Car polish, reviewing the basics
If you parked your car in the sun to dry it, move it to a shady spot and let it cool off before you start waxing, since heat can bake the wax onto the car, with ugly results. Protect any parts you do not want to wax with masking tape. Then with a damp sponge, apply the car wax to your car, going in small circles (if you have an older car) or long strokes along the lines of the car (if you have a newer car). Avoid letting wax settle into the seams of the car, and do not let wax get onto any dull plastic your car may have on its exterior. Then take a soft, lint free towel and buff off the excess wax, going along the car in the same sequence in which you applied the wax.