Death cleaning [puke]

SpoiledMan said:
Beyond amazing!
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worked at a body shop many years ago and had one come in, shot self comein home shot self pulling in garage, crashed into wall bullet exitd rear window.......1996(brand new than) mazda 626, camel leather, beige headliner. skull attached to headliner is one of my worste sites ever. lol

for the record.......i dont clean bodily fluids/waste at all. :grinno:
 
SpoiledMan said:
Beyond amazing!
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worked at a body shop many years ago and had one come in, shot self comein home shot self pulling in garage, crashed into wall bullet exitd rear window.......1996(brand new than) mazda 626, camel leather, beige headliner. skull attached to headliner is one of my worste sites ever. lol

for the record.......i dont clean bodily fluids/waste at all. :grinno:
 
Scottwax said:
I once cleaned out a car that had a bunch of blood in the passenger footwell (guy cut himself and was driven to the hospital and lost about 2 pints of blood into the carpet). The car had sat in the June Texas sun for 10 days with the windows rolled up tight the whole time. The stench almost knocked me over when I opened the doors. I just kept dumping in water and wetvaccing it out and pouring the bloody water into his apartment parking lot. Lots of flies buzzing around when I finished. Once the water wasn't turning red instantly, I scrubbed the carpets out with Magnum Upholstry Shampoo, rinced and wet vacced again. I was amazed how nice it turned out but I'll never take a job like that again...and yes, it was when I was first starting out and was pretty much taking every job that came along.
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I was doing some research on a nasty job that I have scheduled for later this week and ran across this. Pretty funny--thought I'd bring it back.
 
For me, if I don't think I am going to enjoy working on a particular car, I decline it. My philosophy is that I have to enjoy the work that I do, because I am not going to work just to make money. In this case, I wouldn't enjoy it, as I have a weak stomach.
 
I've done 2 suicide vechiles to date. it's definatly not for the weak of heart at all. One was a Jeep wrangler. Had about 2 inches of blood on the floor Brain matter splattered all over the rollbar. It was pretty gross. The other was a K blazer. Both were gross and nasty. I did snap one pic of the Jeep but I deleted it per family request that no pictures be taken or kept.
 
I'd pass....



or actually I would charge a boat load, then subcontract it out to someone else and still make a couple bucks...weak stomach here as well
 
this must be the detailers nightmare.



i dont imagine you lot across the pond will have known about it but a good few years ago there was a very high profile case of 3 drug dealers getting murdered in a range rover in essex.

known as the rettendon murders/essex boys murders. strangley the range rover was up for sale on ebay not long back after being cleaned up.



thats one car i wouldnt want to have got in to clean at all. the 3 blokes were all shot numerous times at close range with shotguns in the head,chest and bodies.the car was an absolute blood bath.



i dont know how anyone could handle the cleaning of it.i have seen the pictures and it was grim.
 
throttlethumb said:
I had been in the towing and recovery business for 10 years. There was an article in Tow Times Magizine years ago about how to handle a bloody car before doing a recovery at an accident scene. The aticle had mentioned a mixture of 1 oz bleach to 32 oz of water. Sray down the blood and it will kill anything (viruses) that may be in the blood instantly. Now I dont know if that amout of dilluted bleach will have an effect on interior surfaces but if the car is that bloody than Im sure no matter what you put on it will still never completely take the stains out. I worked more wrecks than I would like to think about where some really gross stuff went on in the car. Pieces of scalp with hair still attached, coagulated blood, feces and urine on a hit and run fatal that wasnt discovered for hours in a ditch. I can go on and on but you get the idea. Its bad enough working wrecks like this. I couldnt imagine having to clean up that type of mess
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You are correct with the 1% NaOCl mixture.



I work at Battelle in the Biological side and once we leave the BSL-3, BSL-2, everything we used in the biosafety cabinet is deconned in 1% bleach for 20 minutes.



With all honesty, even dealing with anthrax, smallpox; I don't think I'd take a chance with someone elses blood. I've read the Bloodborne pathogens. :faint:
 
Jimmy Buffit said:
IME, insurance companies have policies regarding blood.



It basically says that 'hard parts' (painted items and plastic, non-porous items) get cleaned/disinfected.



'Soft parts' (porus fabrics and foam) get discarded and replaced.



Clean the the 'hard parts' with Microban (microban.com) to eliminate HIV, Hepatitus 'B', and hundreds more.



