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OK who's filthy 3rd-gen was featured in Simple Green's video?
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04-02-2020, 09:31 AM
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I can only imagine what it smelled like in there. The only real way to clean that is to rip out the carpet and pressure wash it
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04-02-2020, 11:39 AM
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He did a pretty good job on that truck but I agree with others, he should have pulled the carpet out and cleaned it.
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04-02-2020, 11:52 AM
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I agree with everyone about taking the carpet out. He had some of those areas saturated, I doubt that extractor sucked out all that water, once the simple green scent disappears it may start smelling musty and moldy...and rust on the hardware.
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04-02-2020, 11:54 AM
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Dragging the seat rails across the door panel negates any of his skills as a detailer.
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04-02-2020, 06:55 PM
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I think I have only one picture in my build thread but after my 4runner was stolen the interior was 10x dirtier and destroyed much worse than that one.
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04-02-2020, 07:00 PM
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Here's something I never understand with these videos: They take apart the whole interior. At that point the carpet will just lift out. Why not just remove it and take a pressure washer to it? Works amazing with Purple Power in my experience. I was cringing seeing this guy take a water hose to the interior.
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04-03-2020, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by T4R2014
Here's something I never understand with these videos: They take apart the whole interior. At that point the carpet will just lift out. Why not just remove it and take a pressure washer to it? Works amazing with Purple Power in my experience. I was cringing seeing this guy take a water hose to the interior.
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Agreed. He was quite thorough in many areas and did a real good job... but he was 95% there. Why not just go the rest of the way and do it right? The smell and water are going to be trapped in the padding.
On a side note: how much does a typical detailer charge for a service like this?
That's the kind of cleaning I'll do on my own vehicles when I buy them (used), but it's incredibly labor intensive. I never imagined a pro detailer would be as thorough -- that must have taken all day. If he makes any money, it must be prohibitively expensive.
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04-03-2020, 08:33 AM
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On a side note: how much does a typical detailer charge for a service like this?
That's the kind of cleaning I'll do on my own vehicles when I buy them (used), but it's incredibly labor intensive. I never imagined a pro detailer would be as thorough -- that must have taken all day. If he makes any money, it must be prohibitively expensive.
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It really depends situation-to-situation, but some of these interiors can take all day to do correctly. So, you can figure on about $700 or so if they're working with a couple of people on it for their business. If it's a one man band, it can be more than that.
Some customers clearly don't want to invest that (some cars arent worth that investment), so that's when detailers start cutting corners to save time (Ie- leaving the carpet in, leaving the seats in sometimes, etc). It's not the "right" way to do it, but customer budgets sometimes necessitate it
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04-03-2020, 09:05 AM
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Just did something similar to mine after getting it back from a family member who had it a few years. Carpet was not quite that bad but two tried with carpet steamer helped a lot. Still have a small area under passenger seat where they spilled a lot of coffee. Luckily I have leather seats which cut down what the effort. Also gave up on carpet mats and replaced them. They were filthy and worn. I used wet towels for most of the trim so no simple green odor.
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04-03-2020, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by WeakSauz
It really depends situation-to-situation, but some of these interiors can take all day to do correctly. So, you can figure on about $700 or so if they're working with a couple of people on it for their business. If it's a one man band, it can be more than that.
Some customers clearly don't want to invest that (some cars arent worth that investment), so that's when detailers start cutting corners to save time (Ie- leaving the carpet in, leaving the seats in sometimes, etc). It's not the "right" way to do it, but customer budgets sometimes necessitate it
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Wow! People are paying $700 to have their cars cleaned? I'm in the wrong business!
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04-03-2020, 02:40 PM
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So many people said it already, but he should have taken the carpet out. The amount of crap sitting below that carpet has to be terrible! When I removed mine I found a black molasses like substance under the rear heat motor.
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04-03-2020, 05:25 PM
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Wow! People are paying $700 to have their cars cleaned? I'm in the wrong business!
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It's called automotive sanitation engineering!
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04-03-2020, 05:44 PM
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Wow! People are paying $700 to have their cars cleaned? I'm in the wrong business!
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$1k detailings are not out of the question around here. I wouldn't do it on an old 4Runner... but there are plenty of Porsche, Mercedes, etc. owners that would pay that much to get their car back to new condition... It is good money, for sure, but you will be dealing with clients with very high expectations.
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