I too polished my car 2-3wks ago with Meguiars Deep Cystal Polish and it was damn easy with damn good results. All up it took me around an hour and the paint (red) came up like the car was brand new its amazing. Washing is so much easier now with heaps better results.
I also got a new chamois which cost me about $19, 1 wipe of any section now matter how much water is on it and its totally dry, no streaks or water stains etc just perfect.