Can This Smoker's DISGUSTING Car Be Cleaned? Car Detailing Transformation

[@StaufferGarage]

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[@jayt717]

Final step should be using an ozone generator to get rid of any lingering smoke odor, especially from the ac.

[@MegaDraadloos]

First step should be the car crusher

[@jayt717]

@@MegaDraadloos lol…I think a lot would agree, but he did an amazing job on the cleaning. Or do you mean because it’s a Ford Fusion?

[@NJ-Cathie]

And change all the air filters.

[@Mulching_man]

First step, crush the car, you will never eliminate that nasty smell from a car. It will always be there.

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

I agree. If you don't do that step the smell isn't coming out. It will eventually return. If not an ozone generator there are treatments that kill the bacteria that causes smell. I already had it done to a car and it definitely works. They poor the stuff in a humidifier and put it in the car with AC running on full blast. Another cheaper option is spraying Lysol in the air vents, both interior and exterior vents. Lysol will target the same kind of bacteria. Leave the car sealed up with the AC running on high for a few minutes. Just make sure to roll down the windows afterwards to air it out for a few hours before using the vehicle.

[@rickjohnson831]

This is what a real detail looks like. Impressive. Your attention to detail was remarkable. Just watching this would make me contact you. You sold me.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you very much!

[@banksiasong]

Buying the car used by a smoker is no different to buying one that had a decomposing dead body in it-you never get rid of that stink. Don't make their problem your problem.

[@dingsbums1627]

I just can't get my head around how some people handle their stuff so badly. Good, you can restore such cars so great.

[@carsfabio]

Any vehicle that gets this bad, I don’t care who owns it. They’re a scumbag.

[@uniform131]

People who abuse their cars like this are gross.. if their car is this bad can you imagine their homes? You did an amazing job!!

[@peterpiper4722]

This is a feel good video. it made me feel good that my car isn't really that dirty

[@richf5967]

It made me feel good that my lungs are not that dirty!

[@_BAD_MERC_]

I bought a set of those drill brushes with slight pessimism. Well let me say WOWWWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWWOOOW!!!!!!! From cleaning the bathroom tiles, floor, car floormats..... what a game changer. Takes ALL the labor out of hard labor.

[@StaufferGarage]

So glad to hear! Thanks!

[@donjohnson1416]

Congrats man, havent checked a video in a while but 1M subscribers? Cool

[@JustinPGriffiths]

Really impressive results on a disaster of a car James. Awesome job!

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

Simple Green, gets smoke off of anything.Add an ozone machine and you'll never be able to tell anybody ever smoked in there.Those two things turn the hardest of jobs into easy street.

[@knottssonasty3603]

Good morning friends! My favorite time of the week!!! Watch & learn.

[@StaufferGarage]

Good morning!

[@Joshua8525]

If this was “you can’t smell a picture”. Haunting memories of my childhood in my dads 83 Subaru.

[@scootytamra]

The Fusion came out beautiful! Very Nice!

[@jeffrankin9744]

You can use lemon juice and baking soda to pull dark stains out of cloth. If they are really bad, this mix will lighten them after initial cleaning

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks for sharing

[@PANZERFAUST90]

glad to see he wears gloves, but shorts and even flip-flops???

[@libbyotoole8760]

Only took 6 hours.I think it would take me 6 days.A fabulous job.Well done

[@stephaneeternelle-vie4664]

Do you keep the money that you find cleaning those vehicles ? Great job you did !! 😉😉

[@lovingfour]

Hey mate just thought including a time stamp of how much time it takes for you would be helpful for people who wants to plan their detail

[@scootytamra]

It makes me sad to see The Fusion in that state, it is close to the Focus and i own a Focus, and love my Focus and would never want to treat my car like that. I'm glad you are showing it love.

[@robertgarrett1593]

GOT DAMN! YOU CLEAN THE SHHH OUTTA THAT CAR! I wish he would mess that car up 🤣

[@michaelmacdonald1586]

Always enjoy your videos! Do you ever clean the headliner, sun visors and seat belts? As I've not seen you show this before on your videos. Keep up the heat work / content.

[@damonwade9476]

You did one hell of a job on this car interior salute to you 💯

[@ScrappersDetailing]

That is one dirty car! So satisfying.

[@Pancone19]

Outstanding! No more words, just 👍👍👍👍👍

[@StaufferGarage]

Thank you so much 😀

[@ShaunieeLovee]

I’m actually early for once 🤭 how do you dry the seats / carpet? Do you let it air dry? If so, how much time does it add to the whole process?

[@StaufferGarage]

I finsih in the evening and they set 2 box fans blowing air throughout the inside once assembled. 6-8 hours of airflow drys it out.

