My latest detail (another neglected dodge)

[Wayneezy]

Customer admitted she has never cleaned it in the 5 years shes owned it. One or 2 vacuums is about the extent of it. Took 10 hours of hard work but the end result was great.

[dcjredline]

NICE, I miss my 07 Caliber but not the payment!!!

[ARizzle]

Hey how did you clean those seats? I believe they are vinyl right?

[RhetoricMixes]

Originally Posted by ARizzle

Hey how did you clean those seats? I believe they are vinyl right?

Those particular seats are cloth i believe. The leather/vinyl seats are the upper level trims to my knowledge.

[rider9195]

Awesome job!! The before and after photo really sells it!

[Wayneezy]

Originally Posted by dcjredline

NICE, I miss my 07 Caliber but not the payment!!!

These seats are cloth. They looked so dirty because of the amount of dust in the vehicle. I vacuumed and then wiped with a mf cloth and diluted Optimum APC they came clean with little effort. The rest of the vehicle not so much .....

Thanks for the compliments guys

[Wayneezy]

oh btw incase anyone was curious the plastic you seen in the after pic of the drivers side is slip grip. This is a trade from a dealership and they require it. Just thought id share that haha

[ARizzle]

Originally Posted by Wayneezy

These seats are cloth. They looked so dirty because of the amount of dust in the vehicle. I vacuumed and then wiped with a mf cloth and diluted Optimum APC they came clean with little effort. The rest of the vehicle not so much .....

Thanks for the compliments guys

Ok Thanks Wayneezy and once again, fantastic before/after pics. Would you mind elaborating on how again you cleaned the Cloth seats, perhaps in a little bit more detail (Ex: Did you wipe them down with diluted OPC? What Ratio?) Thanks, I'm still trying my best to learn how to clean interiors more effectively, as that is extremely important to customers. But if you wouldn't mind, again I would appreciate if you could explain the process of cleaning the cloth seats a little bit more in depth please.
Thanks!

[Wayneezy]

Because of how dirty it was a did a lot of pre soaking.

I soaked the outside let it sit for a few minutes then pressure washed. Soaked again then pressure washed again. (buying a foam cannon so speed up this process)

I then washed using the 2 bucket system (technically 3 if you include my seperate brush bucket/grit guard combo) starting with the wheels/wheel wells and tires then working from the top of the vehicle down.
Dried with large MF towels and then waxed with 2 coats of collinite 845.

Tools used Mothers wheel brush, Dayton Wheel Brush (both sizes) Mothers Wheel Well Brush. Lug Nut Brush. Mothers Tire Brush, Lake COuntry foam ccs applicator pads
Washed wheels with Griots HD Wheel Cleaner
Tires with Einszett W99
Wheel wells with Optimum APC diluted 1:3
Trim restore/protection i used Ultima TTG

I then moved to the engine. Covered alternator and electrical plugs with tin foil then rinse with light spray of water. I then sprayed Einszett W99 diluted 1:3 over top of hood and entire engine. Let it sit for approx 2 minutes then aggitate with mothers wheel brush and dayton speed brush

High pressure rinse again and one more outside rear pressure rinse.

Then blow dry and dress with Chemical Guys Back to Black aerosol spray

On the interior the door james were so nasty i actually had to spray with a light mist from pressure washer to clean. (Will be getting a tornador very very soon)
Then wiped the mud and dirt off with some terrycloth towels. I then used victoria wax detail spray as a final touch for a great shine.

On the inside you can see how dusty it was. It took about 2 1/2 hours just to vacuum everything.

I then used 6 wet terrycloth towels to pre clean dash, doors etc. Then used Optimum APC diluted 1:3 to break down what water couldnt and wiped down again. I then topped off with Einszett Cockpit premium
Tools used:
RaceGlaze brush kit, Vent cleaning swabs, Vacuum

For the seats i did a heavy vacuum first because they were full of dust. I usually us a brush to clean but there were no stains surprisingly. So i sprays Optimum APC Diluted 1:3 on a MF cloth and just scrubbed that way.

I always do the windows last and touch ups right after that. Windows i used a MF window cleaning cloth and Chemical Guys window clean

Probably missed something and am aware this is a terrible write up with terrible grammar but im very tired lol. Hope it helps someone out there though.

[Wayneezy]

Originally Posted by ARizzle

Ok Thanks Wayneezy and once again, fantastic before/after pics. Would you mind elaborating on how again you cleaned the Cloth seats, perhaps in a little bit more detail (Ex: Did you wipe them down with diluted OPC? What Ratio?) Thanks, I'm still trying my best to learn how to clean interiors more effectively, as that is extremely important to customers. But if you wouldn't mind, again I would appreciate if you could explain the process of cleaning the cloth seats a little bit more in depth please.
Thanks!

My next nasty vehicle I will be doing a full write up and possibly a video as well. It will take a long time to put together but i figure it might help a few new guys get a decent start.