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Yep, I detailed my sister’s mini van while she was out on vacation with her family. The model name of the van truly reflected my “Odyssey” in making it to look good. The van was never waxed since day one. That was 5 years ago! Yikes! At the end it took me 6 hours; from 7:00 am to 1:00 p.m. I had a bit of marine layer for about 1 hour, after that it was full sun. By the time I was done, it was close to 100 degrees! I am glad that my sister has a portable tent, but it was a bit small. Also, I am glad that I had a bit of help from my wife. Yep, she used the Quick Clay for the first time, cleaned the interior windows with NXT class cleaner, dressed the trims with GC trim detailer. She is a keeper! 
Here is the list of issues besides of the usual swirls:
Marring on the hood by using a dirty rag
Paint transferred from another vehicle.
Light scratches on the clear coat
Dull plastic trim.
Here are my steps:
Wash with NXT wash
Clay using Quick Clay
Paint transfer removal with MPPC and a terry cloth towel. It did better than Scratch X since it was someone’s paint sitting on top of the paint.
#80 with 8006 pad to remove the swirls and marring
1 coat of NXT with 9006 pad and removed with ultimate bonnet
1 coat of #26 wax as a topper and removed by hand with a Superior Shine MF
Dress up trims with CG trim Detailer
High gloss Endurance tire dressing.
Marring and swirls
Before
After (test spot on the right, you can see the taped section)
Paint transfer
Before ( I forgot to take the 10 inches long one; luckily no damage one the paint)
After (Sorry wrong spot; a bit to the right)
Light scratches
Finshed
Hood
Killer reflection with NXT and #26 wax
Here is the list of issues besides of the usual swirls:
Marring on the hood by using a dirty rag
Paint transferred from another vehicle.
Light scratches on the clear coat
Dull plastic trim.
Here are my steps:
Wash with NXT wash
Clay using Quick Clay
Paint transfer removal with MPPC and a terry cloth towel. It did better than Scratch X since it was someone’s paint sitting on top of the paint.
#80 with 8006 pad to remove the swirls and marring
1 coat of NXT with 9006 pad and removed with ultimate bonnet
1 coat of #26 wax as a topper and removed by hand with a Superior Shine MF
Dress up trims with CG trim Detailer
High gloss Endurance tire dressing.
Marring and swirls
Before
After (test spot on the right, you can see the taped section)
Paint transfer
Before ( I forgot to take the 10 inches long one; luckily no damage one the paint)
After (Sorry wrong spot; a bit to the right)
Light scratches
Finshed
Hood
Killer reflection with NXT and #26 wax
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