swamp
Community Leader
THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
Posts: 45,614
|
Post by swamp on Aug 21, 2015 9:57:39 GMT -5
My van was gross. DD spilled jello in it, so it was a sticky cherry smelling mess, and then it also smelled like dirty feet, and there was garbage/food crumbs/unidentifiable crap everywhere. And lets not even talk about the road salt from the winter.
I took it to be detailed on the inside, and it looks brand spanking new. I feel happy just getting in it.
He charged me $80, and I gave him a $20 tip.
To me it was well worth the $203,303 less I will have in retirement funds.
|
|
movingforward
Junior Associate
Joined: Sept 15, 2011 12:48:31 GMT -5
Posts: 8,384
|
Post by movingforward on Aug 21, 2015 10:11:51 GMT -5
I need my car detailed so bad. I can't find anywhere to do it for $80 though. It typically ends up costing me around $200 with tip. This is for a wash, wax, and full detail of the inside including shampooing the carpets. It is worth the $200 and whatever that would eventually amount to in a bazillion years.
|
|
swamp
Community Leader
THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
Posts: 45,614
|
Post by swamp on Aug 21, 2015 10:12:42 GMT -5
I need my car detailed so bad. I can't find anywhere to do it for $80 though. It typically ends up costing me around $200 with tip. This is for a wash, wax, and full detail of the inside including shampooing the carpets. It is worth the $200 and whatever that would eventually amount to in a bazillion years. It probably would have cost that for the outside to be done too. I only opted for the inside.
|
|
ArchietheDragon
Junior Associate
Joined: Jul 7, 2014 14:29:23 GMT -5
Posts: 6,379
|
Post by ArchietheDragon on Aug 21, 2015 10:13:51 GMT -5
Nice. You probably should get it done weekly .
|
|
swamp
Community Leader
THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
Posts: 45,614
|
Post by swamp on Aug 21, 2015 10:16:38 GMT -5
Nice. You probably should get it done weekly . that's better than the biannual cleaning it's been getting.
|
|
TheHaitian
Senior Associate
Joined: Jul 27, 2014 19:39:10 GMT -5
Posts: 10,144
|
Post by TheHaitian on Aug 21, 2015 10:19:42 GMT -5
Our cars are due for one , we get it done once a year and runs about $120 for each car.
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 21, 2015 10:48:39 GMT -5
Nice. You probably should get it done weekly . that's better than the biannual cleaning it's been getting. Wow, you do yours a lot!
|
|
swamp
Community Leader
THEY’RE EATING THE DOGS!!!!!!!
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 16:03:22 GMT -5
Posts: 45,614
|
Post by swamp on Aug 21, 2015 10:49:32 GMT -5
that's better than the biannual cleaning it's been getting. Wow, you do yours a lot! that's the every 2 years cleaning, not the every six months. Yeah, it's a lot, lol.
|
|
chiver78
Administrator
Current Events Admin
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 13:04:45 GMT -5
Posts: 39,454
|
Post by chiver78 on Aug 21, 2015 10:51:36 GMT -5
Our cars are due for one , we get it done once a year and runs about $120 for each car. do you have a place near you now? I have a recommendation I can share, the guy is in Millis now. lmk if you need it, will pm ya. sent from my electronic distraction
|
|
TheHaitian
Senior Associate
Joined: Jul 27, 2014 19:39:10 GMT -5
Posts: 10,144
|
Post by TheHaitian on Aug 21, 2015 10:52:21 GMT -5
Our cars are due for one , we get it done once a year and runs about $120 for each car. do you have a place near you now? I have a recommendation I can share, the guy is in Millis now. lmk if you need it, will pm ya. sent from my electronic distraction PM me, I always appreciate a good recommendation
|
|
Chocolate Lover
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 15:54:19 GMT -5
Posts: 23,200
|
Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 21, 2015 10:53:01 GMT -5
that's the every 2 years cleaning, not the every six months. Yeah, it's a lot, lol. Mine might get cleaned that often, but I wouldn't make bets on it.
