2010 mazda5 Pre-sale Detail - - Pic Heavy

1kwikf

1kwikf

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Up for detail today is a 2010 Mazda Mazda5. I was asked to clean it up so they could sell it. This thing was nasty. When I picked it up, I first noticed the seats and the massive amounts of stains on every single one of them. Then I tried to put it into reverse and the shifter was sticky. It smelled like vomit and spoiled milk. It was absolutely disgusting. This thing took me much longer than I had expected, but in the end, the results were worth it.

Time: 15 Hours

Products Used:

Interior:
2 – Meguiar’s Odor eliminating bombs
Meguiar’s APC+ (10:1)
Home Depot HDX “Magic Erasers”
Mother’s Detail Brushes
Cyclo Grey Carpet Brush on a 7424
Bissell Little Green Pro Heat
ZEP Extractor Shampoo
Ridgid 8hp Wet/Dry Vacuum
1” Boars Hair Brush
HDX Carpet Scrubber
Meguiar’s Water Based Dressing (diluted to Matte finish)
And a bunch of microfibers

Wheels:
Meguiars DUB Pina Caliente CLEANER (wanted to try it out)
Chemical Guys General Purpose DA Brush
Wheel Woolies Short Brush
Daytona Speed Master
Griots Garage Tire Shine
Optimum Spray Wax
Eagle 1 Tire Swipe

Exterior:
Foamed with Citrus Wash & Gloss
2 Bucket Wash w/Chemical Guys Citrus Wash & Gloss + Wool Wash Mitt
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Meguiars Clay w/ONR Clay Lube
Dry w/Waffle Weave Towel
Swirls and Oxidation Removed w/Meguiars Microfiber Compound & Buff & Shine Microfiber Cutting Pad
IPA Wipedown
Blackfire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant w/Hex Logic Red Pad
Final Wipedown w/Meguiars Xpress Spray Wax
Rain X
Many Gold Plush Microfibers

On to the good stuff

Interior Before









Interior During

Had to remove the seats because the trash and crumbs found its way into places that couldn’t be reached otherwise.


First Bomb


Interior After








The Seats needed to be addressed
Before


After


Engine
Before




Foamed


After – no dressing was used so it doesn’t appear to have just been detailed

 
Wheels




Exterior
Before


Foamed



Weird Spots of oxidation


Decontamination (this was after the back window)


Paint Clarity



Reflections












Finished





Thank You For Viewing!
 
:bigups This is a perfect example on how much $value a solid detail can add to a vehicle before a sale.

1kwikf said:
After – no dressing was used so it doesn’t appear to have just been detailed
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I love that you included this small detail. Popping the hood to inspect a vehicle before purchasing and seeing greasy shiny black plastic has never impressed me.

:yourrock

How'd you like the Meguiars DUB Pina Caliente Cleaner?
 
The Gloss Boss said:
Great job! The nasty jobs are the most fun and rewarding. The look on the customer's face makes it worth it.
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The look in their face was total disbelief that it was the same car. I hope they sell it quickly so i dont have to do this again





Vega@Autopia said:
:bigups This is a perfect example on how much $value a solid detail can add to a vehicle before a sale.



I love that you included this small detail. Popping the hood to inspect a vehicle before purchasing and seeing greasy shiny black plastic has never impressed me.

:yourrock

How'd you like the Meguiars DUB Pina Caliente Cleaner?
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Thank you!

I actually learned the engine trick from a much better detailer than myself on these forums.

The DUB cleaner is not worth the purchase IMO. Its like a heavily diluted sonax with a brighter color. I waited almost triple the time for it to turn purple and even with some heavy scrubbing, the wheels were still yellow from the burned on brake dust. A bit of wheel brightener on a rag cleaned that up very quickly though

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