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    Some interior before and after shots.

    This customer warned me on the phone that the vehicle was thrashed. I used no AGO products on this job other than the machine (G110V2) and the Cyclo scrub brushes to do the carpets. I used a purple degreaser for the carpets and an orange citrus degreaser for the seats. I used my extractor x-2 to rinse the soil and cleaner from the carpets and water rinsed the seats and other interior parts with a water dampened microfiber towel.

    Driver's seat





    passenger's seat





    Passenger's side floor





    Floor Mats





    I used a small portable steamer to accelerate the cleaner on the carpets and mats between the first pass with the machine scrubber and the second pass. Then extracted twice to rinse.

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Gross!!!! I did a explorer not to long ago that looked VERY similar. Gotta love carpet extractors and steamers.

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Wow that's disgusting. Came out 100x better thanks to your hard work.

    I dunno how anyone could drive a vehicle in that state
    Never be afraid to do something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the titanic

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Nice job!

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex Boyce View Post
    Gross!!!! I did a explorer not to long ago that looked VERY similar. Gotta love carpet extractors and steamers.
    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post
    Wow that's disgusting. Came out 100x better thanks to your hard work.

    I dunno how anyone could drive a vehicle in that state
    It really was disgusting. Thank goodness for nitrile gloves huh? Some of the stuff under the seats had to be scraped off with a gasket scraper before being soaked, scrubbed then extracted.

    Thanks.

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Quote Originally Posted by inyadreems View Post
    Nice job!
    Thanks.

    Forgot to mention that I used my pressure washer to rinse the mats before extracting. That's why they are a bit cleaner than the other interior carpets. You can only do so much on a filthy job like this before it gets into too much time.

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    What did you use to dress the seats? I find degreasers to leave leather very dry.

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    I usually charge an hourly rate for these jobs . At first people get upset because the dont wanna pay the extra. Im very vocal about it and try to make them understand that when they neglect their vehicle this is what happens. I wont rush a job to try to keep within a timeline when its that digusting. Pay the hourly rate then take care of your effin vehicle. end of rant lol

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    What carpet extractor do you have?

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    Re: Some interior before and after shots.

    Quote Originally Posted by inyadreems View Post
    What did you use to dress the seats? I find degreasers to leave leather very dry.
    No dressing was applied, just cleaned and rinsed.
    Quote Originally Posted by Wayneezy View Post
    I usually charge an hourly rate for these jobs . At first people get upset because the dont wanna pay the extra. Im very vocal about it and try to make them understand that when they neglect their vehicle this is what happens. I wont rush a job to try to keep within a timeline when its that digusting. Pay the hourly rate then take care of your effin vehicle. end of rant lol
    There was a time deadline on this one. I did charge an hourly rate that came out to 28 hours between my helper and I. Knowing the owner, I seriously doubt he's changing his ways anytime soon. Sometimes you just need to do what you can in a certain amount of time.

    Quote Originally Posted by 604_Snooze View Post
    What carpet extractor do you have?
    I have an old Castex Magnum 900.

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