I'm quite sure that you do get a lot of compliments about the car but probably from similarly minded people (and I don't mean that in an offensive way)!! However, over time, such a technique will result in swirl marks and all manner of imperfections and marring. Give it time and then go look at your car closely from different angles in the sunshine and you will undoubtedly be faced with a car full of swirl marks such as these. Even a careful wash technique will produce these over time but a poor wash technique will produce them after as little as one or two washes.
Having tried a variety of different products I can confirm that they very much do provide very different results. Of course, there are charlatans out there but good quality detailing products don't need to cost the earth and are well worth the time and effort. However, I'm not going to try and persuade you to change your ways and as long as you're happy then little else matters.