[@bridgetwallace9892]

Hello, I'm new here and know nothing about car detailing and I have a questions. Are the seat belts not able to be cleaned? And, if necessary could the carpet be taken out and pressure washed? I apologize if I sound stupid, I honestly don't know. This car looks amazing, great job. My adjective for the water is repulsive lol. Thank you.

[@JustinPGriffiths]

I asked about seat velts the other week. We dont ever see them get cleaned, but they have to be surely?

[@bridgetwallace9892]

@@JustinPGriffiths you know I would think so, as well as the ceiling panel too. But, idk if he was "completely" finished with the car in this video in all fairness because if you watch him do the overview after cleaning, the seat belts were not done. That's why I asked because idk if he does them or the just get replaced by the dealership when they're that dirty? That would be my guess because they were nasty lol. Hopefully we will get an answer in another video 🙂. But he does fantastic work in detail.

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

I use a steam cleaner on seatbelts.

[@CampsitePyro]

I felt bad for your vacuum on this one. Nasty cigarettes etc. Hopefully, you gave it some TLC after you were done!😊

[@sebastienbolduc5654]

That was more than just a smokers car. That was just someone who was dirty AF. I wouldn't want to see their personal hygiene.

[@michaelaustin5411]

Hello Stauffer Garage and I just wanted to let you know that I'm a fan of your channel

[@codycopson8107]

How do you keep the seat stains from coming back. I can get cloth seats looking great but some of the stains come back after a couple weeks.

[@raphaelszok8561]

Laziness and not cleaning it up when the spill happens.

[@williamclick9771]

I have a 2000 Toyota Camry LE that was given to me by my cousin it was his father's Camry. The problem I'm having is there's caked on tar from cigar smoke on the corner by my right leg. I don't know what to do because the plastic pieces that hold the sits sit on are 22 years old. The bolts that hold the sits in are rusted. I had taken wet paper towels and cleaned this brown stuff off everything that was plastic or vinyl. The sits are fabric. I don't smoke period. Do you have any suggestions on how to get the sits off without breaking the plastic sit mounts. The dashboard has faded. There's anything I can do about that.

[@dustinpomeroy8817]

If you got to break them,there are a ton of aftermarket parts for cheap on Ebay for that year car.

[@benjaminbenavidesiglesias52]

How kind of rotatory brush do you use? I mean for the drill

[@StaufferGarage]

www.foxclean.com

[@juantellez9764]

The sears made such a huge change

[@joe.olivet]

Let’s get it going! 😎👊🏻🔨 And look at that - A NY car.

[@StaufferGarage]

HAhahaaha Morning Joe!

[@joe.olivet]

@@StaufferGarage morning, my man. I hope all is well.

[@StaufferGarage]

Doing amazing! Hope you have a great Sunday!

[@joe.olivet]

@@StaufferGarage great to hear and likewise. 👊🏻

[@yoji8130]

amazing job totally satisfying to watch

[@josephkent5164]

Hey I know this may be like business confidential but I’m starting out detailing too but don’t know how to charge, would you care to tell me how much you average price a car to clean from the auction, I know weather it’s worse or cleaner but what is a good average price, thanks and love you vids !!

[@deathlands10]

Was shocked you didn’t pull the rug. It has got to be nasty under there! But looks great!

[@pjmccracken]

The owner of that car is soon destined to become a statistic at their local oncology facility. Nice work cleaning that up, I'd have put a match to it !!

[@gblan]

I bet it still stinks

[@aston3dpanda212]

As a smoker, that person is absolutely lazy and disgusting. My car has and will never look like that.

[@oonwing]

Awesome, just Awesome 👌

[@JOHNABLANK]

Great job on that MESS!

[@rgrbrn]

I think that 5 dollars of fuel can be a solution. Never saw cars like those! People are disgusting

[@dannifulker7494]

Amazing job James! 😊

[@andrewbutler873]

I refuse to believe people let there cars get this dirty

[@kowalskikowalski8080]

Sadly, many smokers are like this

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

Believe it. If this is their car, imagine what their house looks like. People are grubs.

[@tryan7]

Their cars.

[@michaelm3381]

@@kowalskikowalski8080 not me. I smoke, and my car is pretty darn clean.

[@brittrugg2676]

I’m a smoker and I do smoke in my car but my car looks NOTHING like this. There’s not one ash in my car!

[@marcoguzman4628]

So what , you want a price?

[@michaelm3381]

@@marcoguzman4628 we're just saying not everyone was as lazy or messy as the previous owner.

[@ryanHF]

I can't stress enough how much I hate the ad over the vacuuming

[@StaufferGarage]

I do these details for free. They help make it possible to create this content for you to enjoy.

