Best to get it clean and clayed, and lay down 2-3 layers of fine paste. Then apply 2-3 layers of some good spray on wax [I do like the Griots Spray on Wax as it last nicely] as sacrifice barriers on top of the paste.
Then when washing, as its wet, add the Spray Wax while wet and dry it off. The sacrifice barriers take the abuse and paste protects the top coat. Not really much more work, but keeps it from having swirls in top coat. Any swirls that develop, and there will be with excessive washing/drying will only swirl the wax and that can be buffed out quickly for better results. Just a thot.