mShu7 Detail: 2003 Chevy Venture

[mshu7]

Hey all, this is my sister’s van that I detailed over the weekend. Since it belongs to my sis, I did this as an act of generosity. In return she is going to spread the word about my detailing business to her fellow teachers at school.

Being a single mom with two young teenagers & a dog, the van gets no love! Anything that could be found in a mini-van that hauls around kids was found; pop spills, candy in the carpet, make-up on the seats, fingerprints all over the glass, dog hair all over, etc. I definitely had my work cut out for me.

Exterior:

Meg’s NXT & 4 oz. DP Cleanse-All Exterior Cleaner

2-bucket method / Grit Guard

White/Yellow Schmitt

DP Cleanse-All is one of my favorite products. It's so universal; I can add it to my wash for added cleaning or use it cut 1:1 on any part of the exterior. I recommend it to anyone that hasn't tried it.

Tires, Wheels, & Wheel wells cleaned w/Meg's APC+ & DP Cleanse-All Exterior Cleaner
Black Wheel Schmitt

Tar & Bug's cleaned with Poorboy's Bug Squash diluted 1:1

This is the first time I've used Bug Squash. It really loosened up the abundance of crap along the bottom of the van, even with it cut 1:1. After I let it soak for a couple of minutes, I sprayed it with my pressure washer and everything came off easily.

Clay w/Meg's Smooth Surface Clay Kit

I prefer the Clay Magic kit, but I was out & this is all I had at the time.

Polish w/Meg's #80

(Applied by PC at speed #5 & Edge 2K Orange Light Cutting Pad)

Protect w/Poorboy's EX Sealant w/Carnauba

(Applied by PC at speed #3 & Edge 2K White Ultra-smooth Polishing Pad)

PB EX w/Carnauba is another product that I love. It's so easy to apply & remove. Since it's a sealant & carnauba in one, it combines the durability of a sealant and the look of a carnauba.

Glass cleaned w/Meg's NXT Glass Cleaner

Trim shined w/Aerospace 303 Protectant

Tires & wheel wells protected w/Meg's Insane Shine Aerosol Protectant

Interior:

Carpets swept w/Rigid Vac

Carpets & floor mats shampooed w/DP Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner
After lightly spraying the floor mats with DP Carpet & Upholstery Cleaner, I used my pressure washer to rinse away all of the dirt & stains.

Spots treated w/Meg’s Quik Out Carpet Stain Remover

This is a new product from Meg’s for ’07. It was the first chance I had to test it out. It quickly earned a spot in my arsenal. Stains were no match for it. Great product!

Plastics cleaned & protected w/DP Total Interior Cleaner (diluted 1:1) & Interior Surface Protectant

This was my first time using these two products and they are now an asset to my product line-up. The bucket of water you see in the picture below was just from cleaning the plastics w/the DP Interior Cleaner (cut 1:1). The protectant leaves a nice, non-greasy finish.

Glass cleaned w/Meg’s NXT Glass Cleaner

Exterior Befores:










Interior Befores:

This is my rinse water after cleaning the plastics w/the DP Interior Cleaner (cut 1:1).

[mshu7]

Exterior Afters:

Interior Afters:

[Nuke33]

Wow great turn around!

[Jimmie]

Beatiful job.

[Nica]

Very nice, I really like the carpet. Just gives it that pro touch if you ask me. Oh hey did I see bird poop on the before pictures? Oh but the after pictures are wicked buddy.

Very nice, you do great work. Turned that car right around lol and literally lol.

Thanks for sharing oh I enjoyed your write up, very detailed. I like detailed write ups because it gives me an idea of the products you use and the results you achieved with them. Thank you for taking the time to post keep them pictures and write up's coming.

[sparkie]

Awesome, looks better then new. You made that paint POP! Nice write up, thanks for the info on the DP line. What speed do you run your PC with Megs #80 and Poorboys EX?

[TjMonsen5]

talk about a change!! wow that van looks really nice now! pretty gross before. Im sure your sis will be happy!

[supercharged]

Amazing job! That van sure was dirty.

[mshu7]

Originally Posted by Nica

Very nice, I really like the carpet. Just gives it that pro touch if you ask me. Oh hey did I see bird poop on the before pictures? Oh but the after pictures are wicked buddy.

Very nice, you do great work. Turned that car right around lol and literally lol.

Thanks for sharing oh I enjoyed your write up, very detailed. I like detailed write ups because it gives me an idea of the products you use and the results you achieved with them. Thank you for taking the time to post keep them pictures and write up's coming.

Nica, thanks for the compliments! Like you, I love reading detailed write-ups/reviews here in the Show 'n Shine section. Justin was the one to start it all and I've read through his details many times over so I'm just trying to do the same for others. I probably wouldn't have purchased a lot of my products (like the DP Interior Cleaner & Protecant) if it wasn't for Justin's & others great reviews.

Originally Posted by sparkie

Awesome, looks better then new. You made that paint POP! Nice write up, thanks for the info on the DP line. What speed do you run your PC with Megs #80 and Poorboys EX?

Thanks Sparkie!!! While I was polishing, I ran the PC at speed #5. However, the hood was pretty bad so I ran it at 6 for a little while (had to do a couple passes). For PB EX, I ran it at speed #3.

I edited the first post to reflect the PC speeds.


Thanks to everyone else for the kind words!

[bambo2888]

as much as i hate minivans, nice job!