We all pay our dues don't we? Interior mess!

last picture - rear after.



At least tomorrow I get to work on a clean car (inside) - 2004 subaru.
 

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Setec Astronomy said:
I thought the guy was just doing it out of ignorance, thinking he was in 3rd and not worrying about shifting anymore cuz the revs weren't too high...maybe he knew he was in 5th but just didn't want to fess up...got the cool or cheap 5-spd but doesn't like to shift! I don't have any problem with it if the guy knows what he's doing and wants to lug it a little, but tdekany made it sound like the guy was completely clueless...and let's face it, what's the chances a guy who keeps his interior *like that* is a synchro-head?
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I think he just didn't want to shift. I don't know man.
 
I detailed a '98 Malibu that was in similar conditon...minus the dog hair!



I have two dogs. Whenever "Bernie and Murphdogg" go for a ride in the Jeep or F-150, I immediately vacuum the vehicles right after I get home.



I did have a client who had three large dogs... a German Shepard, A Black Lab and a Golden Retreiver. They rode in the back of her Explorer. Whenever I detailed it, I had enough dog hair to make another dog!
 
I have something similar, if not worse waiting for me tomorrow :( the guy owns 3 dogs, and the jeep went out in a mudding test against a new full terrain vehicle. he called and I told him my standard rate, he laughed then told me the condition, and said it was allright to charge him whatever i wanted after i was done.



It is a good thing that he is a cousin of one of my top customers, or else i would have said NO!
 
Spilchy said:
Actually, I mean the Jetta.



Thanks :up
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my initial plan was to run as fast as I could! I did not want to do it! but I needed the money and once I read something that I try to remember often: the difference between a winner and a looser is that the winner didn't give up. So I didn't. I just scrubbed and vacuumed until I saw a difference. on the second day I tried Sean's oxyCLean mix and that helped as well.
 
edschwab1 said:
Nice work.



Are you going to maintain the new car for the owner? Make sure the owner uses floor mats.



What did the owner buy?



Eric
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they moved to Arkansas - he bought his brother in law's lexus who was moving to Geneva.



I drove the Saab to Arkansas.
 
NickC said:
I'd have to keep a barf bag next me while doing it. Slammin' job though!!
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Thanks! The smell was really bad.



All in all I made $900.00 from that initial call I received wednesday night from him. :D (nice people though)
 
This thread started when i was a junior in high school. Now i'm a senior in college. lol



That is amazing work. $125 for this is crazy. But that's 2004 money. It's probably around $500 now.
 
I search waaaaaay back and found only two or three people posting write ups with scottwax being the most prevalent.



Looks like 2003 was the year write ups started. I didnt do my first until Feb 2004.
 
WOW! I was just talking to someone about this very detail. I don't think I will ever forget this one.



Thanks Joe and Barry.



Boston Man - I was way undercharging this one. I gave a price over the phone and trusted him. :D:D:D



That was the last time I ever did that.



Thanks!
 
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