Some interior before and after shots.

[tuscarora dave]

This customer warned me on the phone that the vehicle was thrashed. I used no AGO products on this job other than the machine (G110V2) and the Cyclo scrub brushes to do the carpets. I used a purple degreaser for the carpets and an orange citrus degreaser for the seats. I used my extractor x-2 to rinse the soil and cleaner from the carpets and water rinsed the seats and other interior parts with a water dampened microfiber towel.

Driver's seat

passenger's seat

Passenger's side floor

Floor Mats

I used a small portable steamer to accelerate the cleaner on the carpets and mats between the first pass with the machine scrubber and the second pass. Then extracted twice to rinse.

 

[Alex Boyce]

Gross!!!! I did a explorer not to long ago that looked VERY similar. Gotta love carpet extractors and steamers.

 

[Matt]

Wow that's disgusting. Came out 100x better thanks to your hard work.

I dunno how anyone could drive a vehicle in that state

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

Nice job!

 

[tuscarora dave]

Gross!!!! I did a explorer not to long ago that looked VERY similar. Gotta love carpet extractors and steamers.

Wow that's disgusting. Came out 100x better thanks to your hard work.

I dunno how anyone could drive a vehicle in that state

It really was disgusting. Thank goodness for nitrile gloves huh? Some of the stuff under the seats had to be scraped off with a gasket scraper before being soaked, scrubbed then extracted.

Thanks.

 

[tuscarora dave]

Nice job!

Thanks.

Forgot to mention that I used my pressure washer to rinse the mats before extracting. That's why they are a bit cleaner than the other interior carpets. You can only do so much on a filthy job like this before it gets into too much time.

 

[Meticulous-Detail]

What did you use to dress the seats? I find degreasers to leave leather very dry.

 

[Wayneezy]

I usually charge an hourly rate for these jobs . At first people get upset because the dont wanna pay the extra. Im very vocal about it and try to make them understand that when they neglect their vehicle this is what happens. I wont rush a job to try to keep within a timeline when its that digusting. Pay the hourly rate then take care of your effin vehicle. end of rant lol

 

[604_Snooze]

What carpet extractor do you have?

 

[tuscarora dave]

What did you use to dress the seats? I find degreasers to leave leather very dry.

No dressing was applied, just cleaned and rinsed.

I usually charge an hourly rate for these jobs . At first people get upset because the dont wanna pay the extra. Im very vocal about it and try to make them understand that when they neglect their vehicle this is what happens. I wont rush a job to try to keep within a timeline when its that digusting. Pay the hourly rate then take care of your effin vehicle. end of rant lol

There was a time deadline on this one. I did charge an hourly rate that came out to 28 hours between my helper and I. Knowing the owner, I seriously doubt he's changing his ways anytime soon. Sometimes you just need to do what you can in a certain amount of time.

What carpet extractor do you have?

I have an old Castex Magnum 900.

 

[vet]

Great job Dave!

 

[BobbyG]

That is one used or should I say lived in interior Dave! The before and after shots really tell the story and your hot water extractor got a good workout....rops:

Awesome finish! :dblthumb2:

 

[Becciasm]

There was a time deadline on this one. I did charge an hourly rate that came out to 28 hours between my helper and I. Knowing the owner, I seriously doubt he's changing his ways anytime soon. Sometimes you just need to do what you can in a certain amount of time.

Dave,

Was that 28 hours on JUST the interior, or was it both interior/exterior?

 

[tuscarora dave]

Great job Dave!

Thanks.

That is one used or should I say lived in interior Dave! The before and after shots really tell the story and your hot water extractor got a good workout....rops:

Awesome finish! :dblthumb2:

Thanks Bobby, the old Castex Magnum 900 is actually a cold water unit, that's why I use the steamer to accelerate the cleaner between scrubbing passes then extract afterward.

Dave,

Was that 28 hours on JUST the interior, or was it both interior/exterior?

I should have mentioned that the exterior was just as neglected as the interior so "Josh" worked on claying and polishing while I worked on the interior. This is the Yukon XL in white so there was a ton of brake dust and the paint was chock full of dirt and stains from never being waxed and or really cleaned. Too much work to do to get many before and after shots on the exterior. Here's a few that I did get.

 

[Bigbull2984]

Great job, but how do you even let your own car get that dirty....

 

[tuscarora dave]

Great job, but how do you even let your own car get that dirty....

This guy owns 3 semi trucks, he drives one for FEDEX and repairs and maintains the other 2 himself, owns a home that he has to care for, does all the behind the scenes purchasing, accounting, truck repairs and maintenance for his trucking business and tries to have a life beyond work with seeing concerts and tailgating at Philadelphia Eagles games. I can see how he can be spread pretty thin. I asked him to bring his cars to me more often.

 

[tuscarora dave]

So this customer stopped into my shop last night sporting an 07 black Yukon Denali XL. The thing was polluted with fallout. He asked me what he should do to care for it and prep it for winter to keep it looking shiny and protected. I went into the dilemmas of claying heavy fallout on shiny black paint. I suggested that he order up some Iron-X and follow the directions with it after a good washing. He interrupted me mid sentence and said, "I'm not going to do that" then he told me to get the iron-X and schedule it in.

I told him that going from a white XL to a black XL was going to either cost him a ton of money or a ton of work to keep it looking great. I'm game...Bring it on!!! Maybe I'll sell him a dose of Opti Guard just to make my duties in caring for it easier

 

[DRT BRD]

WOW! Great turn around on that! It's crazy how folks let their second homes (lets face it, we spend about the same amount of time in our cars if not more than our house) get to that point. Great job!

 

[tuscarora dave]

WOW! Great turn around on that! It's crazy how folks let their second homes (lets face it, we spend about the same amount of time in our cars if not more than our house) get to that point. Great job!

Thanks DRT BRD, It was a nasty job for sure. I just hope he brings his newer ride in more frequently.

 

[FUNX650]

Hi Dave...

Thanks for sharing how a Pro, such as yourself, can take what was previously only
the facade of a vehicle/‘family-hauler’---within and about filled with funky-filth;
and, turn it into being: Fantasmagoric…

[Perhaps something the owner (as well as myself) are probably
reduced to only fantasticate about performing ourselves!!]

:goodjob2:


Bob