Project lazarus

[07Burb]

 

[Ironman1979]

ok. got bored today.. installed my new head unit and started the massive job of cleaning..
took off the drivers door panel and my god at the dust and dirt. looks like the truck got pulled out of a damn quicksand pit. just to clean the steel side of the door took a beach towel and 2 bottles of soap and water in a sprayer to get it all.. too all teh switches out of the door panel and started disassembling and cleaning with q tips and alcohol.. but now to the door panel.. how well do you think these will stand up to power washing for getting all the dirt off inside and out.. they are the plain molded red plastic.. and no matter how hard i scrub the dash and the arm rest i can get all teh dir out of the texturing.. i wet it down again and i see the dirt start running but there is more under it and more and more.. wont all come off.. makes the recesses in teh texturing look gray form teh dirt in it.. what kind of chemical can i use for the dash and the smaller trim pieces.. i am gonna try to power wash the big pieces tomorrow morning before it gets too hot and see what i can do about installing my new blaupunked door speakers.. i have had them for 2 years and never installed them in anything.. the time has come for some tunes

 

[Ironman1979]

some new pics.. i was cleaning and started the tear down.. got the grill off and bumper is nearly off.. gotta crawl underneath to get last 2 bolts out.. got hot and needed a smoke and a drink

 

[Ironman1979]

more pics of stereo and tear down

 

[BluHoe96]

Whenever I had trouble with stubborn dirt on leather I used a toothbrush, oxy clean, and warm water. I usually test the solution on an inconspicuous spot to see how sensitive the dye is on the leather. Always worked great though, used it on all my old vw's with leather and my newer bimmer too. Good luck

 

[Dpsthomas]

Well on your way. Gotta love a good project.

 

[Ironman1979]

no leather in the truck.. its all cloth and plastic.. the dirt is in the texturing of the plastic.. it sucks.. i have tried pine sol and it still wont come all out

 

[99Yuk]

no leather in the truck.. its all cloth and plastic.. the dirt is in the texturing of the plastic.. it sucks.. i have tried pine sol and it still wont come all out

Im telling ya... Magic Eraser...

Before...

After...

 

[Ironman1979]

well. it is a sad day for me.. i have to sell the kon. i have to get out of the place i am living in before i go on a homicidal killing spreee that ends up in a high speed cahse down i 70. so i am selling the girl and gonna save for a newer year modle.. there are a bunch of 99 and newer kons and hoes on cl for less than 4k so i ma gonna get my paper back together and get me a newer one with an ls series motor. seems to be easier to get power and performance out of them now days. im sorry for waisting yals time with this thread.. i will be back when i get a new kon or hoe and im in a better place

 

[puckhead]

well. it is a sad day for me.. i have to sell the kon. i have to get out of the place i am living in before i go on a homicidal killing spreee that ends up in a high speed cahse down i 70. so i am selling the girl and gonna save for a newer year modle.. there are a bunch of 99 and newer kons and hoes on cl for less than 4k so i ma gonna get my paper back together and get me a newer one with an ls series motor. seems to be easier to get power and performance out of them now days. im sorry for waisting yals time with this thread.. i will be back when i get a new kon or hoe and im in a better place

Gotta do what you gotta do bud. I dont think it was a waste of time either. Probably gave some people ideas and a little how to here and there. Hope you get things cleared up in a timely fashion! Good luck! Let us know when you pick up the new one.

 

[SunlitComet]

It is never a waste.

 

[Ironman1979]

i just feel like a chump cause i was asked "are you really going to do these mods or are you gonna get tired of it and sell it like most of the people who boast on here" pisses me off cause i want too so bad.. but i cant deal with the drama where i live and i cant have it where i can afford to go on my own

 

[07Burb]

Dude....don't even worry about all that! I don't remember you 'boasting' anything you do what you gotta do and don't worry about all the other stuff

 

[SunlitComet]

Hear Hear!

 

[Blueridgerunner]

"You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run".

Next one maybe you won't start out in the hole quite so bad. Good luck