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3 interiors today, and only one was in decent shape. One was a 1990 Ford Bronco and I was forewarned it was very dirty-and it was. I doubt it had been vacuumed in at least a year, if not longer. Ground in dirt everywhere. It used to be owned by a mechanic and one of my son's friend's mother got a divorce and bought it because she needed an SUV for her older son but needed something cheap.



The second was a BMW 325i, and other than spots all over the headliner, it wasn't too bad. Besides, BMW carpet is easy to clean.



The last one was a Ford Expedition that I detailed around Christmas time. Obviously, her big black dog gets the run of the vehicle-I vacuumed out enough dog hair to make my own dog. Took 40 minutes just to vacuum this pigsty. Trash, crushed candy, gum, etc all over the interior. Looks like it had never been cleaned once since I had detailed it. Of course, she blames it on her son, but the driver's area was pretty nasty too. I just don't see how anyone can own a truck that runs nearly $40,000 fully loaded like her Eddie Bauer was and just let it get so nasty before she calls me.



Oh well, tomorrow will be a better day. I have a BMW 740iL, Lincoln Navigator, Ford Expedition, BMW 540i and probably a Lexus LS400 to wash--but a cold front just went through, so it will be in the 40's most of the day.
 
Amen on people trashing their cars brother! And most of the time, when you pick it up, they say its not that bad! JMO!!! I used to detail a 500SL, the man is dead now, anyway, he smoked a pipe in the car, and ashed everywhere but out the window! I dont see how he smoked it with the top down anyway, ashes in places ashes and BURN holes dont need to be! Some people have more money than sense. Jason
 
I can't see how some people keep the interior like crap. i know how you feel. Me & jason did a 1997 jeep with dog puke in it, and it did not happen the same day. the owner brought it to me about 3 weeks later. I also did a mini-van when the baby urinated on the back seat.

The one thing that really gets me mad, is when you detail the interior and it comes out great. when the owner comes to pick up the vehicle they toss all the crap back into the car like nothing was done to the car.
 
One of my customers bought his wife a Mercedes S600 and it is always trashed. I have had to detail the interior 4 times since he bought it for her in August. Her Suburban is worse. :rolleyes:



What really irritates me is that the Expedition with dog hair will look like I never touched it in two weeks. Her money, her problem, but it is frustrating to see all that hard work wasted.
 
I HATE CLEANING MINI VANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because, usually people let their children destroy it, or try to use it like a truck.
 
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I did an Astro van in which every single nook, cranny and compartment was stuffed empty single serving juice packets. The entire van reeked of fermented juice. Even worse, she claimed she had it detailed every 3-4 months. There is no way in hell even a family of derelicts could have trashed that van that quickly. I doubt it had even been vacuumed for at least a year.

A Suburban I used to do had so much formula spilled in it, I would have to take a damp towel and unstick the middle seat so I could raise the back of cushion to vacuum underneath.

One of these days, I will scan a few 'before' pics of interiors from my private 'hall of shame' and post them.
 
mini vans + kids = labor time

What i really hate about mini vans is when they have the removable seats and the inside of the tracks get all the "captain crunch" & "cheerio's" stuck in them. no matter what you do you can never get it all out, unless you take the track out which takes some time.

i wish i had before & after pix to show
 
I did a 98 Windstar last week, that I took the seats out to clean the tracks. I blow with air, spray multipurpose cleaner and brush clean, vac out. When dry, I lightly spray flat black, to cover any scratching made when people keep taking the seats in and out. The paint will still scuff easily, but the car dealers like it....
 
For some reason, every jeep & mini-van i do comes to me like crap, and i mean crap. Ask Jason what the 97 jeep looked like. I had him clean the inside, but i cleaned the dog puke. If people took better care of the cars i would be able to give a better price, but i am not wasting 3-4 hours of my time for $50.00
 
Yes Jeeps and minivans seem to treated the worst in general.

