Creating a show car interior on a daily driver

[zckid]

Hi friends

this is the story of the transformation of a daily ride to a beauty

letting the pics do the talking.

Before

During

After

50/50

now

more 50/50

before

after

before

The carpets

close-up

Fish scale

extreme close-up

the console area

needs to be fitted correctly

The seats

close-ups of not so visible areas

vacuumed meticulously after agitating with a plastic brush

Some soiled or food stains remaining on seats

not easy to capture on cam but they are there

 

[zckid]

The door sills

Oh!.... Oh!...

the door shuts

the door pillars

steam in action

after

pretreat with APC

stubborn dirt

steamed

dirt from the door

the door edges

close-up

a bit and a lot....SCARY..... signs of rust

TA DA

the back door

steamed

 

[Finemess]

Ah yes, the power of steam. Super job, nice turnaround.

 

[zckid]

driver's side

Glue!!!!

TA DA

moving fully to the interior, all steam cleaned

Headliner juice

(but no pics of the headliner after, will get them once the ride comes)

Dashboard before

gloves box

Steaming in action, removing glue stains from the gloves box cover

the gear area

steam obstructing the view

Oh!..... Dirty PRESS

During

TA DA

the pedals

During

all were cleaned, but no pics taken, moving to the other areas and the seats

 

[zckid]

extreme close-up

the car mats

TA DA

moving onto the dressing part

starting with the doors

close-up

overview of work being done

tackling the dashboard area

TA DA

the ladder

thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed this little adventure...

more to come.... as this lady will be transformed inside out

cheers

 

[zckid]

Ah yes, the power of steam. Super job, nice turnaround.

thanks for your kind words :dblthumb2: most appreciated

 

[Sunshyne]

which steam unit did you use?

 

[LatinFG2]

Great work. That steam cleaner does wonders.

 

[SR99]

Nice job and thanks for all the work in taking/posting the photos too. Not many people show interior work, so it's a nice change to see it:xyxthumbs:

Hard to imagine how there was so much dirt in some of the places in your photos. Was that car entered in a mud bog at one time, and then parked next to a camp fire with all windows down?:laughing:

 

[Superman0440]

What steam machine do u use

 

[zckid]

which steam unit did you use?

What steam machine do u use

Great work. That steam cleaner does wonders.

Nice job and thanks for all the work in taking/posting the photos too. Not many people show interior work, so it's a nice change to see it:xyxthumbs:

Hard to imagine how there was so much dirt in some of the places in your photos. Was that car entered in a mud bog at one time, and then parked next to a camp fire with all windows down?:laughing:

Thanks for your kind encouraging words and replies. :dblthumb2: all made possible by Almighty's help, still learning here.

the steamer is a nimbus 3000, from the UK (had to buy from there as we use the same voltage as the UK)

stay tuned as i'll post the exterior :buffing: as i get more time....

it's a cold night here right now rops: take care and cheers

 

[sproketser]

You did a kickass job in there mate ! Didn t know steam was that good !

 

[Chris@AutoCleanse]

Nasty to showroom car on the interior indeed. Great turnaround, looking forward to the outside makeover.

 

[sparty]

I have had two details like that. Never again. I now turn them down. That was a nasty mess. You did a great job.

-Sparty

 

[Durrani_45]

dear can you tell how much nimbus
steamer costed u snd exactly how does steamer works.can.we ise.on.engine.bay and.what are the instructions.to use it etc
sorry.if english is.poor as its not my mother tongue
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

 

[zckid]

You did a kickass job in there mate ! Didn t know steam was that good !

Nasty to showroom car on the interior indeed. Great turnaround, looking forward to the outside makeover.

I have had two details like that. Never again. I now turn them down. That was a nasty mess. You did a great job.

-Sparty

thanks for your kind replies and encouragement :dblthumb2: it motivates me to try more and more.

Actually, it's my cousin's car. he wants to sell it. I told him to get it new before selling rops:

will post the exterior very soon

 

[zckid]

dear can you tell how much nimbus
steamer costed u snd exactly how does steamer works.can.we ise.on.engine.bay and.what are the instructions.to use it etc
sorry.if english is.poor as its not my mother tongue
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Hi Durrani, this nimbus costs about GBP 1800 - 2000
Quite expensive. but i gor it on ebay UK for less, it was a used machine. it's a 240v machine.

If you are in the US, then go for a VX 5000 steamer, same as one used by Renny Doyle. heard only good things about it but could not buy it due to it being a 110v machine.

You can use the steamer to clean the engine too. There's a post on detailingworld here which is much more detailed and explanatory than mine.

Actually i bought the steamer after seeing this many times.


hope it helps.

 

[kc's]

MAD DETAILER!!!! is this what your neighbour call you

awesomely finish

Thanks for sharing buddy

 

[neat e34]

Great job!
Had a very similar interior job on a new (to me) work-ute not long ago.
Unfortunately didn't grab as many pics as you...
Anyway it's bloody hard work, especially some of those tighter areas but the results are fantastic!
As mentioned it's not often you see an interior restoration like this

 

[Z7What]

How in the hell does one DD get that dirty, holy cow! You surely did make it better than new. Looks great!

Wayne