-Applying Wax-

i use either the orbital buffer thingy or one of my 100% cotton microfiber towels to apply, (suggested on the wax label) then i use a different microfiber towl to wipe it off, and it gets that beautiful smooth shine to it. If you use the buffer, i would recommend using a different microfiber towel to remove the wax, works a lot better in my opinion.

I am not a big fan of orbitals for any purpose. The problem is the pads are too big, not only is it hard to reach a lot of the spots on the car, the pads soak up way to much product. If you don't want to spend the money to get something better I would just stick to hand application. If you are insistant on getting an orbital, get one with the smallest pad you can find. There is another thread here in Sound and Shine on Orbitals. I posted a bunch of links that may be worth looking at in regards to the Porter Cable dual action polisher. It is at least worth a look.