Chase@InsanePaint Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 This is a new client, GREAT people, plenty of cars. This is the first run, the wife's/mom's Mercedes. None of the other cars are this bad (I hope), but I'll find out in the next week, as I have them all lined up. I feel they're about to trade this one, but want it resurrected before doing so. Today I just tackled the interior ONLY, had 5 hours absorbed in this. Not very many products used, but a great turnaround. Here's how I tackled it: Adam's All Purpose Cleaner, Adam's Leather/Interior Cleaner, & Adam's Carpet/Upholstery Cleaner were the chemicals of choice Adam's Horsehair Interior Brush, Adam's Carpet Brush, Adam's (old) Lugnut brush (have the new one, but kept the old one JUST for tasks like this), and plenty of my "dirty" job microfibers were the tools of choice Touched up the wood & metal bits with Adam's Detail Spray Conditioned all door panels & seats with Adam's Leather Conditioner Along with my ShopVac, some good ol' fashion water & elbow grease, we got down to business Here's the interior upon my arrival, pure dirtyness: Back middle hump....this is SUPPOSE to be creme colored, not gray/brown... Tanning lotion kills your seats FYI. Hasn't even been vacuumed in awhile. At this point, I had seen enough, time to get busy with my boys. Nasty, unnecessary closeup of the passenger front floormat....poor thing.... Came up with my own drip dry system, lol. Got all the personal belongings out of the cubbies, doors, and seat pockets. Time to get the crud out of the cracks. Scrubbin' on the console. Moving the seats around revealed all kinds of junk. These guys are workin' overtime. Makin' some progress. All buttoned up. WHEW. I know it's not PERFECT. Some stains were BAAAAD. If I'd had been at home, with my HOT tap water outside, there'd have been more progress. And if they paid me more, lol, I would have gotten it further corrected as well. For the pay, the time, I'm VERY happy with the turnaround, and so were they! Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 DANG! It wasn't disgusting in the befores, but it was dirty... the attention to detail on this writeup was great. Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stenguyen1 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 nice job man. never thought about using the lug nut brush to do all the little areas inside. I had those window buttons, they collect the most dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice turnaround! I'd be curious to see a follow-up in a few months to see if it's closer to the before or after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro2ssblack Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Well done sir. Man I hate doing interiors...but the turnarounds are unreal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ryan Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Nice save dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feets31 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 So you cleaned the floor mats and then threw them away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryW Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Big difference, I bet they were happy.. Might keep her now.. Great work as always big daddy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holder Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 We have similar floor mat drying techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianT Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Chase, car came out great!! 5 hours is a long time to spend on interior my friend!! Great job, they would be crazy not to have you detail the rest of their fleet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck08sierra Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 how do people let a car get so bad. I can understand maybe a pos but a 2011 35k c300, i just don't get it sometimes. Great job!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyAcadia09 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Wow, not surprised at the work as you always do amazing. Shocked they'd let a nice car get so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scociny Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 how do people let a car get so bad. I can understand maybe a pos but a 2011 35k c300, i just don't get it sometimes. Great job!! My thoughts exactly. I understand that not everyone has the time, money, energy, or care to keep their rides as clean as most on the Adam's forum. But, some people let their interiors get nasty. There is a difference between messy and dirty. Ok...off my soapbox. Awesome job Chase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 Lol. Your guys' support is fantastic! Thank you SO MUCH fellas! Some of the replies make me giggle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRZN Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenaliDan Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 What type of brush are you using on the center console and what's your technique using it with the Interior cleaner? Do you spray the console and then brush or do you spray the cleaner onto the brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RByers91 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 ^ it's the trim and lug nut brush. If also like to know whether you spray the brush or the are first. Also did you take the metal part of your brush? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yank the seats Chase, 10 minutes on the front end will save you time in the end. Plus, the most annoying part of the car, between the seat and console will be no more, haha. The job looks great though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenaliDan Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Maybe I'm a bit paranoid but I wouldn't pull the seats on a customer's car. My car, yes. Someone else's, not. With all the safety features of today's seats such as torques, weight sensors, position sensors, side airbag control modules, and possibly more. If the car was in an accident and something didn't work correctly, you could be liable. Not worth it, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Maybe I'm a bit paranoid but I wouldn't pull the seats on a customer's car. My car, yes. Someone else's, not. With all the safety features of today's seats such as torques, weight sensors, position sensors, side airbag control modules, and possibly more. If the car was in an accident and something didn't work correctly, you could be liable. Not worth it, IMO. Yeah, some have way to many cables/wires, you are right Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenaliDan Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Yeah, some have way to many cables/wires, you are right Dan. I wouldn't have thought about like that back before I started working for a company that makes seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacificNWBuckeye Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Great save, I know I let my Crown Vic get kinda bad sometimes, but it's an old Police car with rubber floors. I'd never let someting this nice get that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase@InsanePaint Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 What type of brush are you using on the center console and what's your technique using it with the Interior cleaner? Do you spray the console and then brush or do you spray the cleaner onto the brush? It's the old lug nut brush! I hit the tip of it with a couple sprays of the interior cleaner, then hit the tricky areas! ^ it's the trim and lug nut brush. If also like to know whether you spray the brush or the are first. Also did you take the metal part of your brush? Yup! Two wraps of electrical tape buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMk6 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Did you use APC on the mats? If so is it diluted at all? Also nice save btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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