Cleaned and Detailed a 1998 Freightliner Firetruck
#1
Cleaned and Detailed a 1998 Freightliner Firetruck
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
This door had bad waterspots all over it before this:
4 hours of polishing diamond plate:
Sara cleaned the entire interior, she done awsome!
The shine that M105, M205, Collinite 845 provides
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
This door had bad waterspots all over it before this:
4 hours of polishing diamond plate:
Sara cleaned the entire interior, she done awsome!
The shine that M105, M205, Collinite 845 provides
#6
#7
Fire Engine*. That isn't a "fire truck". And looks really good, we use the aluminum acid up here too and you can make the stuff look brand new. Although we have tons of issues due to winter salts/being near the ocean. I used to clean an engine about twice a day for 6 months, lol
#8
don't they have a small child? he would be great for getting those hard to reach areas!
Fire Engine looks good man.
I'd hate to have to clean the salty ones you guys have Aaron. Do they get real rusty? or do you do preventative to make it last?
#10
Thats what i was saying while reading it.
don't they have a small child? he would be great for getting those hard to reach areas!
Fire Engine looks good man.
I'd hate to have to clean the salty ones you guys have Aaron. Do they get real rusty? or do you do preventative to make it last?
don't they have a small child? he would be great for getting those hard to reach areas!
Fire Engine looks good man.
I'd hate to have to clean the salty ones you guys have Aaron. Do they get real rusty? or do you do preventative to make it last?
#11
We clean them after every call. We use the ultra concentrated Zep with water. IF it's extra bad, we apply ZEP directly and let it soak in a minute or two. Wax em once every other week. They're pretty nice otherwise. Especially since almost every engine here has been driven into a ditch a few times during winter.
I'll bet you an baby seal club you can pull one out with your truck.
#17
we use a product called chiefs choice. you can get it by the gallon. its a acid like you used. we use it in a small pump sprayer and let it sit. brush it in then hose it off. takes all the old yellow water build up crap off, Chief's Choice » Diamond Plate Aluminum & Metal Trim Cleaner Brightener. we have a parade coming up this weekend so i will be detailing the quint. ill try and post some pics up.
heres the truck, it takes so long to clean
heres the truck, it takes so long to clean
#20
I am good friends with the fire chief as he goes to my church, and we take attend bible study together. He was in need of them being detailed, so i told him id do it, gave him a price and wallah!
we use a product called chiefs choice. you can get it by the gallon. its a acid like you used. we use it in a small pump sprayer and let it sit. brush it in then hose it off. takes all the old yellow water build up crap off, Chief's Choice » Diamond Plate Aluminum & Metal Trim Cleaner Brightener. we have a parade coming up this weekend so i will be detailing the quint. ill try and post some pics up.
heres the truck, it takes so long to clean
heres the truck, it takes so long to clean
http://www.buschshineproducts.com/cl...c-4_11_22.html
They usually keep the truck clean, so that's why it wasnt so bad to wash, but he the chief wanted it fully detailed with buffer and diamond plate washed
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