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Yeah, this is what I had the displeasure (is that a word?) of detailing today. A white 2002 Mazda Tribute with just over 75k miles on the clock. The owner is a very heavy smoker and, well, just didn’t care about the interior of his truck (obviously!). He told me it had never been cleaned since he bought it new in 2001. He was having it cleaned up to give it to his son. He was just looking for clean so that’s just what I gave him! This is one of only a few details that I actually broke out the rubber gloves for, yuck! I was going to set off an odor bomb before I hit the road, but the owner told me it would be a waste because his son would just jump in and light one up as he’s a smoker too.
Exterior:
Wash with Dawn
Clay with Pinnacle Poly Clay 2 and ONR diluted as lube
Waxed with OPT Car Wax
Tires were dressed with Meguiars Hyper Dressing diluted 4:1
Exterior:
Wash with Dawn
Clay with Pinnacle Poly Clay 2 and ONR diluted as lube
Waxed with OPT Car Wax
Tires were dressed with Meguiars Hyper Dressing diluted 4:1
Interior:
Vacuumed with Rigid portable vac
All panels and leather were scrubbed with Meguiars APC+
Windows were cleaned with ONR diluted as clay lube
Carpets and mats were cleaned with Purple Power full strength
Carpets and mats were extracted with Snap on (Mytee) extractor
Here goes…
Nasty, right? I agree! I pulled the center console out of the car to really get it cleaned.
This was before I extracted the mats. I sprayed them down with Purple Power and then scrubbed and doused them down with water. This got most of the grossness out, but they were still badly stained.
Can you tell which side is the cleaned side?
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. Will have to try it like that on some nasty mats on this work truck that I'm doing tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!
Did you condition the plastic or the leather? Or did you feel that would be a waste of time since the son will probably trash it as well? 
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