine just gets better over the first 24 hours as it cures. I guess you could compare the
Hydro to Meg's Ultimate Quick Detailer. I think Meg's actually modeled their UQD after it. It's amazing stuff.
As far as a cleaner wax, I don't think you should need to use that more than twice or so a year. As long as you are properly maintaining your car. I wash with either Meg's Gold Class car wash or
Prima Mystique Auto Wash and the two bucket cleaning method using
DirtGuards in both buckets and a high quality wash mitt (generally either 100% lambswool, or a high quality microfiber) One bucket is filled with car wash solution and one is filled with clean rinse water. First, presoak the car, then wash one section at a time working from top to bottom. After each section, you will put the wash mitt directly in the rinse bucket and run it against the
DirtGuard to help remove any contaminants that you have pulled off of the car from the wash mitt. Continue that with each section and rinse each section with clean water once you are done. I like to try to make it easy on myself so I fill my
Nomad Portable Pressure Washer with deionized water and use that for the final rinse. I do this because with the deionized water I do not have to worry as much about water spots on the car, which is critical with a black car especially. Once rinsed, I pull out my
Hydro and a waffle weave microfiber drying towel and lightly spritz each section while it is still wet and then dry the vehicle.