2009 Ram 2500 Clean Up (Lots of Interior Pics)

[twistedframe]

Hi everyone, I have been super lazy about posting details lately so he is one I finished tonight. It's a 2009 Ram 2500 Diesel that belongs to a friend of mine. He is a heavy machine mechanic and it's his tow rig for his off road buggy. The reason I preface with that is because for this reason perfection, at least on the exterior, was not a priority since he will be driving through the woods in less than a week. So the main focus was getting the interior cleaned up since it was still in pretty good shape, and doing what I could for the exterior without breaking the bank. On to the detail

Products and Procedure

Wheels Cleaned with Sonax (twice), than polished by hand with Collinite Metal Wax
Tires and wheel wells cleaned with ZEP Citrus 4:1 (thanks richy!!!)
Tires dressed with some greasy sh*t the customer provided
Wheel wells dressed with Adams Undercarriage Spray

Exterior Washed with DP Xtreme Foam, heavy deposits sprayed with ZEP Citrus
Clayed with Ubar clay w/ ONR as lube

Paint prepped with Prima Amigo on a Cyan pad on PC
Paint Protected with Prima Banana Gloss (easiest to use LSP ever)

Glass cleaned with Megs glass cleaner
Exterior trim dressed with 303 Aerospace and Adams In and Out Spray
Billet grill and emblems polished and protected with Collinite Metal Wax

Interior vacuumed thoroughly
Floor mats cleaned with ZEP citrus then hot water extracted
Dash and door cards cleaned with ZEP citrus then dressed with Prima Nero
Leather Seats cleaned with Zaino/ZEP Citrus, then dressed with Zaino leather conditioner


This is how it was dropped off to me. Not in too terrible shape from first glance, but this color hides dirt and imperfections well. Believe me when I say this truck was filthy, especial below the body moldings.
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Wheels before. These were FILTHY! I used two applications of Sonax and still resorted to polishing them by hand with Collinite Metal polish to remove all the staining. On the bright side though it left a nice protective layer behind.
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Here was the only thing on the exterior he wanted to address. Apparently a trailer went crazy at his last even and got dropped on his tailgate. He is lucky this is all the damage that was done. The small scratch in the middle is way too deep to do anything about, he only wanted to try and correct the scuffs at the top.

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Exterior Afters

Wheels clean and sealed, tires cleaned and dressed
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Ram%20Detail/DSC_0233.jpg

Scuffs corrected

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/twistedframe/Ram%20Detail/DSC_0273.jpg

Truck cleaned and very glossy. I love Amigo!

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Now onto the interior
Overall it was very dusty and full of small rocks, leaves, and dirt. Also he had stepped in some grease somewher and gotten it all over his floormat as well as smeared it on the door.

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See grease :rock:

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He was also very worried about the leather seats and steering wheel since they were getting really dirty. Here are some 50/50 of the seats and wheel

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Floor mats got some serious attention. Nasty befores.

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Much cleaner afters

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[twistedframe]

Exteior Afters

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Thanks for looking! :dance:

[tuscarora dave]

Very nice job on the truck.

[snowking724]

Looks great, I'm a huge fan of Banana Gloss as well.

[twistedframe]

Very nice job on the truck.
Thanks! :props:

Looks great, I'm a huge fan of Banana Gloss as well.
Thanks! This was my first time using Banana gloss and I was really impressed. I am looking forward to tracking it's longevity.

[onlycodered]

Damn man! Nice job on this truck! Turned out pretty good. What did you use on the leather?

[twistedframe]

Damn man! Nice job on this truck! Turned out pretty good. What did you use on the leather?

Thanks. I used ZEP citrus 20:1 on the leather after doing a test spot in a hidden area. Tried megs apc at 20:1 but I wasn't happy with the results.

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[slickooz]

Looks great! How long did it take you to do all that?

[twistedframe]

Looks great! How long did it take you to do all that?

Thanks. I didn't really pay close attention to the time but I would say about 10-12 hours over 2 days. Alot of time was spent on the interior mainly the leather and stereo.g wheel.

[slickooz]

Yeah the inside is so clean. What kind of extractor did you use? I was thinking about getting a Bissel but have read its not as good as other high end stuff.

[twistedframe]

Im going to preface my response by saying that while I am a professional in the sense that I get paid to detail vehicles, I only do it part time. That being said I could never justify buying a big expensive professional extractor. I have used a bisell LGM since I started several years ago and it has handled pretty much everything I've thrown at it. IMO the chemicals and techniques used are more important than the machine.

[vet]

Great job on the truck! Have been thnking about getting the LGM when they go on sale. Your comments and the pictures convince me that it would be worthwhile for what I would use it for.

[twistedframe]

Great job on the truck! Have been thnking about getting the LGM when they go on sale. Your comments and the pictures convince me that it would be worthwhile for what I would use it for.
Thanks. Yep it's definitely 1 of my favorite machines, I don't regret that purchase.

[Grizzly]

Great work!

[detaildave]

Nice work!!!:xyxthumbs: