2007 Sonata **Not for the faint of heart**

[Labster]

ewind about three weeks ago and I get a phone call from a Texas number asking me if they have the correct number, is this Jake with Mirror Image Detailing? I`m still a little confused, wondering how I`m getting a call from someone in Texas about detailing but hey, it`s the cell phone age and I have friends who have lived in Florida for 6 years and never changed their Ohio numbers. Turns out that Scott had given the gentleman a referral and he was taking care of his brother`s estate who had just recently suffered a stroke and his lease on his 2007 Sonata was due to be returned and was in need of a cleanup. Key word "clean up". I said no problem and where the car was happened to be within my area of service. After playing phone tag for a few days with a neighbor who was helping coordinate the detail because his brother had to return to Texas we settled on a day. I have to say that I`m really happy that I kept a dust mask and my nitrile gloves in my kit from a previous job.



Here is what awaited me:



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Notice the little brown dots? Those would be mouse droppings. The car had been sitting in the owners drive way for 3 months without being used and mice had found their way in. More on that later.

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Yep, and here`s what they were eating

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Seat staining anyone?

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The Paint wasn`t in any better shape

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Some leaves, no big deal...

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Then again maybe I was wrong...

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Coffee staining anyone?

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These befores were after 2 full bags of trash were removed from the car.



This detail was a first for Mirror Image, I had to use my shop vac to remove a bulk of the leaves from the drain channels in the trunk and under the hood. WOW!



After vacuuming out said leaves

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After Power Clean, various brushes and my misc MF towels topped with Poorboys Trim Restorer

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On to the Afters



Nothing all intensive for the paint. This was a lease return so making it look good yet still saying within budget (most of it being used on the interior) was a priority. So I went with Optimum Poliseal and got really good results.

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Time for the big afters. Once again because of the mouse droppings the odor inside this car was ridiculous. Very musty, and a dust mask was a must!



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These stains were a bit too much. Who knows how long they`ve been there. Definite improvement but not 100% unfortunately.

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The owner also drove his dog around quite a bit and the filter on my shop vac needed a definite cleaning after this job!



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Not bad for 5.5 hrs aye?

[gtpaul]

Ouch, great turn around. Were those maggots?

[Scottwax]

Jake-thanks for doing such a good job on my Uncle`s car and I am sure my Dad will be pleased with the job you did as well. :)



When my Dad called to see if I knew someone in his brother`s area that could clean the car up, I was glad to find it was you.

[Labster]

Ouch, great turn around. Were those maggots?



No, looked like grain actually or rice to be honest.




Jake-thanks for doing such a good job on my Uncle`s car and I am sure my Dad will be pleased with the job you did as well. :)



When my Dad called to see if I knew someone in his brother`s area that could clean the car up, I was glad to find it was you.



Thanks Scott, I was really surprised about how well a lot of the stains came out, Gloria was as well.

[Scottwax]

I sent my Dad the link and he was really impressed with the job you did.

[Labster]

I sent my Dad the link and he was really impressed with the job you did.



I`m really glad he was happy with the outcome. After all, that`s what it`s all about.

[Thomas Dekany]

Wow! 5.5 hours? Amazing!

[Labster]

Wow! 5.5 hours? Amazing!



Yea, I was really haulin. The weather didn`t look like it wanted to cooperate so I was trying to avoid getting rained on and I was getting my engagement pics done that night so being late to those would have put me in the dog house with my fiance haha

[ShineTech]

Great job, that cars interior was pretty gross and I probably would have spent those 5.5 on the interior alone.

[CHEVYMAN]

That car looked like it was in a flood... But what a turn around GREAT JOB!!!!!

[Labster]

Thanks for the kind words.

[imported_RyansAutoDetail]

yeah weve all been there before getting last minute calls or small cleanups on cars, when in fact they need a complete full detailing overhaul and are utterly trashed.....



after doing many trashed cars i dont know if i would even want to work on that car LOL ...... i would definitely charge alot more for my base interior shampoo detail for this car ... might even charge around $100 alone for the interior !

[a_guerrajr]

SO can you break down what you did for the spots on seats and carpet a bit in more detail?



Thanks

[Labster]

SO can you break down what you did for the spots on seats and carpet a bit in more detail?



Thanks



I apologize. Spots were pretreated with Optimum Power clean at 5:1 and then agitated with a PC with brush attachment and then followed up with 303 Spot Remover on the more stubborn stains and re-agitated with the PC and brush attachment. It was then wiped with water via MF and then extracted with my wet/dry vac.

[Labster]

yeah weve all been there before getting last minute calls or small cleanups on cars, when in fact they need a complete full detailing overhaul and are utterly trashed.....



after doing many trashed cars i dont know if i would even want to work on that car LOL ...... i would definitely charge alot more for my base interior shampoo detail for this car ... might even charge around $100 alone for the interior !



That wouldn`t even come close to covering my hourly...