Acura TSX nasty interior detail

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I had the pleasure of detailing this Acura TSX interior and thought I haven't posted anything in Show N' Shine in a while so here you go! When I showed up to inspect the car I was not expecting it to be as bad as it was but that's why I always tell my customers price is not finalized until after inspection!
I also explained being a 9 year old vehicle with light colored interior that there will be stains that will not be completely removed. Leather was not thoroughly cleaned and conditioned(was not in the budget?) After talking and making sure we were on the same page the fun began.

Products:
Ulitma Interior shampoo gel
Folex
Meguiars D101 APC
Meguiars D108 Super Degreaser
Meguiars D120 glass cleaner
Black Fire Interior protectant
Pinnacle poly Clay (nasty contaminants on windshield interior side)
No rinse as clay lube

Mculloch steamer and bissell proheat were used to to get the job done


Is that gum! Yes! Also found gum in passenger seat and carpet.
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Coffee anyone!
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Done! Gum removed.
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No more coffee mess
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I Really like the TSX it was a nice driving car.
 
WOW. Great turn around. Were those coffee grounds on the back seat?
 
AZ Mike said:
WOW. Great turn around. Were those coffee grounds on the back seat?
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Thank you! Yes not sure why it was never vacuumed up lol rather pay me to do it.
 
Wow talk about trashed literally. Great job cleaning it up and making it look like new!
 
nice work...what did you use to clean the door handle? A friend's 2013 Silverado has the same problem
 
briarpatch said:
nice work...what did you use to clean the door handle? A friend's 2013 Silverado has the same problem
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Actually it cleaned up pretty easy. I used Ultima interior shampoo and a microfiber. Other vehicles have been more stubborn and had to treat with Ultima or APC agitate then use steam and a microfiber.
 
Weird question, but about how long did you spend on the initial 1st step vacuuming? On an interior that bad I can easily spend about an hour or more just on the 1st step vacuuming getting as OCD as I can. Curious to how other people go about it.
 
Eldorado2k said:
Weird question, but about how long did you spend on the initial 1st step vacuuming? On an interior that bad I can easily spend about an hour or more just on the 1st step vacuuming getting as OCD as I can. Curious to how other people go about it.
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Probably about an hour. I started with a quick vacuum then used my PC with brush attachment then vacuumed again. The carpet and mats released the dirt much easier then most other vehicles I have done. If it wasn't for that It probably would have taken longer.
 
rbss said:
Probably about an hour. I started with a quick vacuum then used my PC with brush attachment then vacuumed again. The carpet and mats released the dirt much easier then most other vehicles I have done. If it wasn't for that It probably would have taken longer.
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That PC brush, is it the white 1? Or what color is it? I've seen a good deal for the white 1 and have been thinking of picking it up if it's the ideal brush.


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Kudos to you for not only doing a 100% turn around on this car, but for even doing it!!!!!! That was disgusting!
 
I use the aqua soft carpet brush but the white would be good also.
 
DetailKitty said:
Kudos to you for not only doing a 100% turn around on this car, but for even doing it!!!!!! That was disgusting!
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It was definitely a glove, mask, and eye protection kind of detail lol.
 
Awesome job and great outcome....i wouldnt want these for every detail i just finished the mercury and it takes a while to do details like that and most people just dont understand what goes into it to get results like this.
 
What the actual Insert swear words here was in that car? Again, people trash their cars and it puzzles me, would you leave your home like this? Hopefully not. Great save, I have a McCollough steamer and they are great little machines. Which bissel pro heat do you have?
 
Bill1234 said:
What the actual Insert swear words here was in that car? Again, people trash their cars and it puzzles me, would you leave your home like this? Hopefully not. Great save, I have a McCollough steamer and they are great little machines. Which bissel pro heat do you have?
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Lol! I did one car that had a complete happy meal stuffed under the seat and melted ice cream in the cup holders who knows how long that was there.

This is the machine. I'm getting close to upgrading both the steamer and extractor. The MC1275 and Bissell have served me well but I think it's time. I have been doing a lot of interiors lately.

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There is a bigger one on the site I was thinking about getting.
 
Bill1234 said:
What the actual Insert swear words here was in that car? Again, people trash their cars and it puzzles me, would you leave your home like this? Hopefully not. Great save, I have a McCollough steamer and they are great little machines. Which bissel pro heat do you have?
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i used to do it before i got a car that i actually care about. sometimes when you drive a chit box that you don't care about and you are more of the messy type as far as eating and smoking in the car it can get like that or worse pretty quick.

of course, i would have lit the thing on fire before getting it detailed
 
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