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I will be updating the thread with every job we do enjoy comments and critiques welcome

(if you have criticism please dont just say this sucks or something like that tell what the critique is and brief explanation so that i and everyone else can learn from it)

If you have any questions about what product i used how i did something or if you just need a question answered just leave me a comment or a pm and i will respond as soon as i can

Thank you and Enjoy

1995 Kia Minivan:
8hr detail
Complete interior overhaul
Engine Detail
Wash & Wax


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The inside of this van was a wreck there was trash everywhere and stains on every surface. To get this job done we removed all the seats and gave it a good vacuum.


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Then we used an ammonia mixture and made 3 passes around the plastics inside each time agitating with interior brushes.


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Then to rehydrate the plastic used Meguires interior dressing with UV protectants (Texas Heat will kill Plastic)


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For the stains we used a stronger ammonia mix saturated each stain and agitated them using detail pro electric brushes.


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For the engine we started first by blowing all the leafs and crap out of the cracks on top of the strut mounts. We then used DealerMagic degreaser and a variety of agitating brushes to remove the rest of the dirt and oil. Then dressed the engine bay with DealerMagic dressing.

Engine Befores:


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Engine Afters:


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First of all....:welcome:... I think you did an amazing job. You rescued that van from the dead.
What products were used? Were you able to get that nasty stain out of the rear seat?
 
Thank you for the welcome and i used several products but mainly used dealermagic degreaser and dressing for under the hood just took some persistence and i used the ammonia mix for the inside to treat the stains. and i used mothers synthetic wax for the exterior im not a big name person so i have a wide variety of products that i use Meguires, Mothers, Adams, DealerMagic those are the big names.
As for that crazy stain in the seat we were able to get them all out every seat in the van had stains like the one in the pic it took a good 3 hrs to get all the stains treated.
 
Awesome job! And welcome!

I don't think anyone will come here and say this sucks, just not what people on here will do.

I'm subscribed to this thread for more updates and details!
 
Nice job! It looks like someone had an "accident" on that seat. Any problems with the airbag light coming on when pulling the seats out? The exterior looks in nice shape for being a 1995.
 
Welcome and great job on the van.


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Can you please tell us the mixture of the ammonia? What a change to that vehicle! Great job!
 
Very Nice turn around, or should I say Save? That thing looks like it was flooded. Looks great now, Nice work!:props:
 
We did that one for 100 since the only work i needed to do was wash and wax but the stain on the seat i think might have been for a coke because there was sticky stuff all over the inside of the window.
 
Im not sure about the miles but i think it was around 130k miles and the mix is 2:10 (ammonia:water) for light mix and range it up to 6:10 for the more tough stuff but keep in mind using ammonia can dry out plastic easily which can lead to it cracking or fading ammonia mix should be used with some sort of plastic dressing with UV protectant after
 
2001 Dodge Ram 3500
3hr Detail
Interior vacuumed plastic cleaned and dressed
Engine Degreased and Dressed
Exterior Fender liner degreased and dressed and a wash & wax

Interior was not to bad just needed a good vacuum and wipe down. We used a 4:10 ammonia mix (with black plastic it is easier to fade from color loss so use ammonia with caution) Mothers plastic dressing.

Before:

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After:

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The exterior was rough there was trash all under the bed matt that was swept and cleaned out. The wheels were beginning to oxidize so i used never dull to polish them back up.

Before:

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After:

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The motor was kind of what i expected to see from an old farm truck, but came out very nice. We degreased the motor 5 times using sever brushes to agitate the metal and plastic. Then dressed it with dealermagic dressing.

Sorry no before pics

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2001 Dodge Ram 3500
3hr Detail
Interior vacuumed plastic cleaned and dressed
Engine Degreased and Dressed
Exterior Fender liner degreased and dressed and a wash & wax

Interior was not to bad just needed a good vacuum and wipe down. We used a 4:10 ammonia mix (with black plastic it is easier to fade from color loss so use ammonia with caution) Mothers plastic dressing.

Before:

_DSC0262 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

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_DSC0259 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0261 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

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After:

_DSC0265 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0267 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0266 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

The exterior was rough there was trash all under the bed matt that was swept and cleaned out. The wheels were beginning to oxidize so i used never dull to polish them back up.

Before:

_DSC0253 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0254 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0256 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0257 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0255 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

After:

_DSC0274 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0272 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0269 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

The motor was kind of what i expected to see from an old farm truck, but came out very nice. We degreased the motor 5 times using sever brushes to agitate the metal and plastic. Then dressed it with dealermagic dressing.

Sorry no before pics

_DSC0270 by howdydamit12, on Flickr

_DSC0271 by howdydamit12, on Flickr
 
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