The owner of this S4 takes pretty good care of it, and has the advantage of a heated garage with softened water. Despite being able to hand wash this car in the winter, it had still accumulated a fair amount of defects from daily use. It also had a substantial amount of polish or wax residue on the clearbra edge. Because this is a daily driver, the owner opted for an intensive polish of the exterior to remove the majority of the defects and increase the clarity and gloss of the paint. This was followed by a silica based spray sealant that will last 4-6 months.

Process

Wheels and tires cleaned with Meguiar's DUB wheel cleaner and Megs D108
Prefoamed with CG citrus wash + Gloss and Bilt hamber Surfex HD
Hand wash with CG citrus wash daily
Polish residue was removed PPF edges with APC, IPA, soft brushes and towels
Mechanically decontaminated with traditional clay bar
Paint was polished with HD Polish+ on a 21mm DA with rupes yellow pads
Tight areas were corrected with HD Polish+ on a flex 3401 with LC white hybrid pads
Paint was protected with Carpro Reload
Tires were dressed with carpro PERL
Trim and wheels protected with carpro hydro2
Exhaust cleaned with pinnacle exhaust cleaner and brightener