Interior Reconditioning Project

[mrclean81]

I was contacted to do an interior and engine detail on a Ford Cargo van by my former boss. I was told it was purchased from a man who was at one time homeless, and him and his dog lived in it for months. I thought he was joking..he wasnt. This was the nasiest vehical i believe Ive ever done. There was a seat that i think came out of a mini van in the cargo area covered in dog hair that I can only assume was thier bed or sofa. The entire process took over 30 hours

[mrclean81]

[mrclean81]

Steps, seats, console, door panels, lower dash panels, and anything else that could be removed and reinstalled fairly easily were removed.

[mrclean81]

The cleaning process consisted of using my heated extractor as a power washer on everything that wouldnt be damaged by water, just to get the top layer off. Then everything top to bottom was cleaned with Car Brite Xtra Duty, a jumbo vent brush and air gun followed with mf. Many places was also presoaked with Auto Magic Red Hot before hand. I also used the extractor on the floor and eventually dressed it with Pro`s Liquid Blue Ice. The rest of the vehical was dressed with Pro`s Premo. The seats were sent out to be repaired while i was doing my thing with it, and showed back up a couple hours before i was done.



















Thanks for looking.

[C. Charles Hahn]

HOLY CRAP!

That is by far the worst interior I`ve ever seen in my life.... and the most unbelievable turn around I`ve ever seen! Awesome work!

[Calogero]

WOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!

D-I-S-G-U-S-T-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME JOB MAN.

I`m not even sure I would have taken that job. Good on you.

[tuscarora dave]

That is an incredible turnaround. Looks new again. I`ll be sending a link to this thread to my new helper who will be doing mainly interiors so she can see what she might someday get herself into. Thanks for sharing it.

[MDerleth]

I wouldn`t have believed it without the "before"s. I would have run away screaming...or at least charged double.

[jtford95]

That is one or the best turnarounds I`ve ever seen. It looks like brand new again. Awesome!!!

[krismy1974]

WOW!!!!! Now I can live in it lol...Your the man!

[mrclean81]

Thanks for all the compliments. Feedback like that makes doing jobs like this worth it.

[Dtrick.22]

Great job man! I was looking at the before and after pictures of the door, how did you get that speaker to clean up so well? I always have trouble with those...I had a trashed Mini Cooper to do this weekend but after seeing this it made me feel much better that somebody had a harder weekend than me

[mrclean81]

Speaker grills and tight areas like that are a snap if you have an air compressor. My process for interiors is pretty simple. Say a door panel, I spray the entire panel with dry foam (I personally use xtra duty), take a vent brush to every crack and crevice, then blow all those areas out before I wipe it down. The only prob with doing this is its messy and makes windows even worse to clean.

[JaredPointer]

Great work!

[malibu9in]

good thing there wasnt any carpet. good job.