|
|
|
Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Aug 21, 2015 11:39:27 GMT -5
I need to get mine done again. It generally runs me $200 in and outside, he does a very good job.
|
|
NancysSummerSip
Community Leader
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 19:19:42 GMT -5
Posts: 36,656
Today's Mood: Full of piss and vinegar
Favorite Drink: Anything with ice
|
Post by NancysSummerSip on Aug 21, 2015 11:41:47 GMT -5
I do my own, inside and out, usually once every 4-6 weeks. But I don't have kids. Then again, I can be pretty messy all by myself. I own a compact car, so at least the mess is over a smaller area. Total time it takes me is about two hours for a complete wash, wax and detailing. I know that when I get too old/exhausted/achy, I will be having someone else do this job for me. I'm just not quite ready to give it up yet.
|
|
zibazinski
Community Leader
Joined: Dec 24, 2010 16:12:50 GMT -5
Posts: 47,910
|
Post by zibazinski on Aug 21, 2015 12:12:32 GMT -5
Watch for a groupon. That's how I found the place I use.
|
|
CCL
Junior Associate
Joined: Jan 4, 2011 19:34:47 GMT -5
Posts: 7,711
|
Post by CCL on Aug 21, 2015 13:01:37 GMT -5
Really? Mine doesn't even get dirty (on the inside). When I had the kids, they cleaned their own messes.
|
|
Cookies Galore
Senior Associate
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 18:08:13 GMT -5
Posts: 10,885
|
Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 21, 2015 13:04:01 GMT -5
I took my old car to a car wash once.
|
|
yogiii
Junior Associate
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 19:38:00 GMT -5
Posts: 5,377
|
Post by yogiii on Aug 21, 2015 13:08:37 GMT -5
I've never had a car detailed but mine isn't too bad. No one eats in it, so there is a little beach sand and winter sand mix on the floors but that's about it.
|
|
ArchietheDragon
Junior Associate
Joined: Jul 7, 2014 14:29:23 GMT -5
Posts: 6,379
|
Post by ArchietheDragon on Aug 21, 2015 13:34:53 GMT -5
Really? Mine doesn't even get dirty (on the inside). When I had the kids, they cleaned their own messes. ha. funny joke.
|
|
giramomma
Distinguished Associate
Joined: Feb 3, 2011 11:25:27 GMT -5
Posts: 22,093
|
Post by giramomma on Aug 21, 2015 14:05:46 GMT -5
Really? Mine doesn't even get dirty (on the inside). When I had the kids, they cleaned their own messes. ha. funny joke. When we came back from vacation, we told the older two to pick up all the garbage and put it in a bag. They got about a third of the crap, and then assured us the back of the van was completely clean. We had them try again
|
|
bean29
Senior Associate
Joined: Dec 19, 2010 22:26:57 GMT -5
Posts: 10,191
|
Post by bean29 on Aug 21, 2015 14:19:00 GMT -5
I took my old car to a car wash once. I traded cars with DD last week b/c she wanted to use my SUV to haul some of her stuff to college. I picked up my two dogs from my in-laws and DD has some reeses pieces on the floor. I didn't want to them on my MIL's driveway so I put my Puppy in the backseat and tethered him in (he will climb in the front seat otherwise). I drive away and realize he is cleaning the floor. The teether allows him to stretch to the floor unless I stop suddenly. By the time I was able to pull over, her floor was clean.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Sept 30, 2024 2:18:31 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 14:27:39 GMT -5
My kids are horrible on the van. I don't know where all their crap comes from, but the clutter of toys and books and empty juice boxes and cheese stick wrappers and everything else under the sun drives me nuts.
|
|
NoNamePerson
Distinguished Associate
Is There Anybody OUT There?
Joined: Dec 17, 2010 17:03:17 GMT -5
Posts: 26,198
Location: WITNESS PROTECTION
|
Post by NoNamePerson on Aug 21, 2015 14:38:06 GMT -5
I cleaned mine out when my son turned 18 and left home.
|
|
The Captain
Junior Associate
Hugs are good...
