Beluga Black is clear coated. I believe British Racing Green is clean coated too, and I think Willow Green is clear, but I am not 100% on those. Portofino is not clear coated, ares, conniston, alpine white, AA Yellow are not clear coated. I am 100% on all of those as they are single stage. You can see on my truck the doors I swapped with repainted clear coated ones and the fenders were repainted with clear. This is why I detest body work, it may look ok when you get it back from a body shop, but it becomes obvious over time. Just like the ECR truck pictured above.
I see no reason not to wax single stage paint, but to say I know anything about detailing would be wrong. I posted only to show it is easy to make it look much better with a simple polish. I think I did a two stage with chemical guys, but honestly one step will be fine. It’s not a Ferrari.
One thing I can recommend in addition to very high quality carnival wax (the expensive stuff) is
Turtle Wax 53409 Hybrid Solutions Ceramic Spray Coating
It is $16 on Amazon. It works and lasts quite a long time and it’s easy to use. Just don’t use too much of it. A little goes a LONG way. If I ever wash and detail a car again, I will use it again. I was very happy with it, it was much easier than carnunba (I forget what I got but it was the super expensive stuff the Porsche people like).
So to summarize, get an orbital buffer (not a rotary), use a medium ish foam pad, use a good polish, and coat with the cheap turtle wax and she will be Ron Good (R).
This is what I used. I am sure there are better, cheaper, more expensive things that do the same thing, but avoid a rotary you will burn the paint. Haha.
