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Old 04-29-2009, 05:51 AM
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Cleaning up 4 years of abuse!

I've had my work truck for almost 4 years now and it's gotten pretty trashed on the inside, so I finally decided to clean it up. I probably shouldn't post these pics it's so disgusting! before's:

and some after's:
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 07:38 AM
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Now that's a deep clean!
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Old 04-29-2009, 08:01 AM
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No special products, just some dawn dish detergent on the floor, I used the same thing on all the plastic but hit it with some pledge afterwards, and windex for the glass. I did the seats too but all I used on them was a pressure washer to get the various stains out (water, coffee, etc.) they didn't turn out the best, but waayyy better than they were before and I know they are clean and dust free (4 years worth of dust). Biggest PITA was getting the seats out, especially the back seats. Will be easier next time! I took the seats out first ,then took the shop vac to everything, seats included, then scrubbed the you know what out of everything. Had to relocate and remount the amp, which is why you see it laying there on the floor.
 
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Nice job
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 08:08 AM
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Looks awesome, but man, it also looks like a ton of work!

Well done.

I can tell you I'd never go as far as to remove all the seats

Kudo's to you.
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 08:27 AM
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ALOT of work, but well worth the effort! If you got time. 2 days altogether, but that was mostly to let the seats dry.
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 09:18 AM
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Thanks for sharing. My old 1998 F150 looked like that. Everyday work truck. Did the best I could but did not remove seats. Glad to see it can be done and the results are worth it.
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by mitch150
No special products, just some dawn dish detergent on the floor, I used the same thing on all the plastic but hit it with some pledge afterwards, and windex for the glass. I did the seats too but all I used on them was a pressure washer to get the various stains out (water, coffee, etc.) they didn't turn out the best, but waayyy better than they were before and I know they are clean and dust free (4 years worth of dust). Biggest PITA was getting the seats out, especially the back seats. Will be easier next time! I took the seats out first ,then took the shop vac to everything, seats included, then scrubbed the you know what out of everything. Had to relocate and remount the amp, which is why you see it laying there on the floor.
No APC+, lol. Great Job Mitch, looks dam good
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 10:01 AM
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Now that's how you do a proper clean up! Looks great Mitch
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 10:04 AM
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if you pull seats out, and had carpet, remove the whole carpet piece, and you can carefully power wash the carpet and get all the deep down dirt out of the carpet. Just let it dry in the sun for a few hours, flipping it over every hour or so until totally dry before reinstalling it.
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 11:03 AM
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Update

Figured I post some pis with the seats back in:
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 03:50 PM
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Looks really good. I was thinking about pulling my seats to do a proper clean...But I don't think so, that's a lot of work!
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 04:36 PM
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That's awesome! Those Lariat gauges look great too. Well done!
 
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Old 04-29-2009, 04:49 PM
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if you pull seats out, and had carpet, remove the whole carpet piece, and you can carefully power wash the carpet and get all the deep down dirt out of the carpet. Just let it dry in the sun for a few hours, flipping it over every hour or so until totally dry before reinstalling it.
Has anybody ever tried taking out the carpet and replacing it with the rubber mat? Seems like it would be easy, I would much rather have the ease of cleaning of rubber than the look of carpet.

Also, Mitch, I noticed you have the grey wood dash trim. I saw that on ebay, and was thinking of trying it myself. How do you like it?
 
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Old 05-01-2009, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rhino150
Has anybody ever tried taking out the carpet and replacing it with the rubber mat? Seems like it would be easy, I would much rather have the ease of cleaning of rubber than the look of carpet.

Also, Mitch, I noticed you have the grey wood dash trim. I saw that on ebay, and was thinking of trying it myself. How do you like it?
Not sure about the rubber mat, I think it would have to be a molded piece to contour the floor. As for the dash pieces, they're ok, but I saw where someone on on the site had their dash pieces sent to a company called Pattern Tek that dips your dash parts (which ever ones you choose to send in) in what ever color or pattern you choose from their list of choices. Looked really sharp, but expensive too. I think when I can get the money together, I'm going to do that!
 


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