I recommend you do some more research in the detailing section. Every question you have has been asked and answered many times over.

Junkman will tell you The Rag Company has the best prices on the best quality towels, so check out his comments on that. As for products, I decided that I like supporting our forum sponsors. But websites like autogeek and detailersdomain have a huge variety of products. Meguiar's is not a bad starting place. I mainly used them when I started out because I could find products on short notice in stock at local auto stores. But now I keep a decent enough detailing arsenal that I don't need stuff last minute. I still have a couple of Meguiar's products but that's mostly because I use them infrequently enough I have needed to replace the original bottles I bought.

Be sure to check with your local auto body supply store. They usually carry very good products on hand such as 3m and meg's professional line. It wont be the internets boutique flavor of the month product though, if that matters to you.
Pearl white is like all paint. proper prep and it will look great when all detailed.

First 90 days? I think thats a myth fella. The paint is already cured fully when it came out of the oven.

Only time I ever applied this, was after market paint work.

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Generally pleased with the clear bra. I do have some minor pitting on the windshield though, so the "bounce up" theory has some merit. No scratches on the paint, but I've already had some very minor scratches and pitting on the windshield. Bummer.

I did a thorough clay bar/polish/wax ASAP after getting it home from the clear bra application.

Since I am new, and since I asked a question to learn, I reflected on this aspect of your input and did more research.

This video suggests that pre-cutting is the norm now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5vP...D52AF54166C886

the guy in the video doesn't seem like an amateur to me.