[@marija5717]

OMG!!! Bravoo, amazing👏👏👏

[@jofire296]

Wow. We should treat our body like a garden and take care of it everyday. Bravo Zulu.

[@golfr604]

Do you ever clean the headlining ?

[@StaufferGarage]

Yes I do, mostly spot cleaning with apc and detailing bruishes. Hard to film showing it in the vids

[@golfr604]

@@StaufferGarage thought you would, you're very thorough just thought I'd ask

[@tampazeke4587]

Rit Dye makes a rust remover for fabric that works very well on carpet.

[@rodputinski1898]

I love your work but in my opinion you've tore in the console all apart you need to rinse everything with water after it's been brushed and cleaned you've already taken that extra step to dismantle It Go the extra and use water maybe some air as well. I would rinse all the plastic pieces if I've already gone that far with it

[@mariegarner8770]

Yay top 908 and top 120 likes and comments. Love this channel. Best to you and your family. Happy Sunday.

[@teekay_1]

How do you avoid getting the car all moldy after putting that much water into it? Do you leave it open for a few days? And do you ever consider removing/replacing the carpeting to save time?

[@StaufferGarage]

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[@087kane]

I'm from Atlanta Georgia can you recommend someone for me

[@mariegarner8770]

The how is simple. The seats get that bad because of the natural oils that are on anybody's skin, which gets onto clothes, which over time combines with dirt and dust and any spills on seats, combined with any lotions or body oils or sunblock or oily soap that people use. The why is even more simple. People have lives, children, pets, work, doctors appointments, illnesses, depression, other mental illness. People get injured. People get busy. People lose loved ones. Who are we to judge others for this sort of thing? You never know what somebody else is going through, so you shouldn't judge them. Period. And your commentary there sounds a bit judge-y and unfair.

[@charliesmash]

Or send the car to a dump.

[@john_barnett]

I love how halfway through the video he realises, "nope, some people are just absolute grot"

[@s.goodie]

Why is it so hard to find a detailer like this???

[@happymack6605]

Cigarettes, the gross stench that sticks. I’ve never been able to thoroughly exorcise the spirits of smoking owners past.

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[@paulschaefer5241]

Hearing him talk about trying to get the seats clean. This is the reason why smoker's cars have such a low resale value. To get them to the level most dealers want them at you would have to just replace the upholstery and the carpets.

[@zoebirch8431]

Aww i really dislike the videos getting interrupted for promoting other products especially when its during the vaccum process (my favourite part) and although u show the vacuum process in the video at the top it just not the same i cant see it as well 😔 could the promotion be done at the beginning or the end of the video? Thanks. Oh and amazinggggg work by the way ! You rock!!

[@cropcircler]

The ad placement is determined by YT AFAIK

[@Shelz650]

@@cropcircler the bespoke ad was not a KZbin ad.

[@Shelz650]

Agreed! Hate that the ad is during vacuuming, it’s my favorite part.

[@StaufferGarage]

Thanks Zoe, I can move around a little but a lot of factors are at play. Since I do these details for free on my channel, the ad helps a ton so I can continue to make this content for everyone to enjoy. Appreciate sticking through them and watching.

[@zoebirch8431]

@@StaufferGarage No problem 😊 what ever makes your life easier your the one doing the hard work 💪 I'm sure i can cope 😊😄

[@dailyfilmfix469]

Chain smoking increases your health 😅🤣😂

[@faustofl]

You're the best! Best regards here from Brazil...

[@ReenTheBean]

I can't believe how nice the seats turned out!!! Nice job!

[@silviaporchiella6734]

The real challenge is clean till it looks like new again👍

[@cptyler150]

what do you do about cleaning all the smoke smell out of the ENTIRE headliner Ina vehicle like this too it does stick to that also so how is it possible with a cleaner

[@StaufferGarage]

Bomb it with an odor bomb is an easy way that certainly helps

[@jayt717]

Odor bombs only work temporarily. An ozone generator will get rid of the smoke odor (and any other odor) for good.

[@knottssonasty3603]

Amazing job sir. Hey how can I get ahold of you about possibly getting advice on pricing and how to se it up for a detail business? I’m trying to get it started but I’m struggling with that tremendously

[@Asphaltaperider]

If I were to start I'd charge $60/hr. I know the kind of work I do. I'm in Arkansas if that helps. Depending on what they want done would determine the estimated length of time. If I go that long it's what I charge. If I go shorter I charge only for the time I work. If longer, then I charge more. That is why it's an estimate. Hope this helps.

