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Plenty of great advice already, and if you watch a few of those AMMO videos and other detailing videos there's an insane amount of info out there.
One of the things I learned from Larry (AMMO) when he was on TST podcast is once you've used a clay bar the first time, you don't have to use it every time. It removes heavy paint contamination such as grit, paint from paint chips, residue from tree sap/bird poo etc etc, but if your paint feels smooth to touch, and any roughness is going into the paint rather than raised above it, then you don't need to clay bar. If you're a cleaning freak you might want to do it once every 6 months, or even once a year, not every time.
Also, if you're going as far as 2 or 3 buckets, then get grit guards too.
Meguiar's Quick Detailer is a common product used when using the clay bar.
If you've got a pressure washer, then invest in a snow foam lance.