farm country vehicles

[Farmermike]

first off i wholesale vehicles, which means basically i buy them from dealers and sell them to other dealers, occasionally i take them to the auction, but normally sell them to other retail dealers. i try to deal with nice vehicles with as little reconditioning as possible, i normally buff, and vacuum them myself. i currently have a shop vac, and porter cable random orbital plus a black and decker single speed buffer. the problem i have is i have alot of vehicles i could buy that have been out on the farm, and are covered in mud, dust, and full of scratches that i pass on because of the time it takes to take the farm out, and the expense of sending them out to get done is cost prohibitive for me. any suggestions or tricks you can recommend to speed up the process and get the farm out of the vehicles?

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

first off i wholesale vehicles, which means basically i buy them from dealers and sell them to other dealers, occasionally i take them to the auction, but normally sell them to other retail dealers. i try to deal with nice vehicles with as little reconditioning as possible, i normally buff, and vacuum them myself. i currently have a shop vac, and porter cable random orbital plus a black and decker single speed buffer. the problem i have is i have alot of vehicles i could buy that have been out on the farm, and are covered in mud, dust, and full of scratches that i pass on because of the time it takes to take the farm out, and the expense of sending them out to get done is cost prohibitive for me. any suggestions or tricks you can recommend to speed up the process and get the farm out of the vehicles?

Pressure washer for the outside and fenderwells to knock the dirt clods off and then use your normal wash program to really get the outside clean. If you're not using the Nanoskin Washmitts maybe give one of these a try as you can remove the above surface bonded contaminants during the wash process instead of claying later.

As for the inside... if it's dirt and hay then vacuum and blow it out. Besides that you're down to using a hot water extractor to really deep clean the dirt out. Maybe look into an ozone machine to remove any farm odors.

 

[Vegas Transplant]

first off i wholesale vehicles, which means basically i buy them from dealers and sell them to other dealers, occasionally i take them to the auction, but normally sell them to other retail dealers. i try to deal with nice vehicles with as little reconditioning as possible, i normally buff, and vacuum them myself. i currently have a shop vac, and porter cable random orbital plus a black and decker single speed buffer. the problem i have is i have alot of vehicles i could buy that have been out on the farm, and are covered in mud, dust, and full of scratches that i pass on because of the time it takes to take the farm out, and the expense of sending them out to get done is cost prohibitive for me. any suggestions or tricks you can recommend to speed up the process and get the farm out of the vehicles?

You'd be surprised how far a decent air compressor, hose, and nozzle used with a 32 oz. trigger sprayer/APC can get you when tackling dust issues. A Tornador even moreso.

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