A few BEFORE and AFTER pics.

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Anthony O.

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Little interior work on a BMW M3 I did a few days ago.



The first picture is of the pedals and floor board that loks as if it had never seen a vacuum.
 
Interior shot after it was cleaned, shampooed, trim polished and leather treated.
 

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Oh my gawd! You vacuumed! How ever did you do that?



Just kidding! Nice shot of the full interior. It's a beautiful satin finish that compliments the elegance of the cockpit. It's like a piece of artwork.



What did you use on the leather, plastic, vinyl, rubber? Maybe 303? If anything at all?
 
Spilchy said:
Oh my gawd! You vacuumed! How ever did you do that?
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BWAHAHAHHAHAAH! Ya know... I was going to say the same thing. ;) lol Did you have to do anything to the carpet other than vacuum? Were there stains under that debris?
 
Hey guys,



Thanks for the nods of approval and YES I did do a bit of shampooing via my extractor but mainly to the mats themselves. The only stains were on the drivers side mat, ya know the usual ground in parking lot grime picked up by shoes.



As for treating the interior, the dash and console went El Natural after a good cleaning and once again I must plug the microhair scrubber I am using now for cleaning leather and vinyl, it does a wonderful job! The leather is finished off with Platinums Leather Conditioner which is fantastic, IMHO, and Plexus was used for the wood trim and instrument glass.



The exterior is a real site to behold and I will post some BEFORE and AFTER pictures of that when I get a chance to finish the exterior, hopefully this week sometime.



Thanks again,

Anthony
 
What can I say? Anthony, you 'da man on this interior! :bow :up



Funny thing, I used to give out small mats (floor matts) to customers who have a garage and instruct them to leave it by the door of the vehicle. This way, they wipe theor shoes B4 entering. Most customer just said they'd use their own mats anyway but thanked me for the advise and good idea.



It's a pain to remove all the heel marks/stains on mats. Always tuff to get the fiber mat up in that area, but a bit of firm brushing some can come back close to new. Those that have high-end cars like BMW/Lexus etc, some have the plastic overlays that stay ontop and keep the lower mat clean. Some use them, others don't.



Hell I just ordered my set from Lexus.. Ecru interior is a PITA!



In may previous Lexus I had the catch-alls that form fitted and looked damn close to the carpet color. When I returned the RX300 for trade, the dealer was floored. He never saw a leased vehicle come back like mine! Oh yea, I said, the mats are in the back and are all new, never used. :shocked



Great pics and keep 'em coming



Regards,

Deanski
 
Thanks for the compliments fellow Autopians,



I am still waiting to finish the exterior of this black M3 BMW and will post pics of that ordeal.....phew!



Scott,



Yeah I hate that real shiny look that far too many detailers just slop all over the seats and dash, it attracts dust like flies on poop!



Dean,



I have a few clients with the clear plastic mats that really work great and make clean up so easy :) What I realy hate is carpet on new Prosches, that stuff is like velcro. Lint and stuff is a pain to get up off the carpet.



Anthony
 
Boy do I know what you mean! One of my vendors that we use now has a Boxter S and one big issue he has are the carpets. Like they have some typeof glue on them.



He was watching me clean out the SC one day, and I grabbed his mats and cleaned them with some APC+. The carpets then were extracted and brushed then wet-vac to fully dry, with a brush to aggitate while vac to get all the stuff. Man was that a pain! I did suggest to keep the mats, just cover them with custom plastic clear ones for day-to-day use.



By far, that is one of the tuffest carpets to maintain. Don't know what fabric it is, but it holds everything!



Regards,

Deanski
 
Scott,



Yes BMW carpets clean up nice and easy but the easiest interior I do by far has to be a Suburban that has no carpet but only a vinyl flooring throughout. A quick vacuum and then a damp towel where needed and I'm done! (Seats also)



Anthony
 
Anthony Orosco said:


As for treating the interior, the dash and console went El Natural after a good cleaning and once again I must plug the microhair scrubber I am using now for cleaning leather and vinyl, it does a wonderful job! The leather is finished off with Platinums Leather Conditioner which is fantastic, IMHO, and Plexus was used for the wood trim and instrument glass.



Thanks again,

Anthony
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Hello Anthony,



Where can I find all the products you used for the interior? What is El Natural? Is that just a saying or is that an actual product? How about the Platinum Leather Conditioner? and Plexus?



I dig the look big time. :D Like you guys said, it looks NEW not like a baby oiled interior!!



Thanks in advance.



Erik
 
stangclassic66 said:
Hello Anthony,



Where can I find all the products you used for the interior? What is El Natural? Is that just a saying or is that an actual product? How about the Platinum Leather Conditioner? and Plexus?



I dig the look big time. :D Like you guys said, it looks NEW not like a baby oiled interior!!



Thanks in advance.



Erik
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Erik,



Thank you for the compliment and as for the "El Natural", well that's code word meaning there is no dressing on the dash and interior what-so-ever:)



I may use a product called "Best Dressed" or the dressing put out by Klasse, which is excellent by the way, every so often but for the most part I always prefer El Natural! I get the Klasse and Best Dressed from Top of the Line.



The Platinum Leather Conditioner, now named "FourStar" is from Dwyane over at Detail City, as well as the Plexus.



Here is a link to the FourStar website http://www.premiumautocare.com/



Another product I recommend from FourStar is their Leather/Vinyl Gel Cleaner. This stuff rocks!



The rest comes from Top of the Line, which also has a great leather/vinyl cleaner called "Deep Down". I also get my "303 carpet/upholstery spot cleaner" from there and that is by far one of the best spot removers I have ever used. Here is a link to TOL.



303- http://www.topoftheline.com/303spotremover.html



Deep Down- http://www.topoftheline.com/deepleatvinc.html



Well I hope that answers your questions and if not please let me know.



Anthony
 
It's the little "details" like these that really make the efforts of an individual stand out! WOW! Nice job.



Now, if only there were more hours in the day, I would be out doing the same thing to my cars.



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