Amateurs need not apply. (6 hr. interior)

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Wow........
This was a referral job. One of my regulars talked about how good I was and told a few people, whom called me. I booked an interior, Ford Excursion.

I figured a business owner, the interior wouldn't be too bad. It was about 40 minutes away, a little out of my normal coverage area, so I did not go see it first. Oooooops.

I quoted a rough estimate of $100.....
( forgot my camera, so all pics were taken from my phone...dang it... Doesn't show up really good)
So I pull up and see a Green Excursion, Dirtier than all get out. I was hoping it wasn't the one.....it was:(
here is what I pulled up to.....
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After de-trashing, I walked back in the office and told her there was no way I could detail the interior for anything close to $100. We agreed on $250 and I went from there.

Light tan interior, very poor condition. Not one piece of interior was clean. SERIOUSLY. The leather was HORRIBLE. The Carpet was full of sand., TRASH everywhere!!!! It took me an hour just to remove the garbage. Over an hour to scrub things down, not including the seat. Seats took about 2 hours. Vac took about an hour and shampooing took about an hour.

Man, I was not expecting this. I even called Dust 2 Glory to come help, but it was too far for him:p

Pics...............
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Water after 1st extraction
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After 2nd
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Leather soaking
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Leather after scrubbed
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Leather done. (Just middle portion)
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Afters.....
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She said the Excursion was detailed 2 months ago and they did a crappy job..:confused:
talk about a day....
She liked it, that's all that matters!
 
Did the other ones that detailed her car have a party in there? cant understand that people throw food etc on the floor in the car. That car was just discusting.....

You did a great job, and 100 bucks was a bargin for her imo, hope you got a tip..

Loved the seat pics too
 
Truls said:
Did the other ones that detailed her car have a party in there? cant understand that people throw food etc on the floor in the car. That car was just discusting.....

You did a great job, and 100 bucks was a bargin for her imo, hope you got a tip..

Loved the seat pics too
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She said the "other detailers" left out a lot of things. And that $100 was my rough estimate. We finally settled on $250 for the interior

Seats didn't come out the best, but anything is better than before
 
I can't even begin to image how bad it looked in person! I applaud you for the turn-around. I think I may have seen it and passed out (along with passed on the job).

Out of curiosity, do you normally request people remove all trash and personal items prior to you doing any work? Personally, I feel like there comes a point where you have to explain to people that you're not a trash service. That's just me though. Regardless, you did a hell of a job!
 
Did she live in that car, that was aweful! Good recovery.
 
Pffft Looks like a simple everyday clean up.


jkjkjk Awesome job. I never understood how one let's their car or truck get that bad!
 
I think you need to start quoting HIGHER or give a range from cleanish to dirty and then finalise the quote when you get there. That to me is something I would walk away from, that is disgusting.

What extractor are you using as it appears to be worth its weight in gold at the moment????
 
mshu7 said:
I can't even begin to image how bad it looked in person! I applaud you for the turn-around. I think I may have seen it and passed out (along with passed on the job).

Out of curiosity, do you normally request people remove all trash and personal items prior to you doing any work? Personally, I feel like there comes a point where you have to explain to people that you're not a trash service. That's just me though. Regardless, you did a hell of a job!
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I bet he will now! Sheesh.......a landfill on wheels.

Hats off to you my friend-----you're a better man than I am!! lol
 
Awesome job on that interior!
What are people thinking when they do that to their cars. Makes me wonder what their house looks like. :eek:
 
oh my God, what a disgrace! I would have been too embarassed to give you it in that state! Who gets it that bad to begin with i don't know....I hope she gave you a tip...We are going to have to call you Saint Chris for that one!!
You are simply amazing!
 
hahahaha,
The extractor is a Mytee HP60

As far as how dirty it was, the pics from my phone make it looker cleaner than it is. Sand was caked in the carpet and more stains that I can shake a stick at.
Floor mats had to be pressure washed.

And yes, I normally walk away from jobs like this, but when I qouted higher, I wasn't expecting her to say go for it.... LOL I high-balled and lost.
 
TexasTB said:
hahahaha,
The extractor is a Mytee HP60

As far as how dirty it was, the pics from my phone make it looker cleaner than it is. Sand was caked in the carpet and more stains that I can shake a stick at.
Floor mats had to be pressure washed.

And yes, I normally walk away from jobs like this, but when I qouted higher, I wasn't expecting her to say go for it.... LOL I high-balled and lost.
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sux when that happens:p Just take the "extra" $150 and hide it from the wifey;) lol
 
ltoman said:
oh my God, what a disgrace! I would have been too embarassed to give you it in that state! Who gets it that bad to begin with i don't know....I hope she gave you a tip...We are going to have to call you Saint Chris for that one!!
You are simply amazing!
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St. Christopher......that's a good name for him.......DONE! You are now known as St. Christopher from here on out;)
 
Awesome turn around. I didnt think Id see a car dirtier then my moms!
 
i would've used kerosene and lit a match...

what is it with most women and cars? just about everyone of 'em i know treats her ride like a purse on wheels--yet their homes look tidy.

go figure. yet another mystery revolving around the female species:confused:
 
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