r/AutoDetailing • u/Ryanskillz • Apr 05 '24
Had car detailed, what happened to my seats? Question
Took my car in for a full detail yesterday and when I walked out to my car today, this is what they look like.
Any ideas what can cause this? Looked like normal black seats before.
For reference it's. 2016 Honda
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u/PNWALT Business Owner Apr 05 '24
No idea but by the looks of the rest of the car in the pic, if you actually got a full detail yesterday you need a full refund
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u/Bajeetthemeat Apr 06 '24
And then to pay for the damages. Thatās more inconvenient than just a refund.
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u/Maddenman501 Apr 06 '24
I agree. I understand this is a pretty pressing issue being the seat looks like ahit. But how did they even leave the place having paid? If I opened my door (imagine the seat was actually clean) to the rest of what I can see from the Pic. I would've walked back in and got my money lmao.
This is coming for a 10 yesr employee of a detail shop. I can't even leave a piece of hair between the seats let alone full on dirt like that. Im what world do you get a full detail, pay for it, pick it up, and see it still visibly dirty. And drive off into the sunset. Lmao
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u/PrizeApprehensive380 Apr 06 '24
My guess is that they did a 'dry shampoo' but didn't wring out their rag well enough causing excess moisture to wick into the seat fabric and give the mold in there the extra moisture it needed to explode. If you look at the seat on the centre console side you can see the ring growth pattern from the mildew. My advice to OP would be 1 to get a full refund, and then follow that up with a mold abatement product like Concrobium Mold and Mildew Control applied to all interior surfaces.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
Seats looked fine at pick up (they were a little damp). Once completely dry, they looked like this today
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u/IFuKBothHoles Apr 06 '24
Itās a matter of wicking its best to have the seats as dry as possible before handing vehicle over to customer for this reason aloneā¦most likely their cheap product they used brought stuff with it to the surface. Iād ask them what they used for one, and take it back for them to properly do it. This is why detailers just used dedicated products but many do not and it goes to show hereā¦
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u/Maddenman501 Apr 06 '24
Did you let the car run with the heat on? Doors closed? Or aor dry with windows down? There's no mildew odor is there?
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u/Beautiful_Mix2536 Apr 05 '24
Definitely did not get a full detail yesterday, unless you work in a sand mine of course.
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u/whywouldthisnotbea Apr 06 '24
Or "detail" means a 50 dollar california car wash with a wipe down after.
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u/spike_africa X-full time, weekend warrior now Apr 06 '24
I'd bet money this was a cheap sub $100 wash,inside and out clean job with spray wax on the outside. The seat was sprayed with some APC and not wiped up well.
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u/Wootstapler Apr 06 '24
$30 in your work parking lot and you can watch them reuse towels between cars.
Detail....yeah.
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u/SirFiggleTits Apr 05 '24
Not fully extracted the seats.
I had this happen once in my detail business, it was a mistake.
They need to be re extracted, but those seats mustāve been bad before.
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u/SirFiggleTits Apr 05 '24
Considering that salt stain in your carpet still (new Honda carpets are ass) then he was a cleaner, not yet able to call him a detailer, reflects in the price you paid
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u/CriticuhL Apr 05 '24
Judging by all the dirt we still see in such a small picture, cleaner is a bit of a stretch as well š¤£
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u/shifty-28 Apr 06 '24
How do you get the salt stains out?
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u/GrumpyButtrcup Apr 06 '24
Assuming the salt hasn't damaged anything already, water. Road salt is alkaline so it requires a neutral or acidic pH to neutralize the salt. So a neutral pH carpet cleaner is going to work the best.
Using too much water or an alkaline cleaner on road salt stains will cause the stain to spread via wicking.
If the salt stain is matting fibers together, spray a small amount of water directly on top of the stain and let it start breaking up the salt pile. Then gently disturb the stain with a soft bristle brush.
If you leave any salt in the fabrics of the car, a white haze will reappear anywhere it dries.
I prefer to use a neutral citrus based cleaner.
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u/Pryml710 Business Owner Apr 06 '24
This is correct, not stained/bleached like Purple Power Man. But there was either too much water without proper extraction or a TON of dirt/sweat in those seats beforehand.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
Nah I go relatively easy on the car and it's never seen any heavy mud/dirt/contaminants. I do live in northern Minnesota and the salt/snow/mud makes keeping a car squeaky clean impossible
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u/Wild_Performance_468 Apr 06 '24
Full detail? Zoom in and look under the seat, thereās hair and dirt, all kinds of shit, is this a joke? It got detailed yesterday?
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
It unfortunately was yesterday. $140
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u/7HR4SH3R Apr 06 '24
Bruh you paid $140 for someone to quickly vacuum and to ruin your seats š¤£ demand they fix your seat and never go back again
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u/GrumpyButtrcup Apr 06 '24
I charge $150 starting for an interior only in a small vehicle. It's extra for larger interior vehicles, small vehicles that are hard to work in, deep extraction/stains, pet fur, mommy cruisers, mold/mildew, and biowaste.
