Marc@AutoLavish
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While we were working on the Black 997 we posted last week, a neighbor in the sub, while walking her dog, passed by. Literally amazed by the Porsche (what she said), she stopped to watch. I walked out to our truck to grab something, and stopped to talk to her. She asked what we were doing...
So after delivering the Porsche, we drove down the street for an estimate. The client needed a full interior deep clean and a nice wash & wax. We set the date for Monday morning.
Upon arrival on a beautiful day:
Interior befores:
Notice the shine on the leather. This is accumulated oils and soils clogging the leather's pores. Just like the paint, the smoother the surface the more gloss it has. Leather should sheen, but not gloss.
The carpets would need extraction:
Dash will need dusting before cleaning. If you wipe with just water on a MF towel before wiping with cleaner, the towel works better, and less grime gets entrapped in the vinyl texturing. It only take a few minutes more. For a dirty dash, we rinse with water after wiping/brushing with cleaner. Then finish off with protectant or 1Z Cockpit (I love this stuff!!) depending on desired finish and protection needs.
We started by dry-vacuuming the seats and carpet:
Tools for first round of leather cleaning:
working in the Woolite blend with a leather brush:
after one wipe to remove the brushed up slurry:
But the seats already look MUCH better. The gloss is nearly all gone. The leather brush really helps to open up the leather's pores and wrinkles.
We then applied Leatherique Penetrating Oil, and proceeded to work on the exterior, giving the oil time to do its magic. This stuff really works, on the right type of leather. I find I have to apply fairly heavy to get good "wetness". If you apply too little, you can get blotching soon after finishing up. Opposed to many products, a little more here goes a long way.
So after delivering the Porsche, we drove down the street for an estimate. The client needed a full interior deep clean and a nice wash & wax. We set the date for Monday morning.
Upon arrival on a beautiful day:
Interior befores:
Notice the shine on the leather. This is accumulated oils and soils clogging the leather's pores. Just like the paint, the smoother the surface the more gloss it has. Leather should sheen, but not gloss.
The carpets would need extraction:
Dash will need dusting before cleaning. If you wipe with just water on a MF towel before wiping with cleaner, the towel works better, and less grime gets entrapped in the vinyl texturing. It only take a few minutes more. For a dirty dash, we rinse with water after wiping/brushing with cleaner. Then finish off with protectant or 1Z Cockpit (I love this stuff!!) depending on desired finish and protection needs.
We started by dry-vacuuming the seats and carpet:
Tools for first round of leather cleaning:
working in the Woolite blend with a leather brush:
after one wipe to remove the brushed up slurry:
But the seats already look MUCH better. The gloss is nearly all gone. The leather brush really helps to open up the leather's pores and wrinkles.
We then applied Leatherique Penetrating Oil, and proceeded to work on the exterior, giving the oil time to do its magic. This stuff really works, on the right type of leather. I find I have to apply fairly heavy to get good "wetness". If you apply too little, you can get blotching soon after finishing up. Opposed to many products, a little more here goes a long way.
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