Six years of dirt on a beige Jag interior- Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT

[PinnacleAutoCT]

To start off, please let me apologize for the quality of the pictures, these were taken a while ago before I upgraded cameras. Despite the quality of the camera I still thought the pictures showed a big turnaround and would be something members would find interesting. That being said, the car pictured is a 2003 (IIRC) Jaguar X-Type with a light beige interior. The car was bought used around 2006 and had been driven all of these years without being detailed, hence the extensive soiling. The owner intends to keep this car for years to come (it’s fuel efficient and a comfortable commuter) so a serious cleaning was in order.
The interior cleaning process was as follows:
-Remove mats, vacuum and dry brush carpets
-Vac carpets again, lightly brush all cracks and crevices with DI boar’s hair brush, vac loosened debris
-Spray hard surfaces liberally with Optimum Power Clean 3:1 dilution ratio, agitate with DI horse hair upholstery brush & boar’s hair brush for cracks, vents etc.
- Rinse APC and loosened dirt w/microfibers and plenty of clean water
-Special care was taken not avoid over-saturating carpets with APC and water, hence the extensive dry brushing and vacuuming done first
-Clean windows w/Megs D120 and MFs
-Protect hard surfaces w/ 1Z Cockpit Premium
-Protect & condition leather w/Leather Masters Vital + Protection Cream
-Headliner cleaned w/slightly damp MF & 10:1 OPC
-Final vac
Before pics:
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https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/10076023995_e26e1c09e3_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmofTD)IMG_1196 (https://flic.kr/p/gmofTD) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3778/10075975704_0370796dea_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmo1x3)IMG_1198 (https://flic.kr/p/gmo1x3) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3733/10076108813_f1314683da_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmoG72)IMG_1199 (https://flic.kr/p/gmoG72) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3804/10076009395_280443a7a2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmobxV)IMG_1206 (https://flic.kr/p/gmobxV) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/10075920725_5bb2d8134b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmnJc8)IMG_1207 (https://flic.kr/p/gmnJc8) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7440/10076005515_7ce916867d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmoap2)IMG_1210 (https://flic.kr/p/gmoap2) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

Test spot on center console lid:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/10076030326_d4ec335667_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmohLN)IMG_1215 (https://flic.kr/p/gmohLN) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3785/10076027846_a0958be10a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmoh33)IMG_1216 (https://flic.kr/p/gmoh33) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/10075927095_8b389afe71_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmnL5X)IMG_1218 (https://flic.kr/p/gmnL5X) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
Afters:
The dark marks on the steering wheel are actually not dirt; they’re where the owner’s wedding ring wore completely through the leather after years of abrasion.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/10075950514_eefd189ce2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmnT3J)IMG_1219 (https://flic.kr/p/gmnT3J) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7403/10075953795_3ec44b471f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmnU2i)IMG_0014 (https://flic.kr/p/gmnU2i) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/10076050483_02df346ee8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmooLk)IMG_0019 (https://flic.kr/p/gmooLk) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5509/10076023066_caccd515c6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmofBC)IMG_1220 (https://flic.kr/p/gmofBC) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5339/10075941864_60bc4fd299_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/gmnQtA)IMG_1223 (https://flic.kr/p/gmnQtA) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

Thanks for looking! After this cleanup the owner decided to have maintenance detailing done periodically to prevent the car from returning to the condition I found it in. Any comments or questions are welcome.
Mike Donoghue
Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT

[rbss]

Wow great job :xyxthumbs:

[jamesboyy]

Amazing work bring life back into that interior

[RTexasF]

That entire interior was just flat NASTY! You have renewed it and congratulations (and a large tip) are in order......I'll offer the congratulations.

[CDot]

Great job!

[whavens]

That is an amazing turnaround. Great job!! Was the exterior as neglected?

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[PinnacleAutoCT]

Thank you all!

Whavens, the exterior was in pretty bad shape too. I only have a few pics of the exterior. It had the usual contamination, heavy marring, etc. The paint was moderately soft so IIRC I just used D300 on a MF finishing pad (via Rupes 21, after a proper wash and decon), did an IPA wipedown and then applied OptiCoat 2.0 and dressed the tires with 3D Thick and then 3D Ultra.

Before:
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14220776167_c57e4cc6ec_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nEDciZ)IMG_0001 (https://flic.kr/p/nEDciZ) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/14220616118_e8dd8a9d3b_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nECnJw)IMG_0003 (https://flic.kr/p/nECnJw) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14406103324_1969889aa1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nX23BN)IMG_0025 (https://flic.kr/p/nX23BN) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
Afters (inside the garage because it was close to 2am):
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2899/14427396943_5c77344341_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nYUbta)IMG_0047 (https://flic.kr/p/nYUbta) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14406102104_91fd661a8f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nX23fL)IMG_0046 (https://flic.kr/p/nX23fL) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3845/14220623190_cbae5763d1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nECpQs)IMG_0048 (https://flic.kr/p/nECpQs) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14407234645_ac584655d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nX7QVk)IMG_0051 (https://flic.kr/p/nX7QVk) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5476/14220778107_9c58b56215_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nEDcTr)IMG_0052 (https://flic.kr/p/nEDcTr) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3893/14406099334_42cfd88241_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nX22r1)IMG_0055 (https://flic.kr/p/nX22r1) by Pinnacle Auto Detail - CT (https://www.flickr.com/people/48678828@N04/), on Flickr

[D&W]

Wowsers

[af90]

Pretty good for D300 one stepped!

[mills3]

Looks awesome. Great job!

[Sicoupe]

Outstanding job SIR!

[dcjredline]

Those pics (that you say are so horrible) make me want to sit in that leather!!! OMG nice work

[whavens]

Great job on the exterior as well. That is a gorgeous color of blue.