Joined: Jan 4, 2011 16:21:23 GMT -5
Posts: 8,717
Location: State of confusion
Favorite Drink: Whinnnne
|
Post by The Captain on Aug 21, 2015 16:57:11 GMT -5
I guess I'm a bad momma. Was always worried about kiddo doing something stupid like choking or something so I never gave her food in the car. When she was about 8 or so I'd let her have a beverage but that's it. Then again I don't like to eat in the car myself. Kinda OCD on that. My car is pushing 5+ years now and my Dad asked me if I got a new car last time he visited. I detail it myself every 4-5 months. Not much to do. I don't do the wax thing though, that's what clearcoat is for.
|
|
msventoux
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 12, 2011 22:32:37 GMT -5
Posts: 3,035
|
Post by msventoux on Aug 21, 2015 17:07:39 GMT -5
I typically don't eat in the car, but I do have a German Shedder and another big dog so the amount of hair and nose prints in the back of the vehicle are outrageous. I have a partition and lay the back seats down so they have the entire area behind the driver seat. My area is clean, except for the occasional hair tumbleweed that whirls in from the cargo area.
|
|
Deleted
Joined: Sept 30, 2024 2:18:31 GMT -5
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2015 17:08:47 GMT -5
I paid my 3 grandaughters $20 each to clean my car. The first time they did it really well. Not so much the last time. I made them pay their own way going to get ice cream and to the arcade though.
|
|
mamasita99
Well-Known Member
Joined: Jan 3, 2011 5:42:27 GMT -5
Posts: 1,623
|
Post by mamasita99 on Aug 21, 2015 17:42:32 GMT -5
When we came back from vacation, we told the older two to pick up all the garbage and put it in a bag. They got about a third of the crap, and then assured us the back of the van was completely clean. We had them try again Agh! Post-vacation van clean up is the worst! We are careful to throw trash away at every stop we make, but of course there's still a crapload of trash left hidden in the backseat to make everything smelly and sticky!
|
|
Artemis Windsong
Senior Associate
The love in me salutes the love in you. M. Williamson
Joined: Dec 18, 2010 19:32:12 GMT -5
Posts: 12,398
Today's Mood: Twinkling
Location: Wishing Star
Favorite Drink: Fresh, clean cold bottled water.
|
Post by Artemis Windsong on Aug 21, 2015 19:07:00 GMT -5
I had body work done on my car and they completely detailed it. I could use another windshield cleaning on the inside.
My little skamps know of a foam window cleaner that is streak free and removes doggy nose prints. Do you think they will tell me the brand? NO
|
|
jelloshots4all
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 14, 2013 15:54:13 GMT -5
Posts: 4,642
|
Post by jelloshots4all on Aug 21, 2015 21:37:52 GMT -5
I have a 2005 Ford Expedition with tan interior that I bought new when my kids were very young. Once a year I take it to be detailed ($200), and now 10 years later the interior still looks great! They even removed stains from a coke can exploding in the heat. Best money spent annually and will help with resale if I even decide to sell it.
|
|
princessleia
Established Member
Joined: Jan 23, 2011 21:13:41 GMT -5
Posts: 266
|
Post by princessleia on Aug 22, 2015 7:17:44 GMT -5
I have a 2004 minivan - so far I have complete auto detailing done on it like once every 5 years and the van still looks really good. Mind you, I live in a state that gets a lot of salt during winter. Well worth the $150 I spent each time.
|
|
chiver78
Administrator
Current Events Admin
Joined: Dec 20, 2010 13:04:45 GMT -5
Posts: 39,454
|
Post by chiver78 on Aug 24, 2015 16:18:03 GMT -5
I had body work done on my car and they completely detailed it. I could use another windshield cleaning on the inside. My little skamps know of a foam window cleaner that is streak free and removes doggy nose prints. Do you think they will tell me the brand? NO my roommate has turned me on to this cleaner, we get it at Cape & Islands Glass. I'm sure you can search for it online by product name. link
|
|