Detailed my mom's S40 as a Christmas present this last holiday. The car has only been properly washed and waxed once since she bought it new. Otherwise, it's usually cleaned with a bathroom towel and an old toothbrush (apparently to get all the mud off...). It's also been run through swirl-o-matic automatic carwashes a few times. Unfortunately by the end I rushed the interior and didn't take any good pics since a family emergency came up.
Engine
Cleaned with Megs APC+ 4:1
Dressed with 303
Metal polished with NXT Metal Polish
Clean
Megs APC+ 4:1 on tires
Wheels cleaned with P21s
Foam gun and 2 bucket wash
Clay
Defect Removal
M105 with Flex and LC Purple Wool Pad x3
SIP with Flex and LC Orange CCS Pad x2
106FA with Flex and LC White CCS Pad
ISA Wipedown
Door handles polished with NXT Metal Polish
Protection
KAIO with Flex and LC White CCS Pad
KSG with UDM and LC Black CCS Pad
LSP
Pinnacle Signature Series II with UDM and LC Red CCS Pad
Trim and Wheels
Trim dressed with Black WOW and topped with 303 Protectant
Wheels dressed with Sonus Tire Gel
Interior
Leather cleaned with Woolite 10:1
Interior dressed with OPP
Products Used
EO1 Car Wash Soap
Megs APC+
P21s Wheel Cleaner
Clay Magic
Megs 105
Menzerna SIP
Menzerna 106FA
LC 6.5" Purple Wool Pad
LC 6.5" Orange CCS Pad
LC 6.5" White CCS Pad
LC 4" Orange CCS Pad
LC 4" White CCS Pad
LC 4" Black CCS Pad
LC 5.5" Red CCS Pad
Klasse AIO
Klasse SG
Pinnacle Signature Series II Carnauba Wax
Black WOW
303 Aerospace Protectant
Sonus Tire Gel
Optimum Protectant Plus
Meg's NXT Metal Polish
[size=+1]ENGINE[/size]
I ran out of APC+ halfway through (should have brought a larger suitcase) so I couldn't clean it as well as I would have liked.
[size=+1]BEFORE[/size]
Tons of Swirls
The car has hit quite a few things so there was a lot of paint transfer and scratches. Checked the dealership and they were out of touchup paint and special ordering would have taken too long so I couldn't do much about the scratches. Paint transfer had been on there for years and was removed with acetone.
[size=+1]SOME 50/50 AND BEFORE/AFTER SHOTS[/size]
[size=+1]AFTER[/size]
Palm Trees
Engine
Cleaned with Megs APC+ 4:1
Dressed with 303
Metal polished with NXT Metal Polish
Clean
Megs APC+ 4:1 on tires
Wheels cleaned with P21s
Foam gun and 2 bucket wash
Clay
Defect Removal
M105 with Flex and LC Purple Wool Pad x3
SIP with Flex and LC Orange CCS Pad x2
106FA with Flex and LC White CCS Pad
ISA Wipedown
Door handles polished with NXT Metal Polish
Protection
KAIO with Flex and LC White CCS Pad
KSG with UDM and LC Black CCS Pad
LSP
Pinnacle Signature Series II with UDM and LC Red CCS Pad
Trim and Wheels
Trim dressed with Black WOW and topped with 303 Protectant
Wheels dressed with Sonus Tire Gel
Interior
Leather cleaned with Woolite 10:1
Interior dressed with OPP
Products Used
EO1 Car Wash Soap
Megs APC+
P21s Wheel Cleaner
Clay Magic
Megs 105
Menzerna SIP
Menzerna 106FA
LC 6.5" Purple Wool Pad
LC 6.5" Orange CCS Pad
LC 6.5" White CCS Pad
LC 4" Orange CCS Pad
LC 4" White CCS Pad
LC 4" Black CCS Pad
LC 5.5" Red CCS Pad
Klasse AIO
Klasse SG
Pinnacle Signature Series II Carnauba Wax
Black WOW
303 Aerospace Protectant
Sonus Tire Gel
Optimum Protectant Plus
Meg's NXT Metal Polish
[size=+1]ENGINE[/size]
I ran out of APC+ halfway through (should have brought a larger suitcase) so I couldn't clean it as well as I would have liked.
[size=+1]BEFORE[/size]
Tons of Swirls
The car has hit quite a few things so there was a lot of paint transfer and scratches. Checked the dealership and they were out of touchup paint and special ordering would have taken too long so I couldn't do much about the scratches. Paint transfer had been on there for years and was removed with acetone.
[size=+1]SOME 50/50 AND BEFORE/AFTER SHOTS[/size]
[size=+1]AFTER[/size]
Palm Trees
:nono