Any DIY framecleaners or sandblaster?

[funkytechmonkey]

I am starting to tear down the old girl and I see there is tons of greese, mud, paint even some tar. I am curious if there are any DIYers on here that have cleaned and media/sand blasted their own frames.

What type of blaster did you use?

Media or sand?

Is it worth Doing It Yourself or is it worth dishing out the cash to have a pro do it?

Any info on this would be great! Thanks guys.

[ebfabman]

oven cleaner and a pressure washer

[Gobbles]

I tried using sand but I found that it didn't have the balls to get tar and grease off. I just used a wire wheel and then sandblaster afterwards to get deep into the rust.

[CG]

Originally Posted by ebfabman

oven cleaner and a pressure washer

Agreed, get your oven cleaner at the dollar store. Cheap and works great.

[Tmwoodall]

wire wheel and many, many hours.

[Slick67]

A couple of weeks and alot of work. You can drop the frame off at a powder coater and $300 to $400 dollars and a couple of days you will be done! I did it the hard way and would spend the money next time so I could work on another part of the project.

[5150.4.67]

I sand blasted my own. Took about 10 hours, about 8 bags of sand (if I remember correctly) with this sand blaster you see below. A good compressor is a must.....

[ItsRandy]

Cheap oven cleaner from the dollar store (about $1 a can) and a good pressure washer for the greasy stuff...frame and such. Buy the high dollar oven cleaner for the places you need cleaned to the metal. EasyOff oven cleaner has Methylene Chloride in it (wicked stuff), follow the instructions for a cold over (especially the part about not getting any on you), wait a few hours, hit it with a pressure washer everything including the paint washes off like soapy water...it's magic!
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[CEE1NG_RED]

Originally Posted by ItsRandy

Cheap oven cleaner from the dollar store (about $1 a can) and a good pressure washer for the greasy stuff...frame and such. Buy the high dollar oven cleaner for the places you need cleaned to the metal. EasyOff oven cleaner has Methylene Chloride in it (wicked stuff), follow the instructions for a cold over (especially the part about not getting any on you), wait a few hours, hit it with a pressure washer everything including the paint washes off like soapy water...it's magic!
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Nice!

[mwilliams5891]

...........Holy crap..........I'm throwing my grinder out the window! no more hurt back! and shaking hands!!!! and a full wallet!

sir may I say thank you!

[FL71C10]

Where do you guys do this frame cleaning? I can only imagine the outrage if I did this in my driveway and washed that crap down into the storm sewer.

[bigsnookmaster]

Like the others said, oven cleaner, Purple Stuff, and a prerssure washer.I personally had mine blasted local for $150. Well spent versus blasting it myself. IMO Blasting doesn't work well on grease, so it's best to do the pressure cleaning if you really want a nice job.

[Zeke's Garage]

As long as your frame isn't rusty, the oven cleaner/purple power/ pressure washing does a great job. then for some of the old flaky paint, hit those spots with a 4 inch grinder with a wire wheel cup on it. Wipe down with some metal prep or in my case lacquer thinner and you're ready to paint.

Good luck!

[lofly'a]

just a thought since i have not tried it "YET", but what about oxalic acid or CLR to convert/kill frame rust as i have seen others post about using it on body panels to remove rust. heres the thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=rust+removal

[funkytechmonkey]

Thanks guys... Hopefully I can get her broken down enough this weekend to start the process.

I was at the World Of Wheels car show this weekend and a local guy had a booth, he said he would media blast, sand blast and powder coat it for $600.
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[djl95]

wire brush and chisel

[MrDude_1]

Originally Posted by FL71C10

Where do you guys do this frame cleaning? I can only imagine the outrage if I did this in my driveway and washed that crap down into the storm sewer.

when you posted that, i had to look to see if you lived in cali...


some of us can do this in our driveways... but if not, you can always take it to your local car wash.
they have water traps that catch this kind of stuff.

[ItsRandy]

Originally Posted by MrDude_1

when you posted that, i had to look to see if you lived in cali...


some of us can do this in our driveways... but if not, you can always take it to your local car wash.
they have water traps that catch this kind of stuff.

If you have a side yard leave the lawn a little long and wash it off there. The oven cleaner doesn't seem to kill the lawn, if any big chunks come off the frame they are hidden by the lawn and when you cut the grass the chunks/trash are picked up by the grass catcher.

[don t. - 72gmc]

For real nasty stuff, I use a garden sprayer and some diesel/kero. Spray it on, let it soak in a bit and use a putty knife. Repeat as needed until the heavy stuff is gone. Scrape it onto a big piece of cardboard that gets tossed into the garbage.

Once the heavy stuff is gone, then use cheap oven cleaner to remove the rest.

HTH..good luck...don t. ....

[rsavage]

Elbow grease, putty knife, wire wheel, wipe down with mineral spirits. It's a messy, time consuming job.

[scherpich]

I used a sandblaster simliar to the picture seen above, and it worked GREAT, used 3 bags of sand to do half the frame, and it was NASTY. Of course, I live in the desert, and I can just sweep it into the yard...

[Beat68CST]

lol

Tooooo much time wire wheeling!

I said screw it

Got dad's pressure washer, turned that burner up as high as it goes on! and went to town

Don't touch the metal once you're done though, seems to be a bit warm :P

[Tx Firefighter]

I'm pretty stubborn and do it myself regardless of price to pay a professional.

My method is to go real heavy with dollar store oven cleaner followed by a trip to the car wash. Then, sandblast with a pressure pot blaster like pictures in the post above.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by ItsRandy

If you have a side yard leave the lawn a little long and wash it off there. The oven cleaner doesn't seem to kill the lawn, if any big chunks come off the frame they are hidden by the lawn and when you cut the grass the chunks/trash are picked up by the grass catcher.

This is a good idea. I have also done it many times in my driveway and never had a complaint or problem.

It's funny how people who don't live here seem to know so much about what we can and cannot do in Calif.

[peglegs]

i just completed the whole front suspension/cradle from a 74 to replace mine i used Purple Power from Oriellys/Walmart the later being $6 more for 2 1/2 gal. jug. i used a putty knife to scrape off as much as I could then pour some PP in a container big enough to dip a wheel brush in and scrub wash it, keep it wet & when the heaviest crap is off switch to course scouring pads when all is done i washed with Dawn soap & water,rinse & let dry . then with a scouring pad GLOVES and lacquer thinner find the residual grease spots i scrubbed again till clean. after drying i applied Ospho phosphoric acid with a brush according to instructions but NOTE that this company did not recommend rinsing afterward and i posted this question at http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=442974 the acid did a fantastic job eating the rust. my next phase is to shoot a primer but its been to cold here and will do a sample today to see how my primer does. i talked to a company rep & his reply was the acid coating left unrinsed is an etched coating & a self etching primer will adhere to it without lifting & thinking about it i'll also test with an epoxy primer that i think now is the best route.

if you sandblast yourself i wouldnt re-use the media as it is contaminated with grease and after all that work & money if your local sandblaster is resonable that would be the way imo