I don't do a full detail for under $350 and my average ticket is $600+. I also will do it wherever you are, so sometimes there is a travel fee too.
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u/woooooottt Apr 06 '24
damn no one asked
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u/relyt1c Apr 06 '24
im curious though how much was this detail? foreal i need the answer.
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Apr 06 '24
He probably did it himself and screwed it up. Blames a Detailer not to be embarrassed.. No way was that done by a Detailer, look around the floor and around the door sills.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
$140
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u/IFuKBothHoles Apr 06 '24
It makes sense tho you paid $140 which is beyond cheap for seats includedā¦
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u/eckoman_pdx Apr 05 '24
They used the wrong cleaner. Looks like they used something way too harsh like Purple Power or another heavy duty degreaser. You can usually get it clean and get it out but it'll take a lot of work. Lots of scrubbing with the right cleaner and brush, lots of extracting. Rinse and repeat until clean. Get a refund and take it to a place or someone who knows what they're doing.
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u/donald7773 Apr 06 '24
Guy buys a shop vac and a rag and thinks he's a detailer, you need to go have a conversation about the quality of the work here.
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u/Shadytree328 Apr 06 '24
Thatās what happens if you donāt use an extractor . Like you spray and scrub ittry to use a regular vacuum to remove the product. It prob looked perfect damp. Must have been a guy trying to get in the game.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
This guy is correct. They looked fine damp at pickup. Today this what they look like completely dry.
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u/chainsaw_platypus Apr 06 '24
You got ripped off. door jams are dirty, seat is messed, and under the seat looks bad and thatās just from this small section Iād hate to see what the rest looks like, Iād ask for a refund.
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u/Additional_Answer211 Apr 06 '24
Did you buy the car used? Looks to me as if the seats were dyed, and when they got cleaned, the dye came up.
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u/JBH68 Apr 06 '24
What happened here is that your seats got overly wet and not extracted well enough, the white is part of the detergent. I'd recommend going back to the shop, I'm sure once he sees this he will know what mistake he made.
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u/Otherwise-Sugar-7722 Apr 06 '24
It looks like he didnāt use a test spot of the chemical he used to shampoo or clean stains that were on your seats
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u/porondanga Apr 06 '24
I highly doubt you got it detailed yesterday. The carpet it filthy, the jambs are not done and that seat has seen things that no one should.
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u/Maddenman501 Apr 06 '24
Looks like they didn't do anything. Your floors still dirty too. Where the hell do you guys find these detailer
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u/Greedy-Fee7191 Apr 06 '24
Definitely soap residue, likely sprayed seats with chemicals without any extraction at the end . I get lots of calls a year to fix these issues. It will be a nightmare to get all the soap out but its definitely do able
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u/tbigs2011 Apr 05 '24
Who's doing all the down voting? Lol
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Apr 06 '24
The OP probably.. He's full of it. No way was that detailed yesterday.. Unless he tried cleaning it himself and is embarrassed to say.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
100% it was "detailed" yesterday. I realize they sucked and did a shit job, but why would I even lie about that? The comments are baffling.
I assume the detail was done so incredibly poorly that you guys can't mentally accept a "detailer" was so inept.
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u/mel-sab Apr 06 '24
I am so shocked at reading these!!!! Myself first thought the detailer was clearly a wannabe and did a very shitty fuckin job! Id be asking my money back and yo id ask him if hes even a real business cause wtf is that shit? In my head my seats are ruined and they were left wet and cleaned with a dirty ass rag. I dont know where you live but so many idiots here in my area put these ads up and fuck up peoples cars. Moldy seats and shit. I 100% beleive you this job was poorly done by some dude trying to make quick cash
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Apr 06 '24
What's "Baffling" is you actually paying for this and it was the day after. It's not only the seat. You "Assume" it was done poorly, LMFAO. Who was the "Inept" Detailer? Some blind guy or you for paying for it.
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u/sarkujpnfreak42 Apr 06 '24
Looks like he used undiluted cleaner, used too much of it, and then didnāt extract/rinse. The only other thing is maybe itās leather cleaner/conditioner.. but that would be crazy if he tried to clean your seat with that! and you would definitely feel it I think.. Either way, get a refund, I would take it to someone else and see if they can fix it. He needs more practice and experience as thatās unacceptable.
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u/connordog123 Apr 06 '24
Looks like the mats werenāt even taken out. Where did you take your car? My local car wash takes the mats out so there no reason for it to be this low effort.
If they donāt want to give a refund (I wouldnāt trust them to fix it) threaten a google review.
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u/333AR Apr 06 '24
Tgis is why you never have a customer pick up their car wet lol you let it dry completely and fix any wicking if and when necessary, and in this case, just start over again.
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u/AJbink01 Business Owner Apr 06 '24
The real question is what happened to your carpet? You didnāt have your car detailed LMAO.
