You , as being a fire-fighter, hope this one is not too serious ?Second hand smoke can kill ya. Depends on how far ya are inside the burning building!
Nice one, never heard that one, funny,
Jensen
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I'm still a bit plugged from the house fire the feller didn't get out of last week.
Takes time. ..............lm
Takes time. ..............lm
jensen wrote:Thanks Ed,
You , as being a fire-fighter, hope this one is not too serious ?Second hand smoke can kill ya. Depends on how far ya are inside the burning building!
Nice one, never heard that one, funny,
Jensen
I'm laughing as I read this thread. I remember coating coins with mercury, too. We would coat quarters and then get in line for lunch, pay for lunch with our mercury coated money and then eat our lunches with our mercury covered hands.
Personally, I just think lab rats are allergic to a lot more stuff than human beans are.
Getting back to the subject, I think you can wipe down the Zamak carbs with phos acid to make them look new. But it does not last. I remember working on an old Amal and inadvertantly scratching up the body on what was a pristine old carb. I was really upset. I blended out the scratches with some sand paper and then lightly wire brushed with a hand brush. Left a big shiny spot that I just hated. About a week went by and you could not tell where I had damaged the carb. I think polishing zamak carbs is a waste of time.
That clear that Eastwood sells is a great piece of info. There was a product I stumbled upon in a paint store one day. It was something 2000 as I remember. Can't remember the name and even when I could I tried to find it and could not. Store owner said it was developed by NASA for the space program and the company that developed it came out with a commercial product. It was in a spray can and thin as water. But it dried hard as nails. I would use it on polished hubs. Wish I could remember the name of the stuff. I'll have to give that Eastwood product a try. I would think other sell it as well.
regards,
Rob
Personally, I just think lab rats are allergic to a lot more stuff than human beans are.
Getting back to the subject, I think you can wipe down the Zamak carbs with phos acid to make them look new. But it does not last. I remember working on an old Amal and inadvertantly scratching up the body on what was a pristine old carb. I was really upset. I blended out the scratches with some sand paper and then lightly wire brushed with a hand brush. Left a big shiny spot that I just hated. About a week went by and you could not tell where I had damaged the carb. I think polishing zamak carbs is a waste of time.
That clear that Eastwood sells is a great piece of info. There was a product I stumbled upon in a paint store one day. It was something 2000 as I remember. Can't remember the name and even when I could I tried to find it and could not. Store owner said it was developed by NASA for the space program and the company that developed it came out with a commercial product. It was in a spray can and thin as water. But it dried hard as nails. I would use it on polished hubs. Wish I could remember the name of the stuff. I'll have to give that Eastwood product a try. I would think other sell it as well.
regards,
Rob