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Sunday's project...
I will be detailing the station's 200? F-350 PSD brush truck (aka Brush-32) and possibly the paint on Engine-32... Pics to come...
Plan of attack: Make rookie wash it with whatever he/she chooses APC+ on engine and such HD the engine clay S-X or SSR 3 on deep scratches (yellow pad) #80 x as much as necessary with yellow Megs pad #9 (yellow pad) #7 (by hand) #21 (black finishing pad... SO!O system baby!) #26 (Black finishing pad... SO!0 system pads RULE) #34 F.I. HD on tires/wheelwells/etc make rookie buff out the diamond plate and polished aluminum Stoners on glass enjoy! Sound like fun?!:devil: Will post more about this one later. |
I'm lookin forward to seeing it. How exactly does the SOLO system work. I was going to pick up some free pads back at a megs open garage but I saw they were for the solo system, so I figured it didn't work with my G110.
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Originally Posted by andrewc_11890
(Post 3336512)
I'm lookin forward to seeing it. How exactly does the SOLO system work. I was going to pick up some free pads back at a megs open garage but I saw they were for the solo system, so I figured it didn't work with my G110.
FWIW, some of Brad's (RP) friends have also done the same as me with excellent results. Also, I noticed the other day that people may not understand what pads I am using-- the SO!0 system uses different colors... I only have the polishing and finishing, but polishing are yellow and finishing are black. I believe the the 8006 pads are the same color, but the 9006 are tan if I am not mistaken... w/e. Yeah... I took the brush mudding this morning after an EMS call, so tomorrow will be fun... |
Oh so you actually attach them to your G100 backing plate? Interesting. I know the colors you are talking about cause I could have had some, shoot I wish I would have taken them. I believe the SO!0 system colors are the same as the new washable ones (not positive but i think they may be)
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have fun, looking forward to seeing the results
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... the project is postponed still due to rain... Whenever it stops, I start. Yes, we have bays, but when it rains, we run calls left and right...
Sorry for the weather delay. Nothing I could do... |
Bummer. Mother nature ticks all the car detailers off here & there.
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Originally Posted by DarrenWS6
(Post 3339160)
Bummer. Mother nature ticks all the car detailers off here & there.
Just after I got mine detailed though, I took it to go play in Dallas and Trophy club... Needless to say, it is dirty, trail scarred, and is ready for another buffer massage... Rain has ups and downs: It sucks for all the people that get in wrecks. But it keeps me in a job. In the span of less than 5 miles, I ran 3 wrecks on the freeway (for those of you familiar with my neck of the woods, I was headed East on 820, between HWY 156 and 35W... Then 35W Northbound had its own drama... |
Hmm...my VFD station has a sexy 2006-ish F-550 PSD with a 300 gal/hr pump used mainly as a fast attack vehicle. I live 4 miles from the station, and the driver lives down the road. Once all these damn storms pass, I might give a shot on it and see what I can do to it. It is a very pretty truck and I WANT TO DRIVE IT SO BAD!! :lol:
Our last meeting we have been just fueling up the trucks, and topping off the tanker (2000 Freightliner- 3,000 gallons) and generators for the upcoming storms we are expecting. The biggest problem we face is broken branches and road blockages. So I've got my truck loaded with chains and saws. Can't wait to hear that familiar tone for a station 32 call :banana: |
Originally Posted by Raptor05121
(Post 3341092)
Hmm...my VFD station has a sexy 2006-ish F-550 PSD with a 300 gal/hr pump used mainly as a fast attack vehicle. I live 4 miles from the station, and the driver lives down the road. Once all these damn storms pass, I might give a shot on it and see what I can do to it. It is a very pretty truck and I WANT TO DRIVE IT SO BAD!! :lol:
Our last meeting we have been just fueling up the trucks, and topping off the tanker (2000 Freightliner- 3,000 gallons) and generators for the upcoming storms we are expecting. The biggest problem we face is broken branches and road blockages. So I've got my truck loaded with chains and saws. Can't wait to hear that familiar tone for a station 32 call :banana: Yeah, we use our Brush for fast attack, EMS, and obviously grass fires... (and of course going to eat... :rolleyes: ). I'm still waiting for rain to quit. But since we are going to live fire training with both trucks Friday and sat, I am going to buckle down and do both of them before that. wierd... we also have a friehgliner, but ours is 90's... SUCKA! I'm a driver for STA32... I've got my class B, so I am one of the 5-6 that can drive anything we've got... Anywho... I'll make you a deal-- you send me a shirt from your FD and I'll send you one from ours... Shoot me off an email to finish this last part off... ( navyguy@swbell.net ) |
Okay, I'm done. Pics later tonight or on Monday.
NOTE: Paint correction was NOT meant to be perfect-- I just tried to get it looking *better* than before... Process: 1-2 passes of #80 with a yellow polishing pad on a PC NXT Engine bay got APC+ and HD tires kinda got done with the station's silicone solvent dressing (YUCK!) that was enough to wear me out... 92* plus humidity in station pants, t-shirt, plus nice button down... = HOT!!! Note also that the other guys at the station didnt want to help anong in any phase of this detail-- not even the waxing... (Insert string of curse words here) tomorrow is Live fire training, Sunday is Extrication training at the local community college... YAY!!! We're gonna look better than EVERYONE out there... FWIW, the trucks are routinely washed with a nasty nylon brush and some ridiculous concentrate soap+wax... towels to dry it with are cheaper than cheap. I'd rather be using red shop rags... That said, the effects on the paint are HORRENDOUS... |
Pics????????
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Originally Posted by keith_bennett
(Post 3349060)
Pics????????
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Been an hour....:smoke:
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