Sorry mate but the "recepie" varies in accordance with the engineers experience and tools.
You should concentrate on sound quality, dynamics, and stereo image first, and lastly loudness. Trying to make a master louder will adversley affect the previous qualities, and that's what you have to listen for, and no chain of plug-ins without experience will save you.
Get the track sounding right first. Use a quality EQ to solve problems and enhance the sound. The mastered version without limiting should be more open and controlled, with the compression adding to the punch and groove of the track, not destroying it.
After this has been achieved, a light amount of limiting is all that should be required, no more than 3dB. Once again, listen, how is the attack of the kick and snare affected? Is the limiting adding harshness? Are there parts of the mix that are overly limited? Do the vocals sound better or worse?
Trust your own ears and judgement.