Volvo: The Mother of all Extremes!

Anthony Orosco · 10-20-05, 07:18

Well this is perhaps the ugliest, nastiest vehicle ever to cross my path!!

This is an IN-PROGRESS extreme makeover so I only have a few BEFORE pics of the interior. I will tackle the interior first, remove all seats and also the center console. This will ease the cleaning process.

I have the car for the next 5 days so I'll see what can be done. The exterior is hammered, we'll need to remove dents and perhaps wetsand the paint as some areas are re-painted.

Now for the few interior pics i have so far, I will try and update this thread as I go along with as much indepth info as I can about my process.

Wish me luck!!

travisdecpn · 10-20-05, 07:22

My thoughts and prayers will be with you.

Mitchubishievo · 10-20-05, 08:16

Before you even start, I wanna know what you're gonna charge for a 5 day job

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Scottwax · 10-20-05, 08:21

You lightweight!

In all seriousness, I wish you luck. Trashed interiors can be such a crap shoot. Definitely in for the afters.

Shiny Lil Detlr · 10-20-05, 09:27

Bah! That's nothing compared to my day yesterday.... Let me just say this about the '02 Buick LeSabre I did:

Dog + Incontenence problems + Frequent rides in the car =

I just wish I hadn't forgotten to grab my camera when I went to work on it. The interior alone took 6 hours with two detailers working (I was helping out at another shop, too short of staff to handle this kind of work).

Quite a contrast to the '06 Pontiac G6 I detailed after that -- which had 74 miles on it!

So, Anthony,

Anthony Orosco · 10-21-05, 04:17

LOL ... hey thanks guys ..... Wait till ya'll see the exterior!

As for amount? Well that isn't determined just yet as I told him I would do a little here and there as my schedule allowed, but ballpark will put it in the $500 range.

I'll keep ya'll posted on my progress.

Anthony

zippymbr · 10-21-05, 04:48

Hey you might actually make some money with all that change in there.

tumbler · 10-21-05, 05:15

wow ! that is extreme.. I did a toyota sienna last year and thought that was bad.. took me 5 hours just interior alone.. good price for that job Anth.. good luck .. hope you're wearning gloves when going into that ?

Mikeyc · 10-21-05, 05:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottwax

Are those eggs on the floor?

ScubaStevo · 10-21-05, 05:41

Bah, you people really ARE lightweights. You don't want to see the ones that I keep off the site for your well being.

daystrom · 10-21-05, 06:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottwax

You lightweight!

In all seriousness, I wish you luck. Trashed interiors can be such a crap shoot. Definitely in for the afters.

Looks like someone yaked in there!

laefd · 10-21-05, 10:20

I have 5 teenagers with 4 of them being girls.....each of which thinks the local car wash is a social event rather than a swirl festival. The interior, according to the girls, is simply the space you use to keep from littering the trash cans with all the fast food leftovers not to mention all the make-up and lipsticks that seem to melt very easily in the hot Texas sun/heat.

Suffice it to say that my son is very quickly learning the ins and outs to detailing as well as learning first hand on how to be an invaluable assistant.

Now for the girls, any advice greatly appreciated!!!!!