The Deepest Clean Your Vehicle Has Ever Had
Frankman Motor Company is one of the only shops in the Sioux Falls, SD area offering professional on-site dry ice blasting — an automotive cleaning method that strips away decades of grease, grime, undercoating, rust, and carbon buildup without chemicals, without water, and without damaging your vehicle. Whether you're restoring a classic, detailing an engine bay, or cleaning an undercarriage down to bare metal, dry ice blasting delivers results no other cleaning method can match.
What Is Dry Ice Blasting?
Dry ice blasting uses compressed air to accelerate small pellets of frozen CO₂ (dry ice) at high speed toward a surface. When the pellets hit, they flash-freeze the contaminant — whether it's grease, rust, paint, undercoating, or carbon — causing it to contract and pop off the surface instantly.
The dry ice itself sublimates on contact (turns directly from solid to gas), which means there's zero secondary waste. No water, no chemicals, no abrasive media left behind. Just a perfectly clean surface and the debris you removed.
It's the same dry ice blasting technology used in aerospace, food manufacturing, and industrial restoration — and now it's available at Frankman Motor Company for any vehicle owner in the Sioux Falls, SD area.
Why Dry Ice Blasting?
Non-Abrasive & Non-Damaging
Dry ice blasting won't scratch, warp, or pit metal, rubber, plastic, or wiring. It's safe for engine bays, electrical components, gaskets, and even delicate classic car surfaces that chemicals would destroy.
No Water. No Chemicals.
Traditional cleaning methods use harsh solvents or high-pressure water that can damage electronics and leave residue. Dry ice blasting is completely dry — the CO₂ pellets evaporate on contact, leaving nothing behind.
Dramatically Faster
What takes hours with hand tools, wire brushes, or chemical soaking can be done in a fraction of the time with dry ice blasting. Most automotive projects are completed within a single day.
What We Use Dry Ice Blasting For
Dry ice blasting is one of the most versatile cleaning tools in our Sioux Falls shop. Here are the most common automotive applications our customers book it for:
Engine Bay Detailing
Strip away years of grease, oil, and carbon buildup from your engine bay without risking water damage to electrical components or sensors. The result is a factory-clean engine compartment.
Undercarriage Cleaning
Remove road salt, rust, undercoating, and accumulated grime from your vehicle's undercarriage. Essential for classic car restorations and for anyone who wants to see what's really going on underneath.
Paint & Coating Removal
Strip old paint, primer, undercoating, seam sealer, and sound deadener down to bare metal without warping panels or damaging the underlying surface. Ideal for full restoration prep work.
Classic Car Restoration
Dry ice blasting is a restorer's best friend. It strips decades of buildup from frames, suspension components, engine blocks, and body panels without the damage caused by sandblasting or chemical stripping.
Interior Deep Cleaning
Clean headliners, carpets, dashboards, and trim without soaking them in water or chemicals. Dry ice blasting lifts embedded dirt and odors without the risk of mold or water damage.
Carbon Buildup Removal
Direct injection engines are notorious for carbon buildup on intake valves. Dry ice blasting removes carbon deposits without disassembly, restoring airflow and performance.
Dry Ice Blasting Results — Before & After
Pictures speak louder than words. These before-and-after shots show what dry ice blasting does to decades of grease, grime, and buildup — across every type of surface and material on a vehicle.
Rear Suspension, Differential, Exhaust & Body
The entire rear cradle — suspension arms, differential housing, exhaust components, and surrounding body panels — stripped clean of years of road grime, oil, and rust. Every surface from the metal components to the body seams comes out looking brand new.
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Radiator & Hoses — Metal, Plastic & Rubber
This shot proves dry ice blasting works across every material type. Metal radiator surfaces, plastic shrouds, and rubber hoses are all cleaned without damage. No warping, no degradation — just clean surfaces regardless of what they're made of.
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Front Suspension, Engine, Oil Pan & Valence
The front end of the vehicle tells the full story. Front suspension components, the engine block, oil pan, and front valence — all blasted clean in one session. This is the kind of deep clean that's impossible to achieve with traditional methods.
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Rubber, Metal, Stickers, Zinc Lines & Carburetor
This is where dry ice blasting really shows off. The top end of the engine was covered in decades of buildup — and every material came out spotless. Rubber gaskets and seals, bare metal, original paper stickers still intact, zinc alloy fuel lines, and the carburetor itself. Nothing was damaged. Everything was cleaned.
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Engine Component — Up Close
Zoom in and the results speak for themselves. This close-up shows the level of detail dry ice blasting achieves — getting into every crevice, every bolt head, every surface contour that hand cleaning and chemicals simply can't reach.
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Battery Tray, Firewall & Body Panels
The engine compartment gets the full treatment — battery holder, firewall, and surrounding body panels all cleaned down to their original surfaces. This area typically collects battery acid residue, road grime, and years of engine bay filth. Dry ice blasting takes it all off without touching the paint or metal underneath.
Click to enlargeTalk to the Right Person
You've got two people in your corner: Hunter, the dry ice technician who does the work — and Joey, the body shop manager who oversees the bigger picture. Whichever you reach, you're talking to the right team.
Hunter Willadsen
Dry Ice / Cryogenic Cleaning LeadHunter is the dry ice man at Frankman. He runs the cryogenic cleaning equipment day in and day out — and there's no surface on a vehicle he hasn't blasted clean. Engine bays, undercarriages, full-restoration prep, carbon-loaded intake valves — Hunter has done it all, and he knows exactly what dry ice blasting can and can't accomplish on your specific project.
If you want to talk directly to the technician who'll actually be doing the work, Hunter is your guy. Call him direct or email — he'll give you a straight answer on what to expect.
Joey Bergjord
Body Shop & Restoration ManagerJoey leads both the body shop and the restoration department at Frankman Motor Company. With years of hands-on experience in autobody work and full vehicle restorations, he knows exactly what each vehicle needs — and more importantly, what it doesn't need.
If dry ice blasting is just one piece of a bigger project — body repair, paint correction, frame-off restoration — Joey is the person to walk you through the full scope. He'll get you connected with Hunter for the blasting and line up the rest of the work under one roof.
This is the Frankman difference. We're not a one-service shop trying to sell you the only thing we offer. We have every tool at our disposal — dry ice blasting, expert detailing, full body shop, complete restoration services — so we're not here to sell you on one thing. We're here to help you choose the right service for your vehicle.
Once you see what dry ice blasting can do, you'll never go back to traditional cleaning methods.
Dry Ice Blasting Pricing — Simple Hourly Rate
Most automotive dry ice blasting projects — engine bays, undercarriages, and component cleaning — are completed well within a single day. Full frame-off restorations or extreme cases may take longer, but those are rare. Call us and we'll give you an honest time estimate before you commit.
Get a Time Estimate: (605) 250-7474How Dry Ice Blasting Works
Call or Schedule
Tell us what you need cleaned — engine bay, undercarriage, full restoration prep, or anything in between. We'll give you an honest time estimate.
Drop Off
Bring your vehicle (or component) to our shop at 26874 SD Highway 11 in Sioux Falls. We handle the rest.
We Blast
Our technicians use professional-grade dry ice blasting equipment to clean your vehicle to a level you've never seen before.
Pick Up & Go
Most dry ice blasting jobs are done same day. We'll call you when it's ready. You'll be amazed at what was hiding under all that grime.
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26874 SD Highway 11, Sioux Falls, SD
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Ready to See the Difference?
Call Frankman Motor Company today to book your dry ice blasting session in Sioux Falls, SD. Most jobs are completed same day.
Call (605) 250-7474