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Thomas Dekany
05-18-2012, 05:03 PM
This mess was cleaned up in only 5 steps:



vacuum

steam

HD TOTAL - ON ALL INTERIOR

HD PROTECT - LEATHER/VINYL

HD FREE - WINDOWS/TRIM



Here are some pictures



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7080/7223448626_b06c9c751d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223448626/)

P1060985 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223448626/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7223449964_d26d3fd2ed_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223449964/)

P1060986 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223449964/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7223451362_2a819e21e7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223451362/)

P1060988 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223451362/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5272/7223453572_437062183a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223453572/)

P1060989 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223453572/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7223454906_3e643b481b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223454906/)

P1060990 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223454906/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7223456048_d220d9a64e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223456048/)

P1060991 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223456048/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7227/7223457024_d387ab93f4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223457024/)

P1060993 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223457024/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr















http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7223458914_7e8f210201_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223458914/)

P1060994 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223458914/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7223460798_5529158d3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223460798/)

P1060995 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223460798/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr





AFTER PICTURES







http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7223461558_809388f744_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223461558/)

P1060996 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223461558/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7223462732_037790e3ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223462732/)

P1060997 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223462732/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7223463862_b4f0e15792_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223463862/)

P1060998 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223463862/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7223465218_24860383e9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223465218/)

P1060999 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223465218/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5341/7223466652_e3133076dc_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223466652/)

P1070002 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223466652/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7223468996_caec3af2d1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223468996/)

P1070004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223468996/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7223471012_fc32e162c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223471012/)

P1070005 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223471012/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8027/7223472126_c79cdd718a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223472126/)

P1070006 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223472126/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7223473874_b4237e53ec_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223473874/)

P1070007 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223473874/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7223475716_12a159beea_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223475716/)

P1070008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223475716/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7220/7223478456_cdaab7e448_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223478456/)

P1070010 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223478456/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7223479702_d3f6371ae3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223479702/)

P1070011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223479702/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7238/7223480690_aebf56093d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223480690/)

P1070012 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223480690/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7224/7223482570_f9854f2f64_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223482570/)

P1070015 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223482570/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7223484348_059e70217c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223484348/)

P1070017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223484348/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/7223483352_60ba7b32a8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223483352/)

P1070016 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasdekany/7223483352/) by thomasdekany (http://www.flickr.com/people/thomasdekany/), on Flickr

chrisguga
05-18-2012, 09:49 PM
Great job, Thomas.



I sure would love to try a steamer one of these days, but as a hobbyist detailer I just can`t stomach the cost of a quality unit.

Thomas Dekany
06-11-2012, 07:27 PM
Thanks Chris! It is a lot of fun to use a steamer.

imported_Picus
06-11-2012, 07:43 PM
A steamer is worth its weight in gold. I didn`t do interiors from 2006-2011, just outright declined then all together...I got a steamer in Jan 2012, a good extractor, and a good air compressor and it`s made all the difference. The extractor is great but tbh the steamer is more versatile imo, and costs 10x less.

C. Charles Hahn
06-11-2012, 07:52 PM
A steamer is worth its weight in gold. I didn`t do interiors from 2006-2011, just outright declined then all together...I got a steamer in Jan 2012, a good extractor, and a good air compressor and it`s made all the difference. The extractor is great but tbh the steamer is more versatile imo, and costs 10x less.



:werd: The one thing missing from Thomas` list that I find absolutely indispensable for interiors is my air compressor. I also particularly like the Tornador blow gun for chasing crud out of tight spots.

Thomas Dekany
06-11-2012, 08:52 PM
I agree - love my steamer





As far as the cost, what extractor did you get?




A steamer is worth its weight in gold. I didn`t do interiors from 2006-2011, just outright declined then all together...I got a steamer in Jan 2012, a good extractor, and a good air compressor and it`s made all the difference. The extractor is great but tbh the steamer is more versatile imo, and costs 10x less.

Thomas Dekany
06-11-2012, 08:55 PM
LOL!!! I use my steamer to blow everything out, while melting stuff, that shouldn`t be there. :D Being that I am mobile in a Jetta, no air compressor or tornador. Which works fantastic, used it before.




:werd: The one thing missing from Thomas` list that I find absolutely indispensable for interiors is my air compressor. I also particularly like the Tornador blow gun for chasing crud out of tight spots.

Bunky
06-12-2012, 10:57 AM
Nice. What kind of steamer do you have?

Thomas Dekany
06-12-2012, 11:00 AM
Thank you Bunky!



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