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Old 08-21-2014, 09:15 PM   #1
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Best way to clean this up

Since I'm having to swap cabs I'm going to go ahead and clean the frame up. Which is the best way to clean the frame up before spraying it with some chassis black Name:  image.jpg
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Old 08-21-2014, 10:49 PM   #2
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Re: Best way to clean this up

I used a wire wheel and one of those coarse sanding wheel things
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Old 08-21-2014, 11:52 PM   #3
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Re: Best way to clean this up

Hot water pressure wash up close and personal.
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Old 08-22-2014, 12:39 AM   #4
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Any need for the rust converter stuff?
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Old 08-22-2014, 01:18 AM   #5
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Re: Best way to clean this up

Use por 15 with a scrub brush or a steam cleaner first. Then wire wheel all the rust off. Por 15 makes a metal ready you can use before painting.
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Old 08-22-2014, 01:24 AM   #6
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Re: Best way to clean this up

This is the pad I think Old Rusty was talking about. I used these on mine and worked very well. Hard to get into tight spots, but that is where the wire wheel will come into play.

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Old 08-22-2014, 01:28 AM   #7
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^^ stripping discs work good. Some leave this plastic like crap stuck to the metal that you want to remove prior to painting
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Old 08-22-2014, 02:28 AM   #8
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Thanks for more info I will look for some of the disc tomorrow
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Old 08-22-2014, 05:34 AM   #9
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pressure sprayer at the local car wash to remove the big stuff. then muriatic acid sprayed through a bug sprayer to remove rust from the bare metal. google it first, its nasty stuff and smells terrible, then use your por 15 over it
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Old 08-22-2014, 07:22 PM   #10
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Yeah that acid is tough that's what I you to clean the shop floors before I paint them
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Old 08-23-2014, 05:38 PM   #11
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Wire wheel always works for me.
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Old 08-23-2014, 05:54 PM   #12
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Easgwood Company Fast Etch. Crazy how good it works. If it's really bad, pressure wash the heavy flakes off first, then Fast Etch.
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