I've been using two Meguiar's products:

Meguiar's Ultimate Quik Detailer: Wipe on / Wipe Off. I use two microfiber cloths; one for the initial wipe and the second for the buffing wipe. I do a small part of the car at a time and do not let the stuff dry.

NXT 2nd Gen: Put on entire car. Wait until it dries (can run a finger over it without leaving a greasy afterpath) which is usually a couple of hours. I never do it in the sun. I wash it the night before, dry and let the car sit over night in the garage to "cool." I use a duster on it in the morning and have at.
Again, I use a microfiber cloth.

Clay: About every 3rd NXT application I use clay.

Costco has a huge bag of microfiber cloths (yellow) for a cheap price - make sure you cut the tag off before you use them as the tag can cause scratches. Just be careful with microfiber as they'll easily pick up grit or whatever and hold on to it and you'll scratch the car. My microfiber cloths are washed separately kept in a separate container. I use the $5 paint buckts at Home Depot.