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IMHO, you could not do the whole thing in 4 hours and do a great awesome job completely worthy of the MOL stamp of approval. The type of work done would be production-type quality at best. I did an 04 white Honda Odyssey at the Honda dealership once - it got traded in, somebody had been going to come look at it and the dealership didn't have time to send it to our outside "detail shop", so I did it there. In 5 hours, I:
vacuumed the interior
pulled out the plastic things in the middle and cleaned them
went over all the carpet and floor mats with carpet cleaner, stiff brush and terry towels, extracted with shop vac
hit up dirty spots on the plastic, went over the plastic with aerosol dressing (it was all I had)
cleaned the leather (which wasn't too bad)
dressed the leather
cleaned inside windows
cleaned and dressed the engine
cleaned the tires, wheels, and wheel wells
washed it (don't ask how)
clayed it
wash again
once around the van with Cleaner Wax via a microfiber applicator by hand to remove light haze
once around the van with NXT 2.0 by hand (yes, I do have some of my own stuff at the dealership)
UQD/M135 mix on windows
dress tires and wheel wells
hit up the trim
the only thing I did not clay, cleaner wax, or wax was the roof - I didn't have a stool to adequately reach and cover it. Did it turn out perfect? No. Was I completely happy with it? No. If I had it to do at home, it probably would have taken me 1-2 days to do. But it was good enough to pass muster for the average person. So just do what you can and call it a day. BTW - it didn't get sold - she called and told the salesman she had found something else and bought it. Which was kind of a bummer, but it happens.
IMHO, you could not do the whole thing in 4 hours and do a great awesome job completely worthy of the MOL stamp of approval. The type of work done would be production-type quality at best. I did an 04 white Honda Odyssey at the Honda dealership once - it got traded in, somebody had been going to come look at it and the dealership didn't have time to send it to our outside "detail shop", so I did it there. In 5 hours, I:
vacuumed the interior
pulled out the plastic things in the middle and cleaned them
went over all the carpet and floor mats with carpet cleaner, stiff brush and terry towels, extracted with shop vac
hit up dirty spots on the plastic, went over the plastic with aerosol dressing (it was all I had)
cleaned the leather (which wasn't too bad)
dressed the leather
cleaned inside windows
cleaned and dressed the engine
cleaned the tires, wheels, and wheel wells
washed it (don't ask how)
clayed it
wash again
once around the van with Cleaner Wax via a microfiber applicator by hand to remove light haze
once around the van with NXT 2.0 by hand (yes, I do have some of my own stuff at the dealership)
UQD/M135 mix on windows
dress tires and wheel wells
hit up the trim
the only thing I did not clay, cleaner wax, or wax was the roof - I didn't have a stool to adequately reach and cover it. Did it turn out perfect? No. Was I completely happy with it? No. If I had it to do at home, it probably would have taken me 1-2 days to do. But it was good enough to pass muster for the average person. So just do what you can and call it a day. BTW - it didn't get sold - she called and told the salesman she had found something else and bought it. Which was kind of a bummer, but it happens.
Darn dealership washes. I do change the water every couple cars though. 
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