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My KX frame was promised for today/Thursday, so it was a nice surprise to get a call a day early informing me the frame was done.
The drive from Whittier to Van Nuys was a long one, compounded by a "Sig Alert" which translated means a freeway delay of a half-hour or more. There'd been an accident on the 605 freeway that backed up traffic for miles, and I was caught in the snarl. After clearning that congestion, I narrowly missed another gridlock on the 210. I saw smoke up ahead and rounded a bend to see roadside shrubs and trees going up in a blaze. It was brand new. There was a helicopter overhead, and a CHP officer had just arrived and was coning off a traffic break. The fire engines hadn't arrived yet, and the traffic hadn't clogged. Even with the windows up and the A/C going, the roar of the flames still reverberated inside the 4Runner.
Before and After. The paint's gone! Not only that, but it's gone from all the nooks and crannies: critical for successful welding. The gussets and finish welding will be done to the steel main frame. The aluminum subframe has a worn spot that I'll run a weld bead through to fill in, but I'll otherwise leave it alone.
I asked about the process, and learned that my frame went from a "hot tank" into a tank of muriatic acid for a few cycles in order to completely remove the paint. The factory paint was powdercoat, which is much tougher to remove compared to a liquid paint.
The relevance here is that L&M Stripping has the capability to strip a whole vehicle body or frame if needed. This also means they can strip and clean axle housings, engine blocks, and just about anything else related to a vehicle project. Got a '49 Willys tub that needs some restoration?
For more information, contact:
L&M Stripping
(818) 983-1200
www.lmstripping.com
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