Toyota Prado Detailed by Etiennè

[Deranged_9n3]

So , same story again , same owner as Lumina , Subaru , SL65 AMG and Opel Astra. Meaning expect a dirty car :lol: Before I saw the prado I got warned that this was the worst one yet :yawn: Upon arrival , nothing could have prepared me for this. The Paintwork wasn't too bad , the engine bay was horrible , the interior was even worse :eek:

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Myself and 1 of my detailing friends kicked off with the Interior , we spent about 3 hours , if not more :oops: cleaning up the interior alone. We used APC mix , brushes , MF towels , almost anything known to mankind to get this mess cleaned up :crazy:

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The leather seats :eek:
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50:50 While Cleaning
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Left complete , Right untouched
http://i.imgur.com/Dgq54sd.jpg

Doorcard cleaning
http://i.imgur.com/VFgQlYQ.jpg

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Engine Bay:
http://i.imgur.com/1jogYu6.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/ofJ3mVp.jpg

I cleaned the wheels using IronX followed by APC mix , but no luck. Tried a handpolish and it worked. In other words , yes , handpolished all 4 wheels :rant:

After IronX and APC
http://i.imgur.com/ESTyftC.jpg

Hand Polish
http://i.imgur.com/Aj1M67j.jpg

All done
http://i.imgur.com/d67EIda.jpg

I took the carpets home to handwash them , unfortunately no pics of that. After all of this I was literally too tired to take pics of the detail. But I washed the car , IronX , Clayed and then proceeded to polish with a SF4000 on polishing pads followed by PL offcourse. This was the finish :troll:

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Gutted that I didn't take more pics but I was DEAD after this vehicle :hi:

[Skoob]

Another good job. Whoever owned it must use it for some off road.
I bet they were happy.

[lawrenceSA]

Nicely done:dblthumb2:

That interior was rather manky..... eeeeuuuuuw!

I hope the love you poured into restoring it will motivate the owner to take better care of it.

[jankerson]

Another good job. Whoever owned it must use it for some off road.
I bet they were happy.

Not with those A/S tires they aren't doing much off roading.....


Turned out really well though. :xyxthumbs:

[Tato]

Very nice work, thanks for sharing.

Keep on!

Kind Regards.

[Deranged_9n3]

Thanx guys. Forgot to add , his workers uses the Prado to carry stuff around etc. Guess that explaints the interior ....

[Skoob]

Not with those A/S tires they aren't doing much off roading.....


Turned out really well though. :xyxthumbs:

I guess it is just like most SUV's never used for what it was built for.

[java]

Great work! The owner must of been thrilled with the outcome.