-AD- Work Truck, 4 Hour Time frame: Ready... Go!

I was contacted by a friend of mine who also just happens to be my plumber/handyman. Good guy great plumber etc. Anyways, you get the gist. So he happens to have a Toyota Tundra as his work truck. I'm assuming some trash on the inside, dirt on the inside due to work boots tools etc. Maybe some moderate grime on the outside because it should look somewhat presentable for clients. I quote him for 4 hours and he makes plans to fit the detail in around a flight out of town. Thinking it's going to be no problem we schedule the appointment.

Then the truck arrives... :yikes:



Exterior wasn't looking TOO bad. Caked on brake dust, plenty of dirt and grime build up around the vehicle. I later found out that the owner hadn't 'washed' the wheels in over a year.











Then i got to the interior...

Whenever you need to bring a trash can out to a vehicle during a detail you know your in for quite a treat!

Passenger Seat, Anybody hungry for some Carls Jr.?



Rest of the interior wasn't in much better condition trash wise.

Back Seats, most likely weren't really ever "used".







Driver side wasn't too bad though. So at least i had that going for me! Just some dirt, dust and Carls Jr. crumbs.



After seeing the actual condition the truck was in i made the judgment to start with the interior first so that i would get the time consuming and most labor intensive part out of the way first to keep track of time. Once again i only had a total of 4 hours to work on the vehicle. For one person, on a truck this size that's not much time at all!

Trash was thrown away, floors, seats, crevices and floor mats all vacuumed thoroughly several times.

Pulled the mats out of the car and first rinsed them down with the hose. APC 5:1 used then scrubbed pretty liberally.



They were then rinsed out, extracted and patted dry. Left those in the sun to dry while i work on the other parts that needed my attention.



Grime spots from dirty hands, elbows etc. were treated with diluted APC throughout.

Before:



After:



Before:



After:



Center console area was in desperate need of help. Various types of built up grime where found in the cup holders and center trays which needed multiple cleanings to fully remove.



On top of that he could literally have opened up a small hardware store with all the do da's and parts he had scattered throughout the car. So i rounded everything up, ziplock bagged the parts according to size, type etc. and neatly placed them back in place.





I then resumed the interior cleaning and after everything was up to my standards i called that a wrap and started the exterior.

Like all my details i first started on the wheels. And being in the condition they were in it required several comprehensive washes on my part.





APC and Sonax doing their jobs...





After the first wash... As you can tell the tires were still clinging onto dirt and required another two washes to fully eradicate the infestation.



The truck body was then taken through three complete wash processes to completely remove contaminants.

Truck was then dried, quickly clayed then sealed by machine.

I am very pleased to present the after pictures as this truck was one of my best before and after transformations to date!

For comparison purposes:

Note the lack of shine and the dull nature of the paint. Totally lacking the gloss and pop this metallic paint deserved!



And After, totally revived!











Yes, there IS a sheen to it.



Interior turned out quite well in addition



Stains removed and extracted



Door jambs degreased and tidied up





Back seats Before:



And After:











Thanks for looking!

 

nice work that thing was filthy! what did you use on the wheels brown royal?

 

Nice revival.

What tire shine product was used? Looks super deep and wet. Me gusta.

 

Great Job ; What sealant did yo uuse on the paint

 

Very nice turnaround

 

Thanks guys! As a foreword I might get flagged for this, as several of my detailing friends have all had rough roads when dealing with Rich LIght of Gloss It. Due to it being the best tire shine product i've used so far the tire shine on this truck is Gloss It's Signature Tire Gloss.

Thanks!

The sealant of choice on this beauty is PowerLock, my go to LSP.

 

Call me crazy, but I thought I recognized that shine. Thanks for the info. I also like GI STG - great product.

 

Great eye there sir!

 

great work!

 

Nice work, did you finish it in the 4 hour window?

 

Thank you! I did have the truck finished in the four hour time frame. The owner actually pulled up as i was putting the tire dressing on.

 

Awesome job!

 

How you did all that in 4 hours is beyond me. It would take me another couple hours to do that job. I'm sure the owner was thrilled with it.

 

Nice work, that thing was a mess all around. As soon as the BFWD runs dry I'm gong for the Powerlock, can't wait!

-Kody-

 

Great turnaround, nicely done

 

Great job Tim!

 

Thank you!

The owner was speechless.

The funny thing was when he dropped the truck off he had one of his business partners follow behind him. To take him back home then give him a ride back so he didn't just sit around for 4 hours. That business partner said when the owner told him how much it was going to cost him that "You're paying to much, it's not worth it." yada yada. Low and behold the first thing the business partner said when they pulled up to pick the truck up was, "I've never seen your truck look that good," and "Give me some of his business cards!". Needless to say he was more than impressed.

It was ALOT of work to do in such a short amount of time but it's not an impossible thing to do by any means. Proper time management such as doing the floormats first so they could be drying while i'm working on other parts of the interior definitely helped save time. Other than that, just keeping my feet moving and thinking about the steps ahead are crucial in situations where time is against you.

Use it up as fast as you can. Once you go Powerlock, you'll never go back.

Thank you sir!

Thanks Marc!

 

That's amazing! You could have saved a little bit more time by using a shovel on the inside Impressive work for sure! He better have paid well.

Powerlock FTW!!!

 

I was originally thinking a controlled burn would work, then i came to my senses. lol

Thanks for the compliments!

 

Great job and considering you only had 4 hour to do it, it looks worlds better than it did before!