[@knottssonasty3603]

@@Asphaltaperider dude I appreciate this so much. I’m in TN. Like you I know my work and what I’m paying for my chemicals as well. Thanks again

[@Asphaltaperider]

@@knottssonasty3603 you’re welcome. In one of his earlier replies Stauffer replies and says that this is a 6 hour job and he charged $550. The math comes out to $91.66/hour. That’s what he charges and that’s how he runs his business. I have a detail pro buddy I. Texas and he is very good. He charges around $300 for a 1 ton truck from the slag pits. I personally think he WAY under charges, but that’s what he charges for his business. If you s start and realize you are getting a lot of business, bump your prices until you hit that sweet spot for work and customers.

[@malikblakma]

Man I been emailing trying to get a detail from you for the longest now bro! Your really the goat 🔥‼️

[@Gordo101978]

Incredible transformation 👏🏻👏🏻

[@PapaSpeed3]

What drill number you have it set to for when you go an agitate the seats? Great results in this video!

[@KM-je5xt]

So you had all the seats out just pull the rug and clean all that is bad under it. Wash rug outside of the car. there is so much funk under that rug. You would need to get to that also.? But then will the customer pay for the extra work time.

[@pjmccracken]

A couple of drops of that extract on a petri dish... ohhh yeaahhhh !!

[@orthodox1717]

Great job! What dilution do you use BioBreak?

[@acslater2728]

It’s amazing to me how dirty some people let their vehicles get. It’s so disgusting. Literal motorized dumpsters.

[@koolone3791]

What last longer and is easier to keep clean cloth seats or leather seats?

[@emanuelchavez4154]

I'd say leather is the way to go they )ast pretty long if you maintain them clean and conditioned and are easier to clean you can use a towel or a scrub pad for car interiors and cleaner to clean them and buy a leather conditioner to maintain them fabric is harder to clean (depending on what the stain is ) and they can last but from my experience leather is easier to clean and lasts the longest if well maintained. Hope this helps.

[@CarCrazy24]

Gave this video a like in the first 5 seconds, what a disgusting car. Agree with others here, an ozone machine is a must for this level of smelly car, maybe worth the investment.

[@zsuzsannatovaj932]

excellent work

[@cropcircler]

He vacuumed up a penny! 😮

[@tommost1]

1:22 you vacuumed up a quarter/nickel... whole budget is busted now.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

He now owns that coin. Better in his filter than for the dealers.

[@drivingfailsofsacramento]

19:10 I can't even imagine the stench of that water 🤢🤢🤢🤮

[@ryanclements2869]

Man, I can SEE the smell from this car. Yuck. Great job as always!

[@corinnetippit7983]

Half way thru I swear I watched this before..when you mentioned cleaning gunk under back seat area. Is this repeat?

[@dottiep2212]

You should use the toradora before you start washing the inside of the car after you take it apart

[@purplealice]

Carpet or upholstery dye sometimes doesn't cover old stains very well.

[@venturinaround]

I can smell and feel the stickiness in this video. Great job on the cleanup.

[@abbygober1698]

That Honda Odessy was bad, it’s a good thing it had leather seats, Then between this Ford Focus and that mini van which would be worse??

[@raymondmelgoza1981]

Awesome job!

[@danikmcintyre2068]

with all those cigarette butts under the seats they are lucky the car never caught fire, might have been easier to clean if it had tough

[@sashazot8377]

Очень здорово у тебя получается молодец 👍👍👍

[@neilharrison7555]

Did I see spring onions/scallions on the floor beside chips? Reckon the owner wanted to "breed" a new flavour of snack! I have NEVER bought a car that previously belonged to a smoker, and never will.

[@mcdebo09]

I think I'm about to take a trip to come to you cause my car needs your touch. I bought it dirty 7 yrs ago. My kid and I added to the filthy. How far are you from Youngstown!?!?

[@mcdebo09]

That's if my hoopty will make it 🤣🤣

[@spankyharland9845]

when looking for prospective renters- always follow them out to their cars and then look inside their cars, that will tell you how they are going to care of your property if you rent to them. I once worked on a car that had cockroaches living in it- mighty gross.

[@josephaguiar9003]

I am new to your channel question I watch other detaillers do you have a container to put the change you collect from the vehicles and yes I enjoy your videos

[@toddjohnson9546]

The fords really clean up well.

[@ryandarling3632]

How did you get the smoke smell out of the headliner or did you forego doing it?

[@Bistandklient]

Great content!. Question, why don’t you remove the carpet?

[@kathleenc8]

Since it came from a dealership and not an owner, do you get to keep the change you find? Or do you give it to the dealership? What about the lighters? I get that if someone brings it to you, you would put it in a can or something and give it back to the owner. Or at least that would make sense to me.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

If the dealership owns the car, they own the contents.

[@kathleenc8]

@@PhantomFilmAustralia Awesome, thanks. I wasn't sure. I was hoping so for his sake.

[@raphaelszok8561]

I am glad i dont drink coffee seems way too much work to get where you like the taste.