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Cleaning Dried Blood

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by JKO1998, Aug 27, 2021.

  1. Aug 27, 2021 at 12:39 PM
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    JKO1998

    JKO1998 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Anyone have any tips for cleaning up dried blood?

    Fall means hunting season, and my truck beds already covered in dried, baked on blood.

    Takes a lot of scrubbing at the car wash.
     
  2. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:45 PM
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    ppham444

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    I would use a strong degreaser and a stiff bristle brush. Spray it on and scrub like a crazy mother. Then use a pressure washer to rinse it off. Unless blood is on fabric, it's pretty easy to get off.
     
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  3. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:50 PM
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    Pro Tip - maybe put a tarp in your bed before hucking the next lifeless carcass in it ?
     
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  4. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:55 PM
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    DWD484

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    I usually just abandon and burn the vehicle once blood gets everywhere. It's the most effective way to get rid of any traces of DNA.
     
  5. Sep 3, 2021 at 1:02 PM
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    In the bed? Pressure washer. As to removing all traces of DNA, well I don’t want to be an accessory to a crime, so I’ll let you Google that one.
     
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    Dodging tumbleweeds
    Bedliner or bare bed?
     
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    I would say hydrogen peroxide but I don’t know how it would react on composite bed, rubber bed mat, or paint (if it happens to get on painted surfaces).
     
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  9. Sep 12, 2021 at 6:02 PM
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    brandon78lusch

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    I detail cars and thats the preferred method
     
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  10. Sep 12, 2021 at 6:05 PM
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    buckmaster243

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    Soak it with warm soapy water and then pressure wash the bed out.
     
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    get rid o the mutha n law ?????

    hydrogen peroxide the strength used in beauty shops + hi pressure steam

    last resort

    muriatic acid ( home depot ) can DAMAGED Ur paint & U !!!!
     
  12. Sep 12, 2021 at 6:06 PM
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    Lick it








    Lick it goooood
     
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    sick .........
     
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    This has always worked for me.
     
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    lawless the rent is too damn high

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    I saw on Law & Order they have this magic-kinda light thingy that shows wherever blood was. Best bet is to use someone else's truck and have a good alibi.
     

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