Hi Guys, This one was by far the toughest interior that I have done so far. And if you've seen my posts, you would agree with me as well. I have done my fair share of interiors and this one just put up a HUGE fight. It was relentless, didn't want to give in to my detailing. I think in the end it was worth it, for the turn-around. I put Dusty'ness' in the title because the interior was covered in it. And this was not your typical surface "floating" dust, it was the stuck on type. The owner had his own bucket of detailing supplies in the trunk, but hadn't looked after the vehicle for more than 5 years. Didn't have time to devote to the car. I also found Charlie Sheen's signature in the vehicle as well. More on that later in the write up pics. Here are the pics. Enjoy...:headbang: Before - Door Panels Driver Door Panel Rear Left Door Panel Passenger Door Panel A Rotten Banana Once Occupied This Space...As Per The Owner Rear Right Door Panel After - Door Panels Driver Door Panel...Fawk, I Forgot A Pic Of This Entire Panel...:doh: Rear Left Door Panel Passenger Door Panel Rear Right Door Panel Before - Door Sills & Jambs Driver Side Passenger Side Rear Left Side Rear Right Side After - Door Sills & Jambs Driver Side...There Was A Spot On The Carpet I Couldn't Get Out Passenger Side Rear Left Side Rear Right Side Before - Driver Foot Well After - Driver Foot Well Before - Passenger Foot Well After - Passenger Foot Well Now, Before We Proceed Further, I Know In Paint Correction There Is The Charlie Sheen Cocktail. But I Didn't Know That He Also Had Leather Products...I Present To You, the Charlie "Sheen" Leather Before - Leather Seats Driver...Look At That GLOSS...lol...:gasp: Passenger Rear Bench...These Remnants On The Rear Bench Were A Donkey To Remove! A Closer Look Opposite End Of The Bench After - Leather Seats Driver Passenger During - Leather Seats...Passenger Seat...Fiddy/Fiddy Top Half Cleaned, Bottom Half Not Rear Bench Before - Rear Seating Area Not Only Do The Seats Fold Down, But The Bottom Portion Folds UP As Well...!...Ay Crumba After - Rear Seating Area Now You Know What My Head Looks Like...hahaha...: Before - Front Dash Vents After - Front Dash Vents Before - Steering Wheel After - Steering Wheel Before - Front Dash & Cup Holders & Center Console These Pennies Will Be Lucky For You...If You're Lucky Enough To Get Them Un-Stuck...lol After - Front Dash & Cup Holders & Center Console This Is What Came Off The Dash Alone Don't Worry, I Put The Knob Back On For The "Fade" Adjustment...hehe...It Was In My Vacuum, It Sucks Well? : Before - Glove Box After - Glove Box Before - Trunk After - Trunk...Headrests Cleaned And Put Back After Pic...I Forgot They Were There...lol Before - Trunk Jambs After - Trunk Jambs Before - Gas Filler Area After - Gas Filler Area Before - Exhaust Tips Crap, I Forgot A Pic Of This Area...:doh: After - Exhaust Tips Before - Wheels...Hammered! Front Right Rear Right Front Left Rear Left After - Wheels...I Love This Tire Dressing Front Right Rear Right Front Left Rear Left Before - Front Logo After - Front Logo...Shined Right Up 50/50 - Exterior Trim Before - Random Exterior Shots After - Random Exterior Shots If You Made It This Far Through The Pics, Congratulations! Thank You For Viewing And Commenting. Alex-
Great turnaround!!! Everything turned out great, but I really like how the leather condition improved.
Looks good man. I have had my fair share of interiors as well including a disgusting one that we did today. I would much prefer to do exteriors then interior jobs LoL
My fiancee' owns a 2006 Jetta and I hate cleaning it. Why? I don't know but it's so annoying. And of course, she always lets it get bad before it needs done.
Thanks Gianni. I too was shocked at how glossy and shiny the seats were at first. The rinse bucket I had for the leather seats had to be thrown out and refilled after each seat because the water was that gross. If I kept it for all 5 seats, the water would be dark black and worst than extractor juice...lol no kidding either Thank you soCal. The products in the bucket were not boutique items. Some of the generic stuff you can get OTC, and this one didn't have the gems either. Haha, thank you for commenting, Tyson. I like both aspects, a little variety is the spice of life. Thanks Joey for the compliment, i would like a side of poutine to go with that please. =p This is how they come to me and I got to git-r-dun No choice. I hope you took my advice and returned that steamer which you picked up from CT Thanks Todd. I asked the client how he liked the result and he said: "better than any job I could've done"...lol I hope so as well Yup I know what you're talking about. The carpets in VW and Mazda vehicles are HORRIBLE. Thanks Vlad. Let's see some write ups from you man! The leather was cleaned and treated with Lexol twins. The remnants in the back seat were given a little OPC to help loosen off and remove. I went really light on the conditioner. Yeah maybe. But I don't know what you have to do to get the dust and dirt to stick to the surface like that.
Great work! I love seeing this kind of turnaround on "normal" daily drivers over the luxury and exotic cars that normally get posted. Would you mind sharing a list of equipment and products used for this job?
Thanks for the comment In no particular order (what I can recall off the top of my head...lol) Equipment was: Ridgid shop vac Gilmour foam gun and spray nozzle Ez detail brushes large and mini on wheels SV wheel brush Generic wool wash mitt 2 grit guards 2 home depot buckets SV leather brush No name carpet brush Products: CG maxi suds II CG CWC Meg's APC+ OPC AG CWC Optimum MP Lexol Twins Meg's QID after APC clean Adams CUC Prima Clarity