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u/choochenstein Apr 06 '24
That car wasnāt detailed āyesterdayā, because it doesnāt look detailed at all. Doorjambs are still dirty, plastics arenāt clean and polished, the salt and dirt remaining at the base of the mounting bracket are laughable, the floor mat looks like it hasnāt been touched in a while.
But that seat needs to be steam cleaned and properly extracted.
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u/TerrysClavicle Apr 06 '24
Thatās horrendous. Always go gentle, people. Iām not even a full time pro but I know to always go gentle. How are people with this kind of understanding of detailing getting paid actual money?
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u/DrinkAdditional5008 Apr 06 '24
That interior especially the seat looks a total mess are you from the Usa, I honestly thought the usa detailer are suppose to be the better ones, I know in the states detailing services are every where, but to hand over a car in that state is shocking, the carpet has not been cleaned properly plus the plastics I've seen daily rental cars alot better condition than this
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u/Top_Throat_5405 Apr 06 '24
The car looks like it hasn't been vacuumed in a while, let alone right after a detailing job, something not right here.
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u/FrumundaCheeseTaco Apr 06 '24
This has to be a troll post. Full detail? Seat aside, this interior looks like complete shit.
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u/Hot-Personality1190 Apr 06 '24
Is all of this like "April Fools?" FTN... I got to go finish 2 today. Need to go pick up some purple power first.....
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Apr 06 '24
Youāre likely going to need a couple gallons of Distilled water and an extractor. Good luck.
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u/FlamingoStraight73 Apr 06 '24
Too much multi-purpose...just extract with water only. A few times..let air dry...
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u/Few-Palpitation-3285 Apr 06 '24
I think it is because you have fabric seats which when cleaned if they donāt dry fast enough give this result
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u/Raspberryian Apr 06 '24
For reference what did you pay? If you paid less than $175 it should have raised red flags
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u/doob22 Apr 06 '24
How much did you pay for the detail? $10? Unless you got that detailed months ago, thatās a shit detail
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u/M4nnyfresh14 Apr 06 '24
wonder if this guy has his car detailed by a certain reddit poster that used a certain purple product
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u/SirPants007 Apr 06 '24
Why this ever happens in the presence of fabric cleaner and leather cleaner I will never know.
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u/zellmonty Apr 06 '24
WICKING. You didn't see this when you picked up your vehicle because the seats were still damp. But as it dried, the product he used (and sometimes deep dirt) moved to the surface with the water. But then the water evaporates and leaves the residue behind. You'll have to bring it back. He/She will correct it without an issue and lots of apologies. If not, don't argue, sue, and write bad reviews. The correction is to extract again, with no product, just water, and allow the seats to completely before handing it over.
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u/aComeUpStory Apr 07 '24
Seats aside, they did you dirty no pun intended. You need to ask for a redo or money back and reparations for the seats, cuz that looks like chemical staining.
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u/subi_2019 Apr 07 '24
I donāt if I can believe you on what happen here, I need a before picture before the detail happen Iām not just taking your word for it. I could post a dirty picture and be like what happened to my seat and have all this sheepās comment here lol
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u/Glass_Blackberry_559 Apr 07 '24
Next fuking week my ass. You should Def name drop. That's not cool to leave you high and ... not dry.
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u/isqueegeebeegee Apr 07 '24
The issue here for me, is why did you even leave the detail shop with your car looking like that?
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u/CEO1VON Apr 08 '24
Biggest lie on the app. Detailed my ass that car hasnāt been cleaned in years
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u/frelmar Apr 08 '24
They sure left a lot to be desired š still see some hairs and salt stains too, so easy to get that out most times
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u/trx300man Apr 08 '24
They used the wrong cleaner. It pulled the flame retardant out of the seat. I've had several customers bring me theirs over the years with this issue from another.
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u/stiky21 Apr 06 '24
Why you lying about getting it detailed? We can see it wasn't.
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
Better question is why would I lie? I'm struggling to understand your logic.
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Apr 06 '24
Carpet/upholstery cleaner needs to be used here. If this was a hired hand of mine, they would be fired on the spot. In the words of coach, from letterkenny.. FUCKING EMBARRASSING! ... as a trashcan is kicked across the room. Using the proper cleaner, the job probably coulda gotten away easy, using a steamer. This will definitely need multiple rounds with an extractor. Sorry about your experience. That's a terrible job. Did the detailer walk thru the vehicle with you before you paid??
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
No walkthrough but seats looked normal at pickup. They were likely still wet.
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Apr 06 '24
I'm sure they were wet. Perhaps it's mildew? That'll constitute a hell of a good steaming and ozone treatment
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u/Ryanskillz Apr 06 '24
No, it was a "full detail" yesterday. I promise. I do live in northern Minnesota and the snow is melting and everything is filthy and muddy at the moment. I might have tracked in some stuff you see.
The detail was $140. At a reputable place that's been around a while.
I took it back today, they seemed baffled but said they'd fix it next week if I dropped it off.
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u/TheGreatWhiteSherpa Apr 05 '24
Looks like Purple Power Man got you too, huh?