Cleaning an ABANDONED Repo Car Bought at Auction! | The Detail Geek

[Music] hey what is going on guys and welcome to the video now the vehicle that i've got sitting behind me today is a 2012 chrysler 200 that was abandoned for nearly a year with all the windows open and as you guys just saw the word disaster doesn't even come close to describing this car okay well starting with the exterior of this car and it's no surprise that it's pretty grungy looking and the paint is almost guaranteed to be full of embedded dirt and contaminants and back in the trunk jam it's full of dirt and leaves and as i mentioned the car was found with the windows open so obviously everything that fell on the car made its way inside as well looking around and it's just an absolute horrendous mess and is without question one of the dirtiest vehicles that i've ever seen the more you look around the more mess you find from the thick layer of caked on dirt to piles of dirt leaves and broken glass every single inch of this interior needs some intensive deep cleaning but just before you guys watch the transformation of a lifetime take a quick second and make sure you're subscribed to the channel i post a new video like this every week and if you've got the bell on you'll get notified the moment they go live all right guys well it looks like i am in for one heck of a challenge today but i am excited to see just how good i can get this thing looking so as always sit back relax and enjoy [Music] okay well as i get started with the pressure washer on the pre-wash rinse the fact that this car was abandoned and sat outside for nearly a year means that every inch of it is going to need attention i know the crevices are likely full of dirt and debris and the paint will be filthy and embedded with contaminants like tree sap so i'll really be taking my time today because my goal for this car is to make it look brand new again and you guys will want to stick around until the end of the video to see that as when the new owner picked it up he was absolutely thrilled and is definitely worth the wait [Music] [Music] now as i continue to spray the back off i'll make sure to spend some time on the crevices as they're full of dirt and debris but to give you some background on the car the owner recently picked it up through an auction pretty cheap obviously and the story on this car is that it came from one province over in alberta and like i said before it sat outside for nearly a year with all the windows open though i do think one of them was broken because there's quite a bit of glass inside the car but how that came to happen is still a bit of a mystery the owner thought it may have been a repo vehicle the previous owners abandoned somewhere but either way it's quite the story and with the vehicle only having 80 000 kilometers or about 50 000 miles on it there's a lot of life left in this car for the new owner [Music] [Music] [Music] moving up to the front bumper and while there isn't much for debris hiding in the crevices here there is a bit of a film on the paint here that isn't budging with the pressure washer so the wash stage should take care of that in a little bit [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] now to take care of the trunk jab i'm going to first remove the couple of items that were left in the trunk which apparently were left from the previous owner and then i'll remove both of the carpet liners from in here so that way if any water ends up inside when i pressure wash it it can simply be wiped up and after getting rid of the bulk of the leaves i'll blast the rest out [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] okay with the car covered with super thick detail geek megaphone i'll take the opportunity to use my boris hair detail brush around the entire vehicle getting any remaining dirt or debris lifted out of all the crevices like the door handles behind the gas door and of course around all the exterior badging [Music] foreign [Music] up [Music] now one step that can't be overlooked in this detail is the decontamination of the paint so that process starts with my detail geek iron remover which is going to dissolve any iron particles that are embedded in the paint turning purple while it does so i'll get that sprayed on every panel and wheel let it sit for about three to five minutes and then just simply rinse it off [Music] uh [Music] okay it's time to move on to the floor mats now so i'll quickly brush the loose dirt and debris off the three mats and will then get a liberal amount of my carpet solution sprayed onto the mat and then of course given how dirty these are i'm using my medium green drill brush today to agitate and then i'll simply just blast them clean [Music] all right well it's finally time to dive into the bulk of the work on this detail and that's the interior so after disconnecting the battery and the electrical connections underneath the seats i'll get them removed and here's a look at what was hiding underneath them basically just more of the same dirt leaves garbage and even a pile of some random dried up white stuff then the next step is to quickly get the back seat removed and see what was underneath it looks like a fair bit of broken glass and more leaves then because there's no good way to clean this inside the car i'll also get the center console removed as well as a number of components on the dash [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] working my way around with the vacuum and you might already be able to tell or even know from previous chrysler vehicles that i've done but the quality of carpet in here is actually pretty good which makes the vacuuming so much easier as nothing is really getting stuck to it and with the interior sitting open to the elements for as long as it did the dirt has made its way deep down into the fibers but the good quality carpet is allowing me to get all of that sucked out without too much trouble so it's pretty amazing to see just how big of a difference vacuuming makes on this car [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] moving up to the driver's foot well and i wanted to quickly remind you guys about the second channel the detail geek 2. i recently posted a video with a whole bunch of bonus footage from the last several details including a few quick garage cleanups as well so if that sounds enjoyable to you then be sure to check it out there's also lots of other kinds of videos over there including the studio build videos which i'm really enjoying making for you guys [Music] [Music] [Music] now here's a tool that i don't use very often when detailing