Even though it was in pretty decent shape this daily driven 4Runner definitely needed some loving. It needed a good exterior polish to expose the metallic flake that was hidden beneath the built up layer of crud on top of the paint's surface. The interior required a good scrubbing, vacuuming, and some steam cleaning to break through the built up nastiness in certain areas. Exterior: Foam wash Clay bar Dried Masked Rupes LHR15ES Menzerna HC400 on Rupes Blue Foam Pads Menzerna Powerlock Interior: Nextzett DPC with a scrub brush Folex on the carpet Handheld steam cleaner I'll start with the interior..... Driver's side door panel before: Driver's side door panel after: Driver's side bottom trim before: Driver's side bottom trim after: Driver's side seat plastic before: Driver's side seat plastic after: Driver's side rear door panel after: Passenger's side rear door panel after: Passenger's side bottom trim before: Passenger's side bottom trim after: Passenger's side door panel after: Passenger's side carpet before: Passenger's side carpet after: Passenger's side rear carpet before: Passenger's side rear carpet after: Comparison between the done side and the side left to be done: Driver's side rear carpet before: Driver's side rear carpet after: Driver's side front carpet before: Driver's side front carpet after: Cargo area all finished:
Moving on to the exterior! This is an example of how contaminated the paint was... Clay bar after one small pass on the hood: Here is the lighting inspection! The driver's side in the past had had some body work done. It was a little hazy and had some overspray in areas as you will see. Starting to get some work done... Driver's side headlight before: Driver's side headlight after: Passenger's side headlight before: Passenger's side headlight after: Rear panel before: Rear panel after: Evidence of the body work before: After: All wrapped up... Hoping for some sunshine outside... Thanks for looking!
