Cleaned and Detailed a 1998 Freightliner Firetruck

Discussion in 'Off-Topic' started by dixie_boysles, Jul 16, 2012.

  1. dixie_boysles

    dixie_boysles New Member

    The wife and I tackled one our local volunteer Fire Department's firetruck (one of their 5) last Saturday. Basically, $400 + the cost of materials (about $200).

    Process:

    1) Treat all diamondplate with some Busch Aluminum Wash (more less an acid)

    2) Polish all diamond plate and polish-able metal with Meguiar's All Metal Polish and a Mother's Powerball.

    3) Pressure Washed the truck

    4) Handwashed the entire truck

    5) Dry

    6) Clean interior top to bottom with Simple Green, various brushes, protectant, etc....

    7) M105 Ultra Cut Compound on a Lake Country Hydro-Tech 5.5" Cyan cutting pad paired with a Meguiar's G110V1 Dual Action Polisher--settig 5-6

    8) M205 Ultra Finishing Polish on a 5.5" Lake Country Hydro-Tech Tangerine Polishing Pad paired with a Meguiar's G110V1 Dual Action Polisher--setting 3-4

    9) Collinite 845 Wax on a 5.5" Lake Country Hydro-Tech Crimson Finishing Pad paired with a Meguiar's G110V1 Dual Action Polisher--settig 1-2

    10) Meguiar's Tire Shine on the tires

    11) Cleaned Glass

    Inside the bay

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    This door had bad waterspots all over it before this:

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    4 hours of polishing diamond plate:

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    Sara cleaned the entire interior, she done awsome!

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    The shine that M105, M205, Collinite 845 provides

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  3. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    wow looks great! bet that was one heck of a job! how long did it take you total?
     
  4. OP
    dixie_boysles

    dixie_boysles New Member

    9 hours with the wife helping
     
  5. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    nice! you came out pretty good then!
     
  6. 2010 blue 4x4

    2010 blue 4x4 New Member

    hey man can you come and do ours man?
     
  7. hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    did you play with the stuff on the truck?
     
  8. OP
    dixie_boysles

    dixie_boysles New Member

    yup!
     
  9. Bwad

    Bwad New Member

    My turn!

    Truk's been needing a good, high-quality detail sesh. I'll give you 20 bucks!
     

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