Shifty, you only use Dawn once, the first time to purposely remove any old wax. It is not bad for your clear coat as it is rather mild. Once you do your prep work and apply your wax, dish soap is unnecessary unless you want to apply more wax every car wash.
Nick,
What you have is good. I would get some Meguiars #9 or 3M SMR or Perfect It II. You will notice a difference. It's worth a trip to AutoZone.
Aaron
