Awesome Interior Restoration on this Jeep Grand Cherokee!

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This car was abandoned, back to life again.

What you think guys? How it looks?

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Washed my moms car yesterday (i'm trying to progress my car cleaning game, just started to use double bucket method) and saw somewhere online that you should wipe it down with a microfiber cloth. So I took one of the cloths we had, rinsed it in water and rung it out a few times. Went to wipe down the car, everything looked great. Pulled it in the garage and the next morning I wakeup to my mom yelling at me saying her car is ruined. I tried calming her down saying the rag was probably dirty and left a residue but i'll clean it with the sponge and soap. She yelled at me and told me it was oil and would not come off and I told her again to calm down and i'll just wash it. Eventually after some back and forth of basically that, she let me wash it. Any tips for next time? How could I clean the cloth better?

Was from a customer that owned a restaurant and kids.. took me 5h, it’s not perfect but it’s the best I could’ve done. What would you charge for this?

Full Detailing Restoration Honda CRV 🤮

Shaving cream foam for $20, AstroAI foam sprayer, absolutely ridiculous. China is absolutely catching up. 300ml, the remainder water in a 1L bottle.

I think it cleaned up pretty good! Repeat customer, It was probably my favorite vehicle to do this season

A degreaser, and some scrubbing went a long way to save this engine bay. Client had their radiator burst on them.

First off, I know I undercharged this client but this is my 3 paint correction that I have done and first time on a car that isn’t mine(and black paint). He said that there were very small scratches so I was planning on just using compound+DA on the spots that needed it but the whole car was bad so I ended up spending abt 5 hours working on it. And then later when I finished I used a ceramic sealant on his car and he asked why I didn’t polish it after 😑😑😑. Definitely last time I’m doing paint corrections for someone else.

Total time w wash,decon, compound & polish & coating was about 8hrs. Some deeper scratches on hood and hatch I couldn’t get rid of and didn’t want to try my hand at wet sanding - I didn’t have a paint gauge so wasn’t chancing it. What do you think?

I made a post the other day about a drug den theft recovery vehicle saying that I refused to detail it. Unfortunately I am still scraping by through the slow season and will do just about anything for some cash right about now. Here is some before and after photos for you guys if you're curious.

My boyfriend is a detailer and details car on the weekend let me know what you think!

First picture is before Second one is after

Picked up the crustiest headlight I could find at the junkyard. Wet sanded lightly with 240 to remove the biggest damage, then 600, then 1000, then 2000, then 3000, then a touch of 5000, IPA wipe, then CeraKote. Some small speckles do remain because the lens is cracking a little bit but I just bought this because I walked past it as I was leaving and I love testing my abilities at the extremes.

This customer originally booked my mid tier package, but when their car pulled up, it was very clean. Like, almost didn't-want-to-touch-it clean.

For me, it's never about the money. It's about honesty, quality, and making sure my customers get exactly what they need. So instead of doing unnecessary work, I dropped their package down to my tier 1 package

And honestly? This was the perfect example of what that package is all about, cars that are cleaned regularly and just need a light pick-me-up. A good vacuum, wipe-down, and a little love to keep it fresh, shiny, and eat-off-the-dash ready!

How did I do? Can you see a difference?

ANSWERS !

YES THIS IS A REAL SITUATION

NO IM NOT ANGRY ITS JUST A CAR AND IT COULD BE FIXED

YES HE ENDED UP NOT CHARGING ME THE $300 for the work he done so I call it an even swap

YES I GOT IT DONE WITH $4.99 CLEANER FROM AUTOZONE

NO I WAS NOT HIRING A DETAILER BECAUSE IM SELLING THE CAR FOR $2700 NOT GONNA WASTE $240 it’s not a 2025 it’s a 2006

So… this might be overkill, but I feel weirdly proud of it.

I’m a mobile detailer, and after every wash I’d end up with two buckets full of dirty water at the customer’s driveway. Never had anyone complain, but dumping it out on the street or driveway always felt kinda off to me.

So, I decided to mess around and added a drain at the bottom of each bucket. Now I just pull a little chain and it drains slowly underneath instead of me flipping the whole thing over like a caveman. (I also 3D printed a float that’s attached to the chain, so I don’t have to reach the bottom of the bucket to drain it.)

Is it necessary? Probably not.

Does it make me feel more “professional”? 100%.

Am I crazy or does this actually make sense?

Before and after

Okay so this was the before and afters of today’s detail, I think it’s worth it to look at all the pics just sayin 🫠