Wear Gloves.

Wear eye protection

Use a real respirator.

Follow the substantial directions from Microban.



Jim
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- Make sure its a HEPA Filter. A charcoal one will take away the smell of anything though.

- I also suggest 2 pairs of nitrile gloves.



AH! I couldn't think about doing that for a car!!:shocked
 
bullett said:
this must be the detailers nightmare.



i dont imagine you lot across the pond will have known about it but a good few years ago there was a very high profile case of 3 drug dealers getting murdered in a range rover in essex.

known as the rettendon murders/essex boys murders. strangley the range rover was up for sale on ebay not long back after being cleaned up.



thats one car i wouldnt want to have got in to clean at all. the 3 blokes were all shot numerous times at close range with shotguns in the head,chest and bodies.the car was an absolute blood bath.



i dont know how anyone could handle the cleaning of it.i have seen the pictures and it was grim.
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Seen the movie, not sure how close it was to the real thing, but it was good. Essex Boys?



I cleaned a non blood suicide many years ago, could not remove the dead smell, more knowledge today so i could probably do the job, but wouldn't want the psychological aftermath that goes with it.
 
salty, the film essex boys has minor parts of the true story in it but in fairness not much.

imo the other film released is closer,called "rise of the foot soldier".obviously still being a film it doesnt completly follow it but its a lot closer than essex boys.although both are good films to watch.



ive read many books on the subject.nasty business but it has been of interest to me for years as it happened quite close and their "manor" was all around my area.



im not one for agreeing to drugs but this whole thing took my interest.
 
Ive done it once. in 2002 it was a ram 1500 Gutted the Int. Lots of De greaser and disinfectant Ended up sitting a Ozone machine in the truck for 2 weeks.



Would i do it again?



Hells NO



how much did i charge??



NOT FLIPPING ENOUGH
 
I did it when I first started out working at the detail shop I got my start at. He cleaned those kind of cars. I was in basically a hazmat suit with one of those small respirators you use for insulation install and 2 pairs of latex gloves. Seats, carpet and headliner were taking out. Hot water pressure washer, Steam cleaner, hot water extractor, tons of interior solvent and degreaser. in the 1 seat that it happened in was refinished and the headliner as well. Carpet went back in and the rest of the seats. Came out pretty good. No odor or anything. I know my old boss charged something like $1500 or something to do it. and the seat was done on top of that by someone he knew.
 
Scottwax said:
....I just kept dumping in water and wetvaccing it out and pouring the bloody water into his apartment parking lot. Lots of flies buzzing around when I finished. Once the water wasn't turning red instantly, I scrubbed the carpets out with Magnum Upholstry Shampoo, rinced and wet vacced again....
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Scott, what about the water/moisture build-up under the carpet? Wouldn't it be better to have the carpeting taken out and let it dry out.
 
Thanks for the tips on Bio Hazardous Cleaning. I work in the waste water industry and I run into human waste. I always wash my hands and wear my PPE. Personal Protective Equipment. When detailing I also wear rubber gloves and a mask when I detect a weird or strange odor. I also am required to take training on my job for Blood Borne Pathogines,and the dangers of Body Fluids. Lets be careful guys and gals. Sometime people will not always tell you what the odor or smell is,and it may be hazardous to inhale or touch these surfaces. Protect Yourself at all times. Treat all body fluids as if they are contaminated!
 
Since this thread has been reborn, I actually have a related story:

One of the last detail shops I was working at (where the owners were clueless about almost everything) we got a vehicle in where the passenger was stabbed a dozen times. The window was broken out and there was blood splattered everywhere (they hit an artery... the guy lived).



I remember reading this thread and told the owners that I was not touching the vehicle. The other detailer looked at me funny and happily jumped in and started cleaning with no protection while I happily polished a black dodge pickup in the other bay.



Now that I'm on my own, I will always turn this kind of job down as it's just not worth the risk to my health. My RN wife thinks I'm overreacting, though. I guess you lose empathy when you have a dying patient vomit blood in your mouth.
 
I use to have a bathroom sanitizeing busness. I went to service a womens bathroom in a Walgreen drug store were a women who didnt want to sit on the toilet seat, decided to stand up when she defecated. Well fetis does not come down , it goes out, all over the toilet, the floor ,the wall . I was the one that had to clean it up. What a mess.
 
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