Ambulance tips

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Anyone ever detail an ambulance before? Any thing I should look out for in particular? Is it a painted surface like a car or a gel coat like an RV?



All help is appreciated. I will be detailing a ambulance fleet and want to know what I am getting into heh.
 
Things to look out for in particular??? hmmmmmmm let me see...

tainted blood, various medical waste spillages lol. Seriously, all I have seen are like a car and should be treated as such. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
 
mobenzowner said:
Things to look out for in particular??? hmmmmmmm let me see...

tainted blood, various medical waste spillages lol. Seriously, all I have seen are like a car and should be treated as such. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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lmao I forgot to mention exterior only for them. The responder cars (all huge suv's) will be getting full details.
 
If your using a rotary, be careful and not burn into the graphics. Some are painted, some are vinyl and can be melted easily with a rotary.
 
when you are doing the insides of the suv's take care to use at least sanitizing/disinfectant wipes on any surface that hands normally come in contact with (steering wheel, door handles, shifter, etc.) The reason I say this is b/c many times cross contamination of potentially infectious materials can occur when returning from emergencies. Many first responders arent even aware of it but it happens. Its nothing to be scared out of detailing the vehicles, just better safe than sorry.
 
Ya you just have to be every careful the graffics.. pretty much the new ones will be fine but older ones may lift... do your self a favor and quick one step them and down't worry about perfection..



old wash buckets with old wash brushes



hospital towels which are worse the 50 grit sand paper..



but they do look good shined up..



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couldn't find a full one ambulance pic but it's in the back ground..



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holland_patrick said:
old wash buckets with old wash brushes



hospital towels which are worse the 50 grit sand paper..
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Seems to be SOP for cleaning emergency vehicles.



I like to use a one step that corrects some and fills a lot.
 
I've been a paramedic for 10 years now. I can tell you this. All the places i've ever worked, have always used big long brushes for washes, so be prepared for it to be like you're in a swirl coma. Ours are so swirled its aweful but thang goodness they're white. And dont even get me started on paint protection.



I had just got my pc and got the Pinnacle twins. I had never used a pc before so I decided to try it out on one of our ambulances. I tried it out on the orange stripe on the side of the truck. My white LC pad started turning orange.



Watch out for wires under the seats. The roof's over the cab are prone to leak. The trim is prone to come off around the front doors. The window switch panel is also prone to broken and have lots of old tape build up around them. If you're doing the rear interior too there maybe tape build up on the overhead rails in the patient compartment. I'd use a pair of nitrile or latex gloves while doing the patient compartment. If you go under the bench seat in the back, watch out for old needles. They seem to always find there way down there somehow.



Good luck!!

Heath
 
Oh meg 66 on a light cutting pad/polishing pad is that i use it comes in a gallon is thin and runny..



oh and PC..i think not rotary all the way..



and you should have to tape it.. i never did.. and i never lifted or burned..
 
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