Dirtiest Interior Ever? 2009 Honda Civic Coupe

Write Up

Aug 2

Now I love a challenge like everyone else but when this 2009 Honda Civic came in I had no idea what I would be in for. The pictures do not do this car justice as it was the dirtiest coupe I have ever done and likely in the top 2 or 3 dirtiest cars i have ever done. Every vehicle is different but the ones that contain mostly dead skin, sweat, and other types of human grime test my abilities as a detailer the most. But without further ado lets jump into these pictures. And let me warn you... a few of them are pretty nasty. And before you ask... I had permission to create a write up on this car!

Process Used:

Interior:

Vacuumed used brush to loosen dirt and vacuumed again
Seats removed and extracted using Bissel ProHeat Extractor
Carpets pre-treated with Meguiars APC & brushes then extracted
Door jams cleaned with Meguiars APC and brushes
Vent system cleaned with steam cleaner and brushes
Head Liner cleaned with Steam cleaner
Glass cleaned with Stoners Invisible Glass
All plastics dressed with Meguiars Interior detail spray

Exterior:

Vehicle washed with Duragloss soap using two bucket method with grit guards
Decontaminated vehicle using Nanoskin Sponge
Protected with Meguiars xpress spray wax
Tires dressed with Carpro Perl

Time Spent 6.5 Hours

2009 Honda Civic After

This is an after picture first, the customer was mainly concerned with the inside so the outside just recieved a quick wash and spray wax with tire dressing

Back Passenger Seat before

We will begin our journey in the back seats which received a heavy scrubbing and carpet extracting using Meguiar's All Purpose Cleaner and a Bissel Pro heat Extractor

Rear Seat View Before

I had to remove the large trash and vaccum out as much the loose dirt as possible before beginning the extraction with hot water

Rear Seat behind Driver before

This seat was much worse then the pictures show. That stains in this picture were very old and I had scrub and extract for quite some time to remove them.

Rear Seat Behind Driver After

After much hard work I was able to remove the stains. Except for the cigarette hole , the seats were restored to a new-like condition

Cup Holders Before

This was pretty rough. First I removed all the loose waste that I could, then I had to scrape the thick layer of syrupy substance from the bottom, then I used APC and various brushes to loosen up the remaining filth which was then vaccumed away.

Cup holders During

This is after spraying with cleaners and trying to agitate the dirt as much as possible.

Cup holders After

MUCH BETTER!!

Center Arm Rest Before

This was probably the toughest part of the car to work on. It is mildly apparent in this picture but there was probably a layer of grime 1-3 millimeters thick and to get this out I had to spray with the APC and scrub with the brushes and extractor for probably 15 minutes.

Center Arm Rest During

Ewwww...

Center Arm Rest During.

As you can imagine I went through quite a few towels...

Center Arm Rest After

The result in this case was dramatic. The arm rest is clean and the fibers are no longer stuck together from years of grime build up.

Turn Signal Stalk Before

There was a thick filth covering all the touch points in this vehicle, steering wheel, turn signal stalk, shifter, etc. They were all degreased and cleaned.

Turn Signal Stalk After

Looking much better

After scrubbing touch points

I told you it took alot of towels

Seat belt bolt before.

It wasn't long before I realized that there would be no way to get this car to an exceptional level without removing the seats. Luckily on these Civics they simply bolt the seats into the frame using a 14 mm bolts