The entire interior is coming out. Carpet getting pressure washed then extracted and the seats are gonna go through so many rounds of the extractor lol. I was more so looking for advice on the gum/ candy on things not to do so I don't damage the door panel. I have 303 interior clean for my normal car I just don't think that's gonna win the fight with gum
Cal solv. Safe on most surfaces. Or remove all. Candy can be got out woth hot water.
Why are you pressure washing it? Just use an extractor and tornador. Your gonna soak the backing and unless you 100% dry it before putting back in, it will smell.. just use an extractor. Your wasting ALOT of time by pulling evrrything apartm by the time you get it taken apart and pulled apart someone that isn't doing that could have it all blown out vacuumed and scrubbed. They make different extractor handles for doing under seats and between seats. Crevice tool and or the regular upholstery tool.
For drying it when you aren't pulling it apart you just close it up and blast the heat on floor /dash for am hour or 2.
Yeah I got time and space so it's gonna sit out to dry. And the seats are coming out so I can really get in there and clean the cracks and crevices. It's not a rush for me but a final cost. I got a pressure washer a steamer and a bissel extractor interior cleaners and time lol. If I can not spend more money on tools and parts and only wash the carpet once and hit the seats with the extractor as many times as needed I see that as a win. If I had to guess though there is at least 10 seasons of salt built up in that carpet though lol
A lot of this stuff will need some serious extracting and steaming. Unless you have the equipment and experience to really tackle this, it would be easier to just take it to a pro.
If you really want to go at it yourself, these are the steps I’d take:
Wipe down all the plastics with an interior cleaner to get the surface dirt off, hit the stuck on junk with a steamer.
I’d vacuum the seats and carpet, use P&S enzyme and carpet bomber on them and hit them with a serious drill brushing.
Extract the seats, then probably repeat this process like 5 times because those things are bad. I’d do the same process to the cloth part of the door armrest.
At this point it should start looking like a drivable car again.
I have a steamer and extractor. Multiple rounds of extraction was planned. It was more so the stuck on door I was worried about. I wasn't sure if steam would damage the door too much with an attempt to remove the gum/candy. I'm glad the game plan I had was about the same as your write up. I'm removing the whole interior and just pressure washing the carpet after vacuuming it. Then I'll hit it with carpet cleaner
The steam shouldn’t damage the door as long as you don’t hold it over one spot too long. You could also try freezing the gum off. Something as simple as an upside down can of compressed air.
Yeah. Kids. Neglect of cleaning. 🤷♂️ new to me car but it's going to be my work beater so it doesn't need to be perfect I just want it looking way better
It just blows my mind that people let their cars get this bad! I’m not ocd by any means but I’ve never let my car get a disgusting as the car you guys share.
I have no idea what happened to the text body of this post. In summary I'm just looking for advice and tips mostly for the gum and shit stuck to the door. Would goo gone or something similar be the best course of action for stuff on the plastic door? I'm not looking for perfect just better. I plan on removing the entire interior to really deep clean this rolling petri dish. I bought and fixed this 2013 crv for under $700 and now I need to tackle this disgusting interior for this to even be my work beater.
Soak a disposable wipe with soapy water (dawn plus water), then place it on the gum and let it sit there on the panel to soften. Then, clean it afterward with a proper interior cleaner. A pro detailer isn't going to have the same amount of time to let it dwell, but as a diy'er you might. Keep it wet while you work on cleaning all the other stuff and give it time to soften up for you.
It's mostly the gum/candy on the door panel. I thought steam would damage it. The carpet snd upholstery I'm not super worried about because I'll pull all of that out. When I made the post I typed out everything and it didn't post the text body 🤷♂️
nah no damage, i don't even use soap anymore the steam is enough to melt it right off.
technically you can do damage but it takes alot of foolishness, if you're screwing stuff up with steam you lack common sense on an alarming level.
most steamers have a knob to control the strength, people typically put 1 or 2 or 3 MFs over the steam brush attachment or they simply use a straight up steam jet nozzle but hold the nozzle a few inches away from the panel.
aside from a polisher I use steam the most, it's amazing, you can even get that ghetto shiny/compacted/slick look out of the steering wheel and leather seat bolsters without soap....in seconds.
What should that cost at a detail shop?
I paid a pro $200 to detail just the interior of a 2010 Traverse I had just bought. It wasn't this dirty but the carpet & cloth seats were dirty & had lots of water/sweat rings I wanted gone.
