Best strategy for new paint

[ard]

"wet sanded and buffed"

Why?

That is something done to correct a defect- NOT a way to get 'slicker' appearance... the only time you need to do this is for orange peel/other surface defects.

(or many shops just feed a line of crap to people who don't really know what goes into the process but want a shiny car)

Black it the hardest color to keep looking good. Fact. 5 years of neglect will be a bear to correct.