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    2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    It has been awhile since I have really posted any of my work even though I don`t do much and it is hard to figure out how to begin with this one. Vehicle is a 2007 Outlander that belongs to a friend of a friend. Him and his wife wanted to get it cleaned up before they sold it so I told them I`d take care of it. Unfortunately I price quoted this as a normal SUV quick detail (wash,decon,wax,vacuum and interior wipe down) before seeing it. I really hope I will learn from this mistake when scheduling future jobs. You will see from the pictures how thrashed this vehicle was and what I planned on about 4-5 hours (before I saw it) turned into more like 10 hours. Luckily he left it for a couple days to work on it and of course I ended up doing more work than I should have.


    Interior
    Vacuum w/ various brushes
    OPC
    1z cockpit premium
    Tuff Stuff foaming cleaner
    PC w/ 3” BP and LC Thin Wool pad

    Tires
    OPC w/ tuff shine tire brush
    Dressed with CG Silk Shine

    Wheels
    Iron X
    OPC
    Tarminator
    Wheel Woolie
    Lug nut brush
    Grout sponge
    Protected with PB Wheel Sealant ( I really like the stuff but after using Hydro2 on wheels for so long this process was waaay too long)

    Wash
    OPC (whole car was heavily soiled)
    Foamed with PB SS&S
    Tarminator ( a ton of road tar and paint)
    2BM wash w/ PB SS&S

    Decon
    Iron X
    CG Extreme Slick Synthetic Detailer as clay lube
    Megs clay

    Paint
    I did pick up some HD Speed to try out but with the amount of extra time put into this I opted to go the quicker route and used
    PB Natty’s Blue Paste

    Trim
    OPC
    PB Trim Restorer

    Glass
    PB Glass Cleaner

    Engine Bay
    Not sure why I did this but I couldn’t resist (forgot to take pictures but came out really good for how fast I did it)
    OPC w/ various brushes and grout sponge
    Sonus Trim & Motor Kote


    Befores

    Exterior when I got it








    I`ll just show one wheel. They were all this bad.












    Moving inside.............................. I was shocked when I opened the back.

















    Whose hungry?












    Sorry so pic heavy. Lets see some afters! I`ve never been so happy to get a vehicle done and out of my sight.




    Afters












    I did wipe down the panels around these two pictures (above and below) after the picture




















    Somehow I made it to the end and kept my sanity. I think being able to post here is what kept me going just thinking (wait until they see this!). I am glad it is over though and I really hope I don`t get any more nightmare jobs, nor anyone else here but I know they are out there. Anyways, thanks for looking.


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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Matt !
    Wow - what a difference you made !!!
    That thing was very very dirty...
    Did they have a CBC sticker on the bumper ? (Car BEATERS Club)

    I know, it`s just a whole lot of LIFE in there that was never removed or organized...
    Even great people do this - its what happens...

    Sounds like you had to get very innovative to figure out many ways to knock this out without knocking yourself out... I am so proud of you !
    You earned some more stripes today !

    You killed it ! It looks like new compared to what you started with..

    Thank you so much for going a few extra miles and then some for these friends of a friend...
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    HUGE difference !

    Hope you charged accordingly.
    Formerly the "Best Detailer", now just Super Wax Waster Man. Not necessarily tactful, but normally right. It`s good to be da King !!!
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Quote Originally Posted by Stokdgs View Post
    Matt !
    Wow - what a difference you made !!!
    That thing was very very dirty...
    Did they have a CBC sticker on the bumper ? (Car BEATERS Club)
    Thanks Dan! There was a bumper sticker on the vehicle that I removed that may have been worse than a CBC bumper sticker (I think you may be able to figure it out but I will leave that off of here).

    Quote Originally Posted by Stokdgs View Post
    Sounds like you had to get very innovative to figure out many ways to knock this out without knocking yourself out... I am so proud of you !
    Dan F
    Optimum power clean was the true hero here. Got rid of most of the nasty stuff with very little effort

    Quote Originally Posted by Ronkh View Post
    HUGE difference !

    Hope you charged accordingly.
    Thanks Ron. Unfortunately I should have charged double what I did (never do a blind quote )
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Great save!
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Doesn`t even look like the same car.....that thing was trashed!!! Worst part about it...people who let their car get like that have no idea what you went through to get it looking so good...amazing work
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    What a great job. People like that should get their car taken away from them. I raised 3 boys and 3 girls and my car always looked top notch.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Holy smokes, man. I thought my Jeep`s interior was bad! !

    Nice turn around. And yes, Autopia helps with getting through some things in life
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    This is a a work of magic!
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Quote Originally Posted by briarpatch View Post
    Worst part about it...people who let their car get like that have no idea what you went through to get it looking so good
    I think about that every time I get a pretty beat up car. Of course this was the worst. I always wonder how people with cars like this would even attempt to go about cleaning it if they did try to do it themselves. Maybe then they would realize how much work goes into it. 90% of the time the one with the most beat cars are the least appreciative too when picking it up. At least the money is all the same though.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Quote Originally Posted by Larry A View Post
    What a great job. People like that should get their car taken away from them. I raised 3 boys and 3 girls and my car always looked top notch.
    I feel the same way. My sister in laws car might be on par with this one or possibly worse. I already said a long time ago I would never clean it up for her though. She has a 1 year old son and his car seat in the back seat is basically wedged in between trash.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Quote Originally Posted by JustJesus View Post
    Holy smokes, man. I thought my Jeep`s interior was bad!
    That is why I don`t want my wife to see any of these pictures because then she might say "see my interior is nowhere near that bad" when I am complaining about her making a mess.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Thanks again everyone. The next car I have coming in I have already seen the inside and out and it`ll be so much easier.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Great work! That interior is the definition of trashed LOL! Literally...

    10 hours isn`t bad at all for what you`ve accomplished. It`s like night and day.
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    Re: 2007 mitsubishi outlander not so quick - quick job

    Quote Originally Posted by Marc08EX View Post
    10 hours isn`t bad at all for what you`ve accomplished. It`s like night and day.
    Thanks! I am pretty slow at times and figured most people here could have knocked it out in like 4 hours haha

 

 
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