5 years of transporting dogs with the windows down, Mazda 5

Detailing by M

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Here we have a dog trainer who didn't know about Detailers until one of her customers told her.
She called one and didn't get a call back, can you blame them?
Well I always love a challenge so Super Mario to the rescue.
The biggest problem was the smell. Very strong and nasty.
So a full cleaning with the carpet extractor was called for.

Product and equipment used:
Wet Dry Vac

DA with brush attachment
Pet rock
Rubber brush
Nylon brush
APC+
Carpet Extractor
Ozone Generator

Here's the gross before pics and this was AFTER the customer vacuumed out the 3" of hair!
CAN YOU SMELL IT?

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After a few mins we realized that we needed to remove the seats so we could remove all the hair from the floor properly.

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We broke out the DAB to really lift up the hair and dirt
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Lot's of dog drool all over the place

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Don't forget the ceiling! Dirt was in every nook and cranny.
The carpet extractor did a great job of cleaning it.

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After 6 hrs of vacuuming the sun was going down and we had to finish it the next day. Well that didn't happen either. The interior was to wet to tell if all the dirt was off.
So I let it dry out for a few days so we could check on the dirt and the smell.
On the third day I vacuumed up what hair was left and then ran the Ozone Generator to get rid of the smell.

I ran this in the car for 4 days!
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Here's the after pics of all my hard work. and yes, I got paid well for this job.

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Isn't it bad to wet ceiling? If not, that's great to hear, was always told if you wet them, they will droop. Other then that, AMAZING job!!!!!
 
WOW 6 hours of just vacuuming? Great job but that must have been a pain. Did you have to buy a new vacuum after running it that long lol. That is amazing. Once again great job
 
That looked like much more than a challenge! That is some great work! Extremely nice job, bet the owner was just floored!
My hats off to you.:dblthumb2:
 
Oh, to be young at heart...

:dblthumb2: FANTASTIC JOB...get that cheddar. :dblthumb2:

Tornador would have cut vac. time tremendously.
 
Whoa, that was a mess. Maybe she should invest in a trailer to haul the dogs around.

I couldn't have taken on that job. My hats off to you sir.
 
Amazing! Great job!

APC took care of the drool? Did you have to go over the spots a few times?
 
Isn't it bad to wet ceiling? If not, that's great to hear, was always told if you wet them, they will droop. Other then that, AMAZING job!!!!!

I'd also like to hear some more on the headliner process, did you use the hot water from the extractor?
 
Nicely done. How many hours total did you have invested here? Any exterior work?
 
Thank you all for the Kudos. I worked very hard on this. I love a challenge and now I'm not afraid of any interior!

Isn't it bad to wet ceiling? If not, that's great to hear, was always told if you wet them, they will droop. Other then that, AMAZING job!!!!!
Older headliner would probably drop. This being a newer car I wasn't afraid of cleaning it.

Amazing! Great job!

APC took care of the drool? Did you have to go over the spots a few times?
Yes with no problem. I spray, brush, wipe and then spray with water to remove any APC residue.

Nicely done. How many hours total did you have invested here? Any exterior work?
Yes. It had horrible water spots all over it that took me around 4-5 hrs to correct. Total man hrs, around 21 hrs.

I'd also like to hear some more on the headliner process, did you use the hot water from the extractor?
No hot water. I sprayed with water then APC and used the extractor to remove it. I didn't use the extractor like you would for carpet. This dirt was on the surface and came off relatively easy.
 
Mario I like looking at your work its always top notch. Nice job on the head liner!
 
PHENOMENAL job!! Pet hair is always a pain and I'm glad to see you overcame that challenge as well as you did. Also, great shot of the headliner 50/50; that looks awesome!

Well done!:dblthumb2:
 
pad yourself in the back cause i would turn that job down. you are a hero.
 
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