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Autoglym Super Resin and Extra Gloss Protection here to stop it sticking as bad, and making it easy to wash off. There is nothing that will keep the wheels looking clean other than not brakeing!
You need to work the product in a small section, 30cm x 30 cm in back and forth motions with a decent amount of pressure until there is no product left to remove, That way the product breaks down correctly and ensures you are not putting in as many marks as you removing, Repeat the process until...
By PC you should at least get something to be able to correct swirls else there is no point having it!
The easyist range to work by PC is the Poorboys Super Swirl Remover Range (SSR)
I have 2.5, 2 and 1. In most cases it is adviseable to start mildest polish first SSR 1 but on a clio in most...
Autoglym Paint Renovator?
Not suprised it won as it is abbrassive enough to go through clearcoat by hand! Does tend to leave fine scratches taking out bigger ones though.
Sponges trap dirt between them and the bodywork so can cause marring, any dirt with a wash mitt gets drown into the mitt away from the paint into the deep wool pile.
You have seen the washing guide http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=148366
They are okay, they seem to vary in quality - so look through them and find the softest one.
The quality of the Eurows seems better and they are the same price or possibly cheaper than the halfords own.
IMO working by hand you wont be able to get the paint finish perfect enough to reap the benifits of the Zaino.
The SSR range has full range of proper abrassive grades of polish, out of them SSR 1 will be closest to HD cleanse, the others will have more cut to them.
It always seems to go up come renewal despite an extra years NCB, a year older etc.
All you can do is shop around again till you get a quote your happy with.