18-11-2010, 09:04 AM
As stated in my first test on the C-Class Merc here I bought this badly neglected car as a project car and I hope to restore it to its former glory. The plan is to eventually use it as a “courtesy car” when customers need to leave their vehicles with me for a while
Anyway, as this will be a long term project and because of the amount of work, I will try to post pics and a short summary of the work done as I continue to make progress.
I basically started with the car in the beginning of November and I decided to first tackle the interior. The seats were badly damaged by the sun and I had to get them repaired. The carpets were also filthy and I used Adams Carpet Cleaner to clean them. They are looking much better already, but I decided to invest in a (dedicated detailing LOL) vacuum cleaner and I will give the carpets another final treatment once I purchased a new vacuum cleaner.
Here are some before pics of the interior & seats. Also with the seats removed … and loaded into my GTI…
I took the seats to a company called Leather Aid in Paarden Eiland and they restored them for me. Some after pics of the seats, interior and carpets... looking much better already!
Anyway, as this will be a long term project and because of the amount of work, I will try to post pics and a short summary of the work done as I continue to make progress.
I basically started with the car in the beginning of November and I decided to first tackle the interior. The seats were badly damaged by the sun and I had to get them repaired. The carpets were also filthy and I used Adams Carpet Cleaner to clean them. They are looking much better already, but I decided to invest in a (dedicated detailing LOL) vacuum cleaner and I will give the carpets another final treatment once I purchased a new vacuum cleaner.
Here are some before pics of the interior & seats. Also with the seats removed … and loaded into my GTI…
I took the seats to a company called Leather Aid in Paarden Eiland and they restored them for me. Some after pics of the seats, interior and carpets... looking much better already!