I'd been using solvents, power wire brushes, and elbow grease on smaller parts and managed to splatter dirt, grease, and gunk all over the Man Cave...there had to be a better way, besides, I can't imagine doing the whole frame this way !
I happened to mention my dilemma to Ted at TSI while on the phone with him ordering his frame stiffener kit. As usual, his answer was just what I needed to hear..."you're in Toledo, just call Laura at American Metal Cleaning, take your parts and frame over, and have them dipped. Oh yeah, and tell her Ted from Pandora told you to call her".
Well, a quick Internet search revealed that American Metal Cleaning uses an alkaline process to clean and strip the metal, and this process is approved by the US Military and NASA...good enough for me !
This stripping / cleaning process takes about 7 days as it goes through several cycles of being dipped in the various solutions, however the metal is not degraded or made brittle...just clean !
Well, an appointment was made, the truck was loaded, and away we go !
Frame before.
Parts before.
Delivery !
Cleaned Parts:
By the way, when I mentioned to Laura that Ted from Pandora sent me, she went on and on about what a great guy he is !
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