I'm the 2nd luckiest person alive

ChrisNJ · 10-02-06, 03:35

Well, probably further down than 2nd..(ok, much further down) given all you guys doin the f-cars and such, but I still enjoy seeing turnarounds like this. And I'm surely getting my fair share of them.... You might remember my last detail that I posted ( found here ) . It had a pretty bad interior by all means, but I figured I wouldnt see many like that again... Wrong

Enter toyota highlander. Was just an interior detail, although it needs an exterior equally as bad. Due to the car showing up late, I had 3 hours to work with, including setup and cleanup. Squeaked it in, came in at just under 3 hours after putting away all the stuff in the garage.
So what was wrong with this?... you could've basically woven a new bernese mountain dog with all the dog hair in the carpets and seats. And if I hadnt known better, I would've assumed the car was left in Iraq w/ the windows down in order to layer the dash and doors in a protective layer of dust and dirt.

And of course the standard dirt and debris... No worries though, everything came out pretty easily.
Used:
pet hair puller
303 and stoners fab/carpet cleaner
pinnacle vinyl/rubber protectant
some brushes and rags and some more patience

ChrisNJ · 10-02-06, 03:38

Afters:

Pats300zx · 10-02-06, 04:15

Nice work Chris !!!!!

BlackElantraGT · 10-02-06, 04:25

that is an awesome job man! it's time for me to tackle my interior also now.

what i'm wondering though is that a tribal stitching on the carpet? or was it just stained that way??

SDCJ · 10-02-06, 04:39

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Originally Posted by BlackElantraGT

that is an awesome job man! it's time for me to tackle my interior also now.

what i'm wondering though is that a tribal stitching on the carpet? or was it just stained that way??

I was wondering the same thing..."Does that floormat have a tattoo?"

Frugle · 10-02-06, 04:43

very nice transformation! I'm very impressed.

But out of curiousity, which part makes you feel lucky?

Trbogolf · 10-02-06, 04:53

nice transformation. But how in the heck can someone live with that kind of filth???? Half that would make me want to burn the interior rather than clean it

ChrisNJ · 10-02-06, 06:04

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Originally Posted by SDCJ

I was wondering the same thing..."Does that floormat have a tattoo?"

Hah...yea, thats a logo on the mat. Not a stain

ChrisNJ · 10-02-06, 06:08

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Originally Posted by Frugle

very nice transformation! I'm very impressed.

But out of curiousity, which part makes you feel lucky?

Thanks

The lucky part is that I keep getting these kinds of details.... Unfortunately, its dumb luck

mr.ikon · 10-02-06, 06:19

Very nice turnaround. What are those white stains in some of the pictures? Or is that just the sunlight?

ChrisNJ · 10-02-06, 06:25

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Originally Posted by mr.ikon

Very nice turnaround. What are those white stains in some of the pictures? Or is that just the sunlight?

Yea, thats just sunlight. Sun was going down when I was taking the pics, so thats why you're seeing those weird sections of light.

Mr.Cool · 10-02-06, 08:32

I remember the jeep, i was just amazed on how that came out and now this. im speechless.

im still hesitant on how to clean the carpets. but after seeing your work makes me want to tackle the kool-aid stain in my mothers truck...........(i dont think its coming out)

Keep up the good work