How do you finish?

There seems to be a number of ways a lot of you guys finish a model and I understand it's down to a matter of 'what works' for you. But, I'd be interested to know where the majority lies.

1) paint, polishing kit, compound, wax
2) paint, clear, polishing kit, compound, wax
3) paint, clear only if metallics/pearls, polishing kit, compound, wax
4) paint, compound, wax
5) paint, clear, compound, wax
6) paint, clear only if metallics/pearls, compound, wax