Clean 'em on your own property using a rented or borrowed pressure washer.
I was skeptical about the practical uses of a small pressure washer until
I used one.  Made quick work of queen excluders.  If you do it on a floor
with a drain, make sure there is a screen over the drain so you can
recover the was and keep it out of any drain or septic system.

You can put disinfectant solutions in the water if you feel it's required.

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001, Kim Flottum wrote:

> A friend, who keeps bees, owns a car wash, and reads this list once told me
> the havoc the above activity caused his business...the wax doesn't dissolve,
> go away or anything other than plug the drains. This goes for extractors and
> other beekeeping equipment, including plastic frames.

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