Forensic detailing is a very good channel, does some real in-depth reviews. The price of the Big Red Sponge is a bit eye-watering but its much better than messing about with loads of microfibre cloths.
I was the same as you at first Mutley but after using the 2BM for ~10 years and still getting swirl marks I thought there must be another way so I started looking into different methods on detailingworld and came across ONR. Took some balls but i finally took the plunge and I've never looked back, It's nice not having to mess about setting the pressure washer up etc, a bucket of water and a sponge, job done.