HateSwirls
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A pic of my new business card that I just ordered.
So at least once a year I do what I call a "5 Star Detail" on my interior , it's how I maintain that "New Look".
I have the paint like I want it so now it's just a matter of maintaining it.
The Car
2009 RAV4
Throughout the year I do a basic interior cleaning, good wipe down, vacuume about twice a month and keep all plastics protected , but I do like removing any dressings and get down to the plastic itself, then apply another dressing.
In this case I used Atco Armorex High Gloss Protectant with UV protection, my wife likes a shiny look where I prefer more of a natural look but it's her car
Below is some before pictures, not too bad but not to my standards so I spent about 4-5 hours, going over every area of the front section of the interior, the back seats always remain clean being it's very seldom used so I only vacuumed and gave it a simple wipe down.
Before
About 10 months worth of not being cleaned correctly.
First thing I done was to take out my wife's "Stuff"
Used my leaf blower to get trash in tight areas, blew out under the seats than gave it a good vacuume.
I then cleaned ever square inch of the interior.
Used a leather cleaner. Zymol
After I was done cleaning all of the plastics, carpets I then applied a fresh dressing, it may appear oily but it completely dry.
A shot without the mat
I told my wife I want to buy her better mats, on the drivers side it appears there's a spot that's dirty but it's just the carpet fibers that's worn from the heel of her shoe, not much I can do about that.
The carpets were cleaned using Folex Spot Remover but I did spray all of the carpets and seats.
Next up the engine, time for a cleaning.
Thanks for looking:dblthumb2:
So at least once a year I do what I call a "5 Star Detail" on my interior , it's how I maintain that "New Look".
I have the paint like I want it so now it's just a matter of maintaining it.
The Car
2009 RAV4
Throughout the year I do a basic interior cleaning, good wipe down, vacuume about twice a month and keep all plastics protected , but I do like removing any dressings and get down to the plastic itself, then apply another dressing.
In this case I used Atco Armorex High Gloss Protectant with UV protection, my wife likes a shiny look where I prefer more of a natural look but it's her car
Below is some before pictures, not too bad but not to my standards so I spent about 4-5 hours, going over every area of the front section of the interior, the back seats always remain clean being it's very seldom used so I only vacuumed and gave it a simple wipe down.
Before
About 10 months worth of not being cleaned correctly.
First thing I done was to take out my wife's "Stuff"
Used my leaf blower to get trash in tight areas, blew out under the seats than gave it a good vacuume.
I then cleaned ever square inch of the interior.
Used a leather cleaner. Zymol
After I was done cleaning all of the plastics, carpets I then applied a fresh dressing, it may appear oily but it completely dry.
A shot without the mat
I told my wife I want to buy her better mats, on the drivers side it appears there's a spot that's dirty but it's just the carpet fibers that's worn from the heel of her shoe, not much I can do about that.
The carpets were cleaned using Folex Spot Remover but I did spray all of the carpets and seats.
Next up the engine, time for a cleaning.
Thanks for looking:dblthumb2:
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