re: If you don't know how to buff a vehicle, you should learn.

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What about using a clay bar and then waxing?

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Clay bar only removes contaminants from the surface of the paint without actually cutting into and smoothing out the clear coat.

You will have an extremely smooth paint job and a very clean car with a clay/wax job. But when the sun hits it, you will still see swirl marks. If you want to remove those, compounding and polishing is necessary.