Have you ever felt so defeated during a detail?

[Dan Tran]

Recently, I had a 2013 Ford Escape interior to detail. Prior to then, I had gone to inspect the vehicle's interior and discovered a bunch of sand in the carpet. It didn't seem bad at the time.

But hey I guess anything can happen in a matter of two weeks.


Anyway,

Sand hasn't been an issue for me, up until this one.

I spent like over an hour and a half trying different methods to the best of my abilities.

I managed to get maybe about 70% of it out, but still...I felt defeated.

When I say the sand is SUPER EMBEDDED into that carpet, I really mean it! Unless I was able to take the carpet out and beat it to death, I don't know what else to do.

The sand is LITERALLY crusted to the bottom.


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Have you ever felt so defeated in a detail before?

At what point do you call it quits and move on to the next task?


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[vobro]

I used too but I realized I'm not a miracle worker, can't totally bring a neglected vehicle back all the time. I try my best but sometimes there's only so much one can do

[idriveblackcars]

Man don't beat yourself up, it is what it is. If you know you did your best then don't sweat it.

[Goin Rogue]

Palm sander (without paper) or a DA with carpet brush might help.

[WRAPT C5Z06]

Yes, when working on soft black paint. VERY frustrating at times. Makes me want to sell everything I have and forget detailing.


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[dlc95]

The worst one was a Jeep Cherokee that I couldn't decontaminate. I also burned some plastic with the rotary, using a burgundy megs pad. This was five years ago.

The next was a Lexus with extreme water spotting. I couldn't get the spots off with anything. 3M compound on a white 3M cutting pad on my rotary wouldn't even do it. That was 10 years ago.

[GSKR]

Recently, I had a 2013 Ford Escape interior to detail. Prior to then, I had gone to inspect the vehicle's interior and discovered a bunch of sand in the carpet. It didn't seem bad at the time.

But hey I guess anything can happen in a matter of two weeks.


Anyway,

Sand hasn't been an issue for me, up until this one.

I spent like over an hour and a half trying different methods to the best of my abilities.

I managed to get maybe about 70% of it out, but still...I felt defeated.

When I say the sand is SUPER EMBEDDED into that carpet, I really mean it! Unless I was able to take the carpet out and beat it to death, I don't know what else to do.

The sand is LITERALLY crusted to the bottom.


:: sorry I don't have any pictures ::

—

Have you ever felt so defeated in a detail before?

At what point do you call it quits and move on to the next task?


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I think it was sizzle chest forum member who put a vibrating device on floor board to make the sand come out deep into the carpet fibers.

[GSKR]

For me its boats hate detailing them and walked off a 4000.00 job.

[PaulMys]

For me its boats hate detailing them and walked off a 4000.00 job.

Nothing good comes from working on boats. I've been doing it for about 40 of my 47 years on this earth.

BOAT: Bust Out Another Thousand.

Lol

[GSKR]

Hate them with a passion.I would rather spend a week in jail then detail a yacht lol.