2013 Fire Chief Tahoe

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I had the honor to take care of one of Long Island's Bravest. All jobs get extra attention, but this car got treated better than mine. I think when its all said and done we put about 45 man hours into this truck. The fire district certainly didn't pay for full correction, coating, and 45 man hours, but we didn't care. Sometimes its not always about the $$

Because of the nature of this truck, this one was one of the harder jobs we have ever done. The decals had to be worked around, then dealt with on their own as they too were swirled all over. Upon my recommendation, the fire department also replaced the tires as they were worn to an unsafe manner. One of our best transformations to say the least. When the Chief picked up his truck, he just gave us a hug and said holy sh** !







We started off with 3 or 4 Pinnacle Suds bath. Then we chemically decontaminated with Optimum FerreX then hit it again and again with foam until we started to see some sort of shine.



The picture says it all



Each light got clayed, and restored to ensure all lenses were perfect and clear so when his emergency lights were activated, everyone sees him coming. (And yes I told the new guy no more bracelets once I saw it)





Being a fire department vehicle, this sees lots of bumps and bruises. Each one was individually addressed and taken care of.



Swirl city



The interior received ozone odor removal, full steam treatment, carpet shampoo, stain removal, carpet dyeing, Gtechniq fabric waterproofing, and Pinnacle Leather & Vinyl Coating



Vehicle was compounded using GG G21 Boss with GG microfiber pads and pinnacle advanced compound. As you can see the compound finished LSP ready, but I wanted more.






We topped that off with Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish using a Orange GG pad



Coating applied was Optimum Gloss Coat, with Pinnacle Glass Coating for windows. As you can see, it really popped.



And the engine was taken care of too.



After the engine we used solution finish on all running boards and black plastic trim pieces to get it ready for pickup.



A final shot all completed before the Chief picked up his new ride.



Thanks for looking. I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did. Comments always appreciated.

Scott
 
Grat work!!!!!! now it's really red!

I love your garage/studio!
 
Outstanding job Scott! That red is dripping wet:)
 
Great turn around! Looks amazing now. I'm sure they were happy.

How did you handle the decals?
 
Wow- that red looks great. It's a sharp vehicle for sure.

Can you tell us about your light setup?
 
Hokie335i said:
Great turn around! Looks amazing now. I'm sure they were happy.

How did you handle the decals?
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We went around the decals with the GG21 and worked in-between the paint and the decals with a Flex PE8 and 1" and 2" Flex Foam Pads. We used a GG15 with a Orange Pad and Pinnacle Advanced Compound on each letter or on striping until swirls disappeared. We made sure not to go across the scotchlite but rather directly on top of it so we didn't have to worry about tearing.

7.3powerstroke said:
Great job. How do you like the GG Micro pads?
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The best I have ever used

craigdt said:
Wow- that red looks great. It's a sharp vehicle for sure.

Can you tell us about your light setup?
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We use 18 overhead Infratech LED lights above, and 4 portable infratechs for the sides. We also use 2 scangrip system lights which are the best money can buy in my opinion. I'd love to get a few more one day.
 
Looks great and a truly professional job.Hopefully you will get the 45 hrs back from him on word of mouth that's a lot of energy and time to do it pro bono.Your intentions of marketing yourself and the high level of work you do on a county vehicle will soon get you where you need to be.good job.
 
Some additional shots I found today the real camera



 
That is truly paying it forward Scott! :dblthumb2:
Well done indeed.:cheers:

Too many Cops and Firefighters getting bad press here of late.
When the truth of it all is they are the last line of defense between us and the crazy people. ;)
 
Could not agree more cardaddy. These men and women get paid peanuts to do a job none of us would. If everyone paid a little respect to these people the world would be a better place.
 
Great work, because of the pride in your work, they will show the pride they take in their department.
 
medicscott said:
Could not agree more cardaddy. These men and women get paid peanuts to do a job none of us would. If everyone paid a little respect to these people the world would be a better place.
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Even though they put their life on the line,they get compensated really good don't let them fool you.my brother in law makes 120000 a year for correction guard all he deos is shuttle inmates from jail to court house and he is home by 3:30 with benefits and 401 k matching and a whole lot of days off.
 
GSKR said:
Even though they put their life on the line,they get compensated really good don't let them fool you.my brother in law makes 120000 a year for correction guard all he deos is shuttle inmates from jail to court house and he is home by 3:30 with benefits and 401 k matching and a whole lot of days off.
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Wow....just wow. What a sad post.
 
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