> No thoughts on how to get plastic frames and foundation clean, but as to the
> second question, I would be very careful about irradiating plastic frames.
>  While you won't end up with radioactive frames, some plastics change with
> irradiation.  You could end up with frames too brittle to use.
>
> Suggest you try a few frames as a test and see what happens (and also contact
> your frame supplied to find out exactly what plastic they are made from).
>
> W. G. Miller
> Gaithersburg, MD
>
In getting my Perico plastic frames cleaned after freezing them and scraping
all I can of the dark comb, I soak the frames in a solution of NaOH(lye)
(drayno) and get out the remainder of the pieces.  If a few are left, I had
good acceptance by the bees in building new comb during the honey flow.
JR.
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