Posted By: cudabitten
Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 01:17 AM
Whats a good way to clean this piece? I was thinking the local car wash??
Ideas for cleaning a K-member
Posted By: A12
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 01:22 AM
if you have a place to soak it with degreaser/solvent for a couple of days even if you spray it every few hours or two or three times a day that will help. And when you take it to the car wash make sure the owner has gone home they don't like it when you get their nice clean bays all greasy.....DAMHIK 
Posted By: Stewpar
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 01:27 AM
I always have mine acid dipped and E-coated! 
Posted By: cudabitten
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 01:32 AM
What kind of business does that? It might be worth a few bucks to get that done.
Posted By: astjp2
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:10 AM
Local machine shop and have it hot tanked. Tim
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:52 AM
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Local machine shop and have it hot tanked. Tim
That's what I did...see before and after...doesn't get much cleaner than that...and just for the record, I have tried the car wash thing and not even close...just my 
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Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:52 AM
after
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:55 AM
Before
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:57 AM
after (how do people post multiple pictures in one post?)
Posted By: A12
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 03:21 AM
How much to have a K-frame Hot-Tanked?
Posted By: A12
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 03:23 AM
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Local machine shop and have it hot tanked. Tim
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Not even close is right, I wouldn't go to a car wash that took the paint off
Posted By: A12
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 03:25 AM
I guess the question should have been "clean it" or "prep it for paint" 
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 04:37 AM
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How much to have a K-frame Hot-Tanked?
$60 for the K-frame.
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 04:40 AM
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Local machine shop and have it hot tanked. Tim
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Not even close is right, I wouldn't go to a car wash that took the paint off
actually, that k-frame had little or no paint on it before it was hot tanked. It was not original to my car.
Posted By: LYNCHROAD69.5
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 04:44 AM
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I guess the question should have been "clean it" or "prep it for paint"
Well put Mike...I would like to retract my previous statements and answer the OP's question..if you want to clean it...car wash. If you want to paint it..hot tank!
Posted By: chrisf
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 02:50 PM
i have media blasted them for customers for around $50. ready for paint when they get them back
Posted By: KWF340
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 03:31 PM
Depends what you are doing and your ultimate goals. I initially had mine blasted and then took it to be powder coated. During the baking phase to burn off any contaminants, grease/oil/grime oozed out from the seams. Let it bake for a quite a while and it just kept coming out with no end in sight. Decided just to have it hot tanked which got rid of all the crud inside and out.
Posted By: gtx6970
Re: Ideas for cleaning a K-member - 04/03/12 03:59 PM
Having one done now,
estimate is about $125 to chemically dip it and powder coat it
estimate is about $125 to chemically dip it and powder coat it