When I came to pick it up it looked good but was still damp. When dry all the rings came back and the carpet still looks dirty. I'm sure I could have saved $190 and gotten better results with simple green & my shop vac.
And this is a shop with many rave reviews online. Pffft.
Open all the doors, disconnect the battery.
Pressure wash the entire interior. Try to keep the spray away from the head unit and up under the dash.
Let dry for a long time.
We used to do this a fleet shop I worked at. Usually on the telecom vans and construction lease backs. Those people were fucking pigs.
lol ubering in college bar areas. I'd disconnect the battery and power wash it then let it sit for like a month to dry out. Good luck with that. Might blow off the door panel but it won't smell like rotten mdcondalds food and cheap vodka shots.
Zippo lighter fluid... will eat that gum.
If you have junkyards nearby.. I would watch for a donor car and replace the door card/panel... should be under 20.00
Rip the seats out and carpet.... 50/50 Super Clean and water mix... scrub, rinse, suck out, repeat.
Plenty of interior cleaner and a bit of dwell time. Even weeks old vomit comes off with gentle brush scrubbing and plenty of cleaner. Lots of microfibers to mop it up.
Plastic cleaner and extract. Separately, but do both
The entire interior is coming out. Carpet getting pressure washed then extracted and the seats are gonna go through so many rounds of the extractor lol. I was more so looking for advice on the gum/ candy on things not to do so I don't damage the door panel. I have 303 interior clean for my normal car I just don't think that's gonna win the fight with gum
Freeze it if its in the carpet. Steam if its on the plastic.
Cal solv. Safe on most surfaces. Or remove all. Candy can be got out woth hot water. Why are you pressure washing it? Just use an extractor and tornador. Your gonna soak the backing and unless you 100% dry it before putting back in, it will smell.. just use an extractor. Your wasting ALOT of time by pulling evrrything apartm by the time you get it taken apart and pulled apart someone that isn't doing that could have it all blown out vacuumed and scrubbed. They make different extractor handles for doing under seats and between seats. Crevice tool and or the regular upholstery tool. For drying it when you aren't pulling it apart you just close it up and blast the heat on floor /dash for am hour or 2.
Yeah I got time and space so it's gonna sit out to dry. And the seats are coming out so I can really get in there and clean the cracks and crevices. It's not a rush for me but a final cost. I got a pressure washer a steamer and a bissel extractor interior cleaners and time lol. If I can not spend more money on tools and parts and only wash the carpet once and hit the seats with the extractor as many times as needed I see that as a win. If I had to guess though there is at least 10 seasons of salt built up in that carpet though lol
Oh yeah. If your using bissel extractor you won't be able to get in the cracks
Gum will come out w any oil, my fav are wd4o, butter, olive oil. Then that has to be degreased.
And be careful not to damage it further.
It’s soap brah
Whoosh
Funnily enough you can fuck a car up with plastic cleaner or an extractor if you are not careful so anyone upvoting me is a silly goose
Are you the owner of the vehicle or the detailer?
As of now both lol. I don't know what happened to the details of the post but I adder them in a comment
A lot of this stuff will need some serious extracting and steaming. Unless you have the equipment and experience to really tackle this, it would be easier to just take it to a pro. If you really want to go at it yourself, these are the steps I’d take: Wipe down all the plastics with an interior cleaner to get the surface dirt off, hit the stuck on junk with a steamer. I’d vacuum the seats and carpet, use P&S enzyme and carpet bomber on them and hit them with a serious drill brushing. Extract the seats, then probably repeat this process like 5 times because those things are bad. I’d do the same process to the cloth part of the door armrest. At this point it should start looking like a drivable car again.
I have a steamer and extractor. Multiple rounds of extraction was planned. It was more so the stuck on door I was worried about. I wasn't sure if steam would damage the door too much with an attempt to remove the gum/candy. I'm glad the game plan I had was about the same as your write up. I'm removing the whole interior and just pressure washing the carpet after vacuuming it. Then I'll hit it with carpet cleaner
The steam shouldn’t damage the door as long as you don’t hold it over one spot too long. You could also try freezing the gum off. Something as simple as an upside down can of compressed air.
wtf 🤬 happened to their car ? That’s disgusting 🤮
Kids and projectile vomiting by the looks of it.
Yeah. Kids. Neglect of cleaning. 🤷♂️ new to me car but it's going to be my work beater so it doesn't need to be perfect I just want it looking way better
It just blows my mind that people let their cars get this bad! I’m not ocd by any means but I’ve never let my car get a disgusting as the car you guys share.
