I have a 2012 Silverado 1500 that was a 6.2 that I blew up and am now going to a 408 stroker and a 4l80 trans. While it's all apart I wanna por15 the frame. I just took the bed off the truck yesterday and the frame crossmembers back there are pretty darn rusty for a 2012... Has anyone stripped the wax coating off with an easy method? Any chemicals to use that aren't too harsh to get on plastic or the cab or fuel lines or wires? I'm gunna try a pressure washer tomorrow see if it can blow the wax coating off since its peeling off anyway. Thanks guys!

 

A Hot Water Pressure washer worked best for me.

The Chemicals tend to make a mess and if you're not careful can damage things like paint on the cab.

If you use chemicals, make sure to take the proper safety precautions as well as protect the area around you. It will stain the concrete.

 

Thanks man! I'll try the pressure washer tomorrow. I don't have a hot water pressure washer? Never knew they made one of those haha. Just hope I don't have to use a putty knife on the whole thing....

 

Like Brick says a "Hot Pressure Washer"! Hotsy is the brand we use for steam cleaning. Your commercial rental companies have these for rent. The heat is as important as the pressure when getting the wax grease and grime off.

 

Thanks guys I'll have to look into this hot water pressure washer. I'll see if the local rental places have one!

 

When you guys used the hot pressure washer on the wax coating did it take it all off down to bare metal? I'm using a 3000psi pressure washer and it's taking the loose stuff off easily but when I hold it on a spot and work it back and forth real close it'll look like it gets it to bare metal but you touch it and there's still wax there it's sticky.

 

This took about 15 minutes on this little area... Will a hot pressure washer get it all off and faster? At this rate it'll take me 3 days to take It all off like this!

 

Yes, the hot water melts it. It's nearly 200 degrees.

I did a complete Suburban frame in like 2-3 hours. Including the inside of the un-boxed areas and flipping it over to get the bottom side.

When I sent it out to sand blasting after that, they wanted to know how I got it so clean. They normally use striper and scrap by hand before blasting.

The Hot Water pressure washer version usually comes out around 3000 PSI and can run nearly 200* degrees

It uses kerosene or diesel to fire the burner.

In my case they used them to clean the diesel tow trucks for inspection or after hauling wrecks that lost oil or fluids all over the bed.

I didn't even think about rental yards having them. I know there realy expensive.

I believed the one I used was a Hotsy brand as well.


It was way to much surface area to sand all day to prep for coating.

 

hmmmm... that has me thinking. I didnt think a hot water pressure washer would be something you could rent.

 

Ok sounds good I'll check into renting one and see how that works for me! Do I have to be careful what I spray with that being that hot?