This interior made me rethink my career choice - Nth Degree Auto Detailing

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I will never understand how someone can allow their car to get this disgusting.:eek: Fortunately the owner left the car with me for 3 days for me to work on it around my schedule. I wound up committing a lot more time to it than planned. The exterior was just a wash/clay/seal. The interior took close to 10 hours, far more than I have ever spent on an interior before. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.



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There were a few spots that required a little correction. This was the worst.

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Very nice, looks like someone just puked all over that interior that was nasty! Sometimes though, those bad cars can make or break you
 
That's just plain nasty. I seem to get cars about that dirty a couple of times a week and I hate doing them with a passion. I did a pet taxi yesterday....and oh boy the smell was horrific.
Nice job.
 
When I saw the first interior pic, I thought I was looking at a murder scene pic. Seriously.

That was nasty, nice job!
 
I can really respect work like this. Its always said here that these jobs separate the boys from the men. Newbies looking to get into this business need to see write ups like this, and understand what they will likely get into one day. Its not always a beautiful day spent working on cool cars. Sometimes its disgusting, back breaking work. Excellent job.
 
Way to take one for the team on that one. I really don't get how cars get that way, and a Lexus to boot. Nice work, I bet the client was pleased.
 
Man that thing looked worse then the some car lot repos I've done. Great turnaround! What did you use to treat carpets/ mats? Also, did u use a hot water extractor?
 
So.....its likely you lost your profit on that car?

It was a great save but I highly doubt you the true cost of that turn around. I hate interiors like that because they ALWAYS take longer than you bid, I've started just saying its my hourly on cases like that.

Cheers,
GREG
 
Maybe I'm the odd duck here but I look at these jobs as a chance to showcase ones talent. When a almost pristine interior comes in it is hard to impress the customer and show perspective customers impressive before and after shots. With the one OP has here is a great opportunity to wow both the customer and perspective clients.Agreed that this is not the ideal customer we strive for but ones such as these can be useful in promoting our services and skills.
 
OMG. what a piggy! and a lexus no doubt. $$. makes you wonder what the house looks like? ...btw, what a turnaround!!...
 
:thanks for the comments.

dtuna42 said:
Nice save- it looks brand new now. That thing looked like a crime scene when you got it...
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It IS a crime to let a vehicle get like that! I don't know about brand new, but 300% better.


mrclean81 said:
I can really respect work like this. Its always said here that these jobs separate the boys from the men. Newbies looking to get into this business need to see write ups like this, and understand what they will likely get into one day. Its not always a beautiful day spent working on cool cars. Sometimes its disgusting, back breaking work. Excellent job.
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I couldn't agree more. It's easy to see the great write ups about the exotics and think what a great job. A few soccer-mom-mobiles will bring one back to reality real quick. These jobs just don't get posted because they aren't sexy.


paintjobpro22 said:
Man that thing looked worse then the some car lot repos I've done. Great turnaround! What did you use to treat carpets/ mats? Also, did u use a hot water extractor?
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No extractor. Lots of APC and Folex and pressure washer for the mats.


Greg Nichols said:
So.....its likely you lost your profit on that car?

It was a great save but I highly doubt you the true cost of that turn around. I hate interiors like that because they ALWAYS take longer than you bid, I've started just saying its my hourly on cases like that.
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This was a friend of a friend and was done about 6 months ago. I quoted my average price site-unseen. I could have called her and told her it was going to be more, but I figured she might show some appreciation for going the extra mile. She is an attorney, after all. And if not, the advertising value was worth it. Well... she contacted me recently to detail this vehicle again. I turned it down, unseen. I told her to take these photos to other detail shops and ask for a quote.:lol2: I still have a huge favor in reserve from my friend.
 
I like getting the fast cash out of cleaning a clean car but I feel like it brings my self esteem down because I barely did anything. But when I have a nasty filthy car that I turn into a gem it almost feels as if the heavens open up and a beam of light shines on me, that's the feeling I get from cleaning a nasty crappy car!
 
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