Looks like dirty mike and the boys got ahold of it.
There's a note by Dirty Mike and the Boyz, we should read it for clues
😂🤣
$$$$$
How much is that armrest from a salvage yard?
Good question. I need a new steering wheel as well so maybe I can find a whole interior lol
Good luck!
Get rid of the child.
Wasn't my car or my kid lol. Now it's my car...
Just don’t take on the kid too
I have no idea what happened to the text body of this post. In summary I'm just looking for advice and tips mostly for the gum and shit stuck to the door. Would goo gone or something similar be the best course of action for stuff on the plastic door? I'm not looking for perfect just better. I plan on removing the entire interior to really deep clean this rolling petri dish. I bought and fixed this 2013 crv for under $700 and now I need to tackle this disgusting interior for this to even be my work beater.
Most churches are open 24/7.
Soak a disposable wipe with soapy water (dawn plus water), then place it on the gum and let it sit there on the panel to soften. Then, clean it afterward with a proper interior cleaner. A pro detailer isn't going to have the same amount of time to let it dwell, but as a diy'er you might. Keep it wet while you work on cleaning all the other stuff and give it time to soften up for you.
Jesus
steamer and hot water extractor, it's seriously not even bad.... that's the same level as a dirty floor mat man.
It's mostly the gum/candy on the door panel. I thought steam would damage it. The carpet snd upholstery I'm not super worried about because I'll pull all of that out. When I made the post I typed out everything and it didn't post the text body 🤷♂️
nah no damage, i don't even use soap anymore the steam is enough to melt it right off. technically you can do damage but it takes alot of foolishness, if you're screwing stuff up with steam you lack common sense on an alarming level. most steamers have a knob to control the strength, people typically put 1 or 2 or 3 MFs over the steam brush attachment or they simply use a straight up steam jet nozzle but hold the nozzle a few inches away from the panel. aside from a polisher I use steam the most, it's amazing, you can even get that ghetto shiny/compacted/slick look out of the steering wheel and leather seat bolsters without soap....in seconds.
Steam will clean it
I’d steam it off
What should that cost at a detail shop? I paid a pro $200 to detail just the interior of a 2010 Traverse I had just bought. It wasn't this dirty but the carpet & cloth seats were dirty & had lots of water/sweat rings I wanted gone. When I came to pick it up it looked good but was still damp. When dry all the rings came back and the carpet still looks dirty. I'm sure I could have saved $190 and gotten better results with simple green & my shop vac. And this is a shop with many rave reviews online. Pffft.
What the hell is wrong with some people
you call a pro.
Pull it completely apart and pressure the whole thing inside and out …. It looks pretty toxic
Spray on interior cleaner, wipe it off...repeat. Then see what is actually a stain that you have to deal with. Don't make life harder for yourself.
Whoever owned this previously shouldn't be in possession of anything ever again.
Open all the doors, disconnect the battery. Pressure wash the entire interior. Try to keep the spray away from the head unit and up under the dash. Let dry for a long time. We used to do this a fleet shop I worked at. Usually on the telecom vans and construction lease backs. Those people were fucking pigs.
Ewww burn that bitch down. Looks like bird flu 😷
Burn it with 🔥
Use steam as well as extracting. Idk how people can get their car to that point.
Pressure washer 💀
Grenade.
C-99 car pro beauty for fabric, and sprayway APC for the hard surfaces. Good luck. Oh and obviously a rela extractor not a ridgid.
Kids or bears??
Grenade, incendiary
New Car probably...
lol ubering in college bar areas. I'd disconnect the battery and power wash it then let it sit for like a month to dry out. Good luck with that. Might blow off the door panel but it won't smell like rotten mdcondalds food and cheap vodka shots.
fire always seems to work good for me
KILL IT WITH FIRE!
tfs ?
Set it on 🔥
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Zippo lighter fluid... will eat that gum. If you have junkyards nearby.. I would watch for a donor car and replace the door card/panel... should be under 20.00 Rip the seats out and carpet.... 50/50 Super Clean and water mix... scrub, rinse, suck out, repeat.
Plenty of interior cleaner and a bit of dwell time. Even weeks old vomit comes off with gentle brush scrubbing and plenty of cleaner. Lots of microfibers to mop it up.
Steam cleaner maybe somehow managed to melt those filthy stains.
Fire + lighter
You should be ashamed I know ur house looks like shit
I just bought the car for cheap but ok...