Sunday, June 16, 2013

The secret to creating a "show-car" interior finish revealed

This is the story of the transformation of a daily ride into a street dream, be it from an insider point of view.... the interior


Letting the pics do the talking.


Before






During






After






50/50






now






more 50/50






before








after






before








The carpets






close-up














Fish scale





extreme close-up






the console area







needs to be fitted correctly






The seats








close-ups of not so visible areas










vacuumed meticulously after agitating with a plastic brush






Some soiled or food stains remaining on seats


not easy to capture on cam but they are there









The door sills










Oh!.... Oh!...












the door shuts








the door pillars






steam in action



after





pretreat with APC






stubborn dirt




steamed
















dirt from the door








the door edges




close-up


a bit and a lot....SCARY..... signs of rust




TA DA






the back door






steamed






driver's side






Glue!!!!




TA DA





moving fully to the interior, all steam cleaned






Headliner juice



(but no pics of the headliner after, will get them once the ride comes)






Dashboard before





gloves box






Steaming in action, removing glue stains from the gloves box cover





the gear area






steam obstructing the view






Oh!..... Dirty PRESS


During 



TA DA



the pedals




During


all were cleaned, but no pics taken, moving to the other areas and the seats





extreme close-up of backseat area..... the not so visible parts




Overview




the car mats


TA DA






moving onto the last part now.... Creating the New Car Look


starting with the doors




close-up 











overview of work being done




tackling the dashboard area




TA DA



the ladder







thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed this little adventure... the secret to a show-car interior finish



more to come....


cheers 


The BeyondShine team