Nice write up Bill!
I will only add this...
Bill and a few others have listed many excellent waxes/sealants that you can use on your car, some are low in price and some are very high in price. I say figure out what is
most important to you in a wax and then narrow it down to a few of them. (Ease of use, durability, depth, gloss, feel...)
The only way to tell which wax works best for you is to do side by side comparisons. Tape off multiple sections of a hood and use a different wax for each section. This is the only
true way to tell which wax is best for you because you can't accurately compare how waxes look when their not side by side. Examine each section in different lighting conditions and also see how each hold up after a few weeks. In the end you should know which wax you like.
Basically, without a side by side comparison your mind can trick you into thinking some new wax is better because it has been hyped up by people that say it is? Not to say that people are wrong when they claim such things but did they actually base these claims on actual comparisons??? See my point?
I love this quote by Mike phillips!
"Find something you like and use it often"
If you like it, then you obviously like how it applies and removes and it looks good in your eyes, if you use it often your car's paint will always look new because it's only when paint is neglected that it goes down hill