EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
   
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 30, 1995 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Acme Holdings Inc. as of December 31, 1993 and 1994,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994, in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-56653) and related Prospectus of
Rental Service Corporation for the registration of $200,000,000 of its senior
subordinated notes.     
 
                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Orange County, California
   
August 18, 1998