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Old 04-26-2009, 04:13 AM
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MB C-Class 230 50,***miles **interior**

oh boy, did i have fun with this one today
the leather and the seat belt had the most need of a attention. i had to go over the leather few times w/ LM Strong cleaner it was really a mess. the carpet was ok, had soda stain in the corners but took care of it with folex/APC/Wetvac.. all 5 seat belt was in really &^%& up shape. so i had to bust out my streamer and APC got most of the strains out (sorry forgot the after pic for that). treated the wood trim with AIO polish, dash with 303, and leather with LM Protect.
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swixxvax leather brush
meguiars detail brush
some generic scub brushes
Ridgid Wet vac
lots and lots of towels

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total time: 4 1/2 hours
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whats your procedure for cleaning the seat belt.
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Nice recovery!!
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i have had cars 10+ yrs old that have never seen that kind dirt on the inside handles and seat belts... how the heck did they do that?
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OMG thats nasty............Good time to wear some gloves....Looks great afterwards!
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I'm betting the owner is a smoker...am I right?

Very nice turn-around.
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Beautiful recovery!

That was a nasty trashy interior. What the heck was on the seat belts?
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my other guess is that they were a landscaper and just got into the car with their dirt covered hands? but that is only a guess.
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^ what landscaper drives a Benz to work? haha
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nice job
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Nice recovery but that Benz was disgusting.
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sup guys

thx for the comments guys..

yes yes the seat belt is nasty! it was cause by 2 little girls that the parents pick up from school dirty ..
as from what i heard from the client.. the husband is disable, unable to move alot, so cant do much in cleaning the car.. they even took the car to a bulk detailer and paid $20 actually made the dirt shiney lol.
but all in all i was happy to help this family out and i dont mind helping them later on the future
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there is no excuse for a car to be that dirty...none...anyone can take a car to a full service car wash once a week to have the car cleaned....yea, it may get swirled up, but i am guessing that would be the least of this clients worries....
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Originally Posted by hANDYcaptd
^ what landscaper drives a Benz to work? haha
Originally Posted by bAek-sU
sup guys

thx for the comments guys..

yes yes the seat belt is nasty! it was cause by 2 little girls that the parents pick up from school dirty ..
as from what i heard from the client.. the husband is disable, unable to move alot, so cant do much in cleaning the car.. they even took the car to a bulk detailer and paid $20 actually made the dirt shiney lol.
but all in all i was happy to help this family out and i dont mind helping them later on the future
a landscaper that lets their kids play in the dirt while they work? i dunno!
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Wow, that interior was disgusting, nice work
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Glad I didn't have to deal with that!

Def. great recovery!
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Originally Posted by bo0sty
whats your procedure for cleaning the seat belt.
+1 Any info. you care to share bAek-sU?

You just used a steamer and APC (what is APC)?
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Originally Posted by nf3d0149ab
+1 Any info. you care to share bAek-sU?

You just used a steamer and APC (what is APC)?
sure. APC = All purpose cleaner i use meguiars brand
i would Spray APC let it dwell, Dip my scuber into warm bucket of water make sure i bring some water to kinda soak the area then scrub.. once i see it foaming, then i know the dirt is mix into the foam. suck the area up with the vac (repeat this process as needed).. spray few times with folex that should help with the minor stains that spread around the area while scrubing. and thats it
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Thanks Matt
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WOW! Only 50k miles too.

Even the cars I haven't cared for NEVER looked like that. I agree with vinnier6, a full service wash once in a while is enough to reduce that kind of grunge.

Even with all your work, it looks like some areas are permanetly stained.
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what is LM cleaner? Which steamer did you use? That is an amazing job!
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Originally Posted by csmeance
what is LM cleaner? Which steamer did you use? That is an amazing job!
LM = Leather Master
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