The 1997 Jeep Cherokee
http://autopia-carport.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8648

Almost past out vacuuming the inside of that car. Thank goodness I have been smelling all these car care products or I would have passed out seriously. After smelling NuFinish I can probably smell anything!!!! (my brains cells are like nooooo, don't send me to death, hahaha!)

All in the day of a life of a professional detailer.....
 
Jason-I once did a Jeep Cherokee that was so filled with dog hair that when I opened the door, tufts of it wafted out of the truck. It doesn't help that they are cheap pieces of junk-the carpet in the back is especially bad.
 
I know all car manufacturors try to save money, but I really wish they would put quality mats in the trunks/hatches of cars, vans, and sport utes. Sometimnes, I have to take them out and pressure wash them, use air, wire brush, dye,etc. Anybody have any other tricks?
 
I don't really have any good suggestions. The plastic mats on Suburbans are truly pathetic, and if you happen to come across one with the carpeted mats, they are even worse-cheap carpet fibers that fill up your brush the instant you start to scrub them. I usually just scrub them down real good then hose them off under high pressure, squeegee the extra water out of them then hang them to dry.
 
I wish dogs were not allowed in cars. evne though i have a dog.

Nothing takes more time then trying to get dog hair out of the carpet, but i have found a short cut that i am sure some of you have tried.

Go to you local pet store and pick up a dog hair removal brush for you clothing. It is like masking tape on a brush. Just roll it around the carpeting changing the tape once it is complety covered. It gets all the dog hair up from the carpet. If you can not find one, just go and get a roll of masking tape and use a long stripe, placing it on the carpet and then lifting up.
 
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<strong class='bbc'>I know all car manufacturors try to save money, but I really wish they would put quality mats in the trunks/hatches of cars, vans, and sport utes. Sometimnes, I have to take them out and pressure wash them, use air, wire brush, dye,etc. Anybody have any other tricks? [/b]</blockquote>
This is a little trick i do for my everyday cutomers. When the mats get really bad, i mean to the point where you don't even want to look at them. Instead of wasting my time cleaning them which could take up to a 1/2 hour. I get a new set of mats for them the same color and place them in the car. They already have cheap mats in the car so i just replace them with another set of cheap mats, it cost me about 10.00 for a set of 4 mats. I always inform the owner that i changed the mats for them. It is a good customer serivce tool and keeps the customer coming back.
You should get in good with you local auto store and get an account with them, you will see the discount you get and it might be worth trying it out.
Brian
 
To remove dog hair from my home carpet I use a sponge type thing. It's not the type of sponge used to wash dishes. It's about the size of a brick and it's real "grabby", it feels kind of like a rubber type material. You rub the carpet with it and it clumps the hair into the sponge. I think you can buy them at a pet store. It works better than a vacuum cleaner. Also, when I'm standing in my kitchen I'll sometimes rub my sneaker across the floor to remove dog hair. It kind of works like the aforementioned sponge. I guess the ridged rubber sole of the sneaker picks up the hair. This is for a long haired dog, I'm not sure how these methods would work for short haired dogs.



EDIT: Just the other day I saw these sponges in the paint section at Lowes.
 
For removing animal hair from carpets and upholstery, try using a dry rubber squeegee. It pulls it right out, into little tufts that vacuum right up.
 
Good point, some people buy these $30K - $40K dollar cars and trucks, vans, SUV"s, etc... and trash them. I've had experiece with bad interiors. I see it because most people, now this is just my opinon, most people are just too lazy to pick up a vaccum, brush and some cleaner and get in there go to town. Now there are some people out there who are actually willing to get in there and do it, like us Autopians. I'm not a autopian, yet! If only people would get in there and do something,,,,,,,91
 
I doubt my dad's '01 jetta has been vacuumed more than once or twice since new. But hey, he works 13 hours a day and after that the last thing he wants to do is more work. Just about all he's capable of doing is eating, watching tv, drinking and sleeping. I'm sure you guys can understand. However, he never leaves trash in the car.
 
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