Meguiar's 3 step system is suited fine for single stage paint. Remember that your clear coat is simply paint without the pigment.

Their step one Paint Cleaner is a chemical cleaner, so it doesn't reduce the thickness of the paint. If you rub it between your fingers, you will feel no abrasives. It will feel like hand lotion.

White paint, by the way, is the hardest of all the paint colors. It is very hard to remove scratches and oxidation off of white paint.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".