2010 Mazda5 Pre-sale Detail - - - Pic Heavy

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Up for detail today is a 2010 Mazda Mazda5. I was asked to clean it up so they could sell it. This thing was nasty. When I picked it up, I first noticed the seats and the massive amounts of stains on every single one of them. Then I tried to put it into reverse and the shifter was sticky. It smelled like vomit and spoiled milk. It was absolutely disgusting. This thing took me much longer than I had expected, but in the end, the results were worth it.

Time: 15 Hours

Products Used:

Interior:
2 – Meguiar’s Odor eliminating bombs
Meguiar’s APC+ (10:1)
Home Depot HDX “Magic Erasers”
Mother’s Detail Brushes
Cyclo Grey Carpet Brush on a 7424
Bissell Little Green Pro Heat
ZEP Extractor Shampoo
Ridgid 8hp Wet/Dry Vacuum
1” Boars Hair Brush
HDX Carpet Scrubber
Meguiar’s Water Based Dressing (diluted to Matte finish)
And a bunch of microfibers

Wheels:
Meguiars DUB Pina Caliente CLEANER (wanted to try it out)
Chemical Guys General Purpose DA Brush
Wheel Woolies Short Brush
Daytona Speed Master
Griots Garage Tire Shine
Optimum Spray Wax
Eagle 1 Tire Swipe

Exterior:
Foamed with Citrus Wash & Gloss
2 Bucket Wash w/Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss + Wool Wash Mitt
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Meguiars Clay w/ONR Clay Lube
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Swirls and Oxidation Removed w/Meguiars Microfiber Compound & Buff & Shine Microfiber Cutting Pad
IPA Wipedown
Blackfire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant w/Hex Logic Red Pad
Final Wipedown w/Meguiars Xpress Spray Wax
Rain X
Many Gold Plush Microfibers

On to the good stuff

Interior Before









Interior During

Had to remove the seats because the trash and crumbs found its way into places that couldn’t be reached otherwise.


First Bomb


Interior After








The Seats needed to be addressed
Before


After


Engine
Before




Foamed


After – no dressing was used so it doesn’t appear to have just been detailed



Wheels




Exterior
Before


Foamed



Weird Spots of oxidation


Decontamination (this was after the back window)


Paint Clarity



Reflections













Finished







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Great job. How do people feel comfortable driving around like that?
 
Dedicated detailing indeed... Great job on that detail man! Thanks for sharing.
 
I was just going to say...why would they ever want a NEW one now???? That looks great.
 
Sweet job mate.
I've had the same thing happen when doing presale details. They come up awesome and the customer has changed their mind on selling.

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smack said:
Man that sucker was filthy! Nice job bringing it back to life!
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Thank You! I dont know how people can live like that...

davey g-force said:
Excellent work! :xyxthumbs:

Man, some people are pigs...
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Thank You! This thing made me reevaluate my whole pricing structure.

SYMAWD said:
Great job. How do people feel comfortable driving around like that?
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Thank You! I have no idea how you can get in that car every day and not cringe.

hernandez.art13 said:
You definitely raised the value of the car.



it can be a for sale sign now :)
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Thank You! I like the sign!

Radarryan said:
Dedicated detailing indeed... Great job on that detail man! Thanks for sharing.
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Thank You!

dcjredline said:
I was just going to say...why would they ever want a NEW one now???? That looks great.
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AutoImage said:
Sweet job mate.
I've had the same thing happen when doing presale details. They come up awesome and the customer has changed their mind on selling.

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They Already bought a Chrysler Town and Country. I looked into the windows when i was picking this car up and man was it nasty. They've owned it for 2 months and its almost just as bad.

They did however say that they were thinking about keeping it as a spare car now though

Thanks for the kind words!
 
cplchris said:
so how did you like the meguiars dub edition wheel cleaner?
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I feel like its a heavily diluted sonax full effect. It took much longer for the color changing to happen, and when it did happen it wasnt all that impressive as far as the cleaning goes. I had to use multiple applications and in the end it didnt get the yellow staining off of the rims. I used a small amount of wheel brightener to remove the staining however.

I wouldnt buy it again... but sadly i already have 7 bottles of it, so it will be used
 
I don't know how people live like that. When they get out of the car, they have to smell like the car did. I hope it was worth the money.
 
rouxster said:
I don't know how people live like that. When they get out of the car, they have to smell like the car did. I hope it was worth the money.
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I know what you mean, i keep a change of clothes at my shop and stripped out of mine as soon as i got there. I showered for almost as long as i worked on the car. Lol. This one was just barely worth the money, however, the next one will be more worth it

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I'd buy it!!!! Not really knowing how this looked before LOL.

Turned out great, really great work. Engine bay looks awesome as well.
 
GenesisCoupe said:
I'd buy it!!!! Not really knowing how this looked before LOL.

Turned out great, really great work. Engine bay looks awesome as well.
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lol, I know what you mean, it makes me wonder how many used cars looked like this about a week before they get sold.
 
Nice cleanup of a disgusting vehicle.

1kwikf said:
lol, I know what you mean, it makes me wonder how many used cars looked like this about a week before they get sold.
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This is one of the reasons I won't buy used. A car is trashed for years then a (talented) detailer cleans it up. It always makes me wonder what might grow back later.
 
1kwikf said:
lol, I know what you mean, it makes me wonder how many used cars looked like this about a week before they get sold.
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A lot of them. I work at a dealer and most cars that get traded in are disgusting.
 
boosteddub69 said:
Nice cleanup of a disgusting vehicle.



This is one of the reasons I won't buy used. A car is trashed for years then a (talented) detailer cleans it up. It always makes me wonder what might grow back later.
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Thank You!

SYMAWD said:
A lot of them. I work at a dealer and most cars that get traded in are disgusting.
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I dont think I could ever let someone else get in my car if i let it get like that, much less trade that problem away to someone else.

Ive sold a few cars, and they are always detailed and looking good. if for nothing else, it helps bring the value up
 
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