Making a carb look like new??

[danelectro]

Ok guys,

Here's the challenge, I have an old carburretor that I need to make look like new, I know there are some "off the shelf" cleaners, but was looking at something that can be found in the kitchen cupboard or out of the garage.

Any suggestions??????

Cheers

Neill

 

[overload]

Send it to http://www.ccaquablasting.com/

You'll be pleased with the results!

 

[danelectro]

Thanks for the reply Overload, the only trouble is I have to get it done by saturday !!!!!

 

[malcolm]

Carb cleaner and a toothbrush is good for getting the dark glaze off. Can't think of anything from the kitchen cupboard that will shift it without being abrasive. Could try one of the surface cleaning sprays maybe.

 

[Dune]

Trying to get the petrol varnish off a carb is really a job for a specific cleaner.

 

[tigler]

Ultrasonic cleaning will make it look like new.

 

[W4yne]

I find brown sauce quite a good surface cleaner, similar to brasso?

 

[danelectro]

Yeah I'd thought about getting an ultrasonic cleaning bath, have you got any examples of before and after???

 

[breezer]

I bought an ultrasonic cleaner from Tchibo it was reduced and in the sale, and then subject to a closing down sale so it cost £6.22

Carb takes a few runs through it but does come out clean.

 

[breezer]

a home made baking soda blaster hooked up to a compressor will give good results too

 

[rikrobson]

found this

I'd soak in paraffin,brush,rinse and then into the dish washer.
this will leave the part flat then a bit of autosol on a felt dremmel to polish up.

 

[NigelAylesbury]

Never underestimate Cillit Bang, and an old toothbrush.

 

[tigler]

Don't have any pix, but a proper, lab or industrial type ultrasonic bath cleaner will clean it as new, with the added advantage that all the passageways will thoroughly cleaned too. NEVER use ANY form of abrasive blast cleaning on a carb, you will never get all the cleaning media form the internal passageways, this even applies to vapour blasting and I don't care what any company claims !!
I've seen the consequences of vapour and bead blasting carbs.

 

[gordon stephenson]

cellulose thinners always did a good job making carbs look like new again,

 

[Shox Dr]

Don't bother with the jewellery/cheap sonic cleaners they are rubbish. I have a 2.5 gallon Bransonic Ultra Sonic Cleaner, costing over 2k and it does clean, but will not return a carb to like new, you need to have it soda blasted or vapour blasted

 

[Flathead_Dave]

a home made baking soda blaster hooked up to a compressor will give good results too

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/