Here are the before pictures. These were the pictures that were posted on the ad that we responded to purchase the van. It was basically in the same exact condition, with all of the items still in it that are pictured.
On that way home after purchased and getting it registered, I noticed a few minor details we need to check and a larger one that we will be looking a few things. (I will post my list of things to do in another post)
The day we brought it home we just parked it in the driveway with no cover and the next day when I got in it I noticed the back driver side window was leaking pretty badly, added to the list, so we had to clean up the shop so we could pull this beast in to keep the interior dry and continue working on it.The first thing that I had to do was get all the stuff that was left in it out and get the VERY strong odor of cigarettes out of it. We spent $25+ on some different odorizing and air sanitizing products and after 3 days of different products it no longer smells.
We used a car odor bomb which worked amazing, and had my shop smelling quite delightful as well. Along with some of the other spray air freshener we had to purchase a moisture wicking product called DampRid, there are several types but we found one that was a canister style and the other is a bag. We actually bought one for each vehicle because we live in Washington State and I own a Jeep so it was a given for me. We bought one canister for the van and a box which comes with 3 of the bags. It has worked amazing for all of the vehicles.While doing the smell ridding we scrubbed the front seat area, as it had years of gunk, mud, and who knows what else. I also removed the fabric the previous owner had glued to the headliner and some of the trim (of which he did very well).
After removing the fabric I scrubbed them all trim pieces and prepped the headliner for a coat of paint. We went back and forth on a few options as to what to do with the trim and the headliner, but after discussing some of the things we planned to do I thought it was an easy decision. Linex or a linex type material, rustoleum makes a truck bed liner, that after reading reviews, holds up amazingly. I found some at Walmart for $7 a can. I was able to coat the headliner and the side step with 2 cans.
I have decided the rest of the grey trim will also be the same, along with the entire exterior of the van (that will be outsourced).
Rustoleum Bed Liner- https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rustoleum+bed+liner+spray&crid=3TGC5H9T8Z4SP&sprefix=rustoleum+bed%2Caps%2C222&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13
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