and that's my needle nose pliers which i'll use to pull this random staple out not sure why that would be there but to add to the mystery there were also a bunch more staples all along the rubber weather stripping on the top of the door that i pulled out off camera the only thing i can think of is that perhaps someone had tried to cover the broken window at some point but either way it's still kind of funny [Music] [Music] [Music] starting on the back seat now and as you can see the back seat didn't fare too well being open to the elements but thankfully it wasn't any worse than this when i heard the vehicle had been abandoned for as long as it was i was worried there would be moisture issues and potentially mold growing in the car but after dismantling a good chunk of the interior earlier i didn't see any signs or evidence of that somehow the mess was limited to just dirt and leaves that blew in although if it was parked under a tree that would make sense [Music] now as i start extracting the back seat cushion you'll notice i'm using my medium green drill brush today and that's simply because i know there's still dirt embedded in the fabric even after vacuuming and given the circumstances with the car it just made sense to go a little bit more aggressive today off the hop but the nice thing about my green drill brushes is that while they are stiffer than the soft white ones i made sure they weren't as stiff as other brands out there which can actually damage vehicle carpet and upholstery if used too aggressively so my detail geek ones are safer to use on your vehicle [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] moving to the carpets now and once again because the carpet is good quality i'm expecting it to clean up pretty easy today but it also helps to have the right tools for the job and that's the combo here of lightning fast my green drill brush and then the bissell and as you can see by the color of water coming through it the carpet was pretty dirty here but it is going to look brand new when i'm done if any of you are curious as to where you can get any of the products or tools i use in my videos well i've got all the links listed down in the description for you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] [Music] here's the bucket of nasty water pulled from the chrysler today along with a nice layer of sludge at the bottom gross [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] working my way around the interior and since the dirt was really caked on i'm opting to use some of my detail geek all-purpose cleaner diluted four to one here which is heavy strength and as you've seen before the combo of the apc and the steamer is able to quickly cut through the dirt and once i've gone over the entire door i'll blast out all the crevices and then wipe the door down with a slightly damp microfiber towel then i'll grab a separate dry towel and wipe it clean [Music] foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] moving to the substantial number of interior trim pieces i removed earlier now and the process for getting them clean is the exact same hit it with apc and the steamer and even if the piece looks horrendous like some of these do it only takes a few seconds of work and they'll look brand new again the steamer is a tool i couldn't detail without and something i'd highly recommend buying if you enjoy detailing your own vehicle the mcculloch one i use is very reasonably priced and really high quality too the link to it is down in the description for you guys if you're interested [Music] starting on the console now and i'll once again use four to one apc here but to answer a question that i'm sure some of you have and i know i've seen people ask before no i've never lost any screws or pieces when i dismantle an interior i have a shelf where i set everything and i'm extremely careful with all the little screws and i do keep them pretty organized but i can say there's been a few times where i've forgotten the order in which things need to be put back in but that usually sorts itself out pretty quick [Music] oh [Music] [Music] okay moving outside now and it's time to turn our attention to the paint and finish the decontamination process so i'll spray on some detail geek quick detailer to act as lubricant and we'll then use some pinnacle ultra poly clay to ensure that all the surface bonded contaminants like tar tree sap or other road grime are removed from the paint once this is done the paint will be perfectly clean and ready for a sealant but the other thing the quick detailer is really good at is for in-between waxing or sealing your vehicle as it can easily and safely remove light dust or fingerprints and is the perfect thing to use to keep your vehicle looking its best after every wash you can find it on my website at detailgeekautocare.com or perhaps you need a last minute gift idea like a gift card to the store those are always available and you don't have to wait for shipping [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] second last step here is to clean the glass and i always make sure to roll down the windows a little bit to get the top edge of the glass which is an area that if you miss it's guaranteed the customer will see it when they roll through the drive-through for their coffee the next morning [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] oh [Music] [Music] uh [Music] hey come on in oh my god it is looking good unbelievable yeah quite the quite the transformation here this thing looks amazing it's like brand new thank you so much oh absolutely appreciated it yeah wow i love it awesome yeah amazing appreciate it oh absolutely holy yeah there was about 12 hours of work in there so it took a bit of time but yeah pretty pretty pretty happy with how that turned out so i can't believe it yeah i absolutely love it that's awesome appreciate it thank you sir okay all right guys well after 12 hours of intensive work the factory reset button has been hit on the car and it is looking truly spectacular i've got a feeling it's going to show up in at least a category or two in the detail geek awards video coming in a few weeks from now but anyways if you guys enjoyed this one please make sure you smash the thumbs up button go ahead and share with a family member or a friend and show them just how gross that vehicle was when i started subscribe to the channel if you haven't yet enjoy the guitar troll and i'll see you guys in the next one [Music] you

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Length: 36min 23sec (2183 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 17 2021