making carb bodies shiny again

[maia]

Any one have any suggestions on brightening up the carb bodies? I've heard boiling them in soda. I'd like to make them a few shades brighter gray. Thanks.

[Gunner_CAF]

If you want shiny, use some polishing compound and a dremel polishing wheel. This is not easy because of all the tight spaces. You can use some aluminum polishing compound like Mothers. Or do both.

Gunner

[e3steve]

In Europe we have a household (kitchen/bathroom descaler) spray cleaner called 'Cillit Bang'; it's in a plant (trigger-type) sprayer, not an aerosol. It works brilliantly on non-ferrous metals. I blast off after 10 mins with a pump-up garden sprayer filled with hot water.

I've found that the cheapo steamers from hypermarkets work fantastically as well, but either method needs to be a regular task.

If you polish carb bodies, then you need to keep that up; you can't really lacquer them as the petrol undermines it. You could have them chromed(?) and use the steamer method. Whichever way you turn it, regular cleaning is the only thing that works, as petrol stains quite quickly.

G'luck!

[banksc1970]

Eastwood makes a product called nyalic or "diamond clear" that is fuel resistant and can withstand temps up to 350 degrees. I used it on a hand polished aluminum intake manifold and it worked great. It seals the aluminum and there is no further need to re-polish.

http://www.eastwood.com/specialty-coati ... s-set.html

[e3steve]

That's what I call a breakthrough!

[mech o1]

[quote="maia"]Any one have any suggestions on brightening up the carb bodies? I've heard boiling them in soda. I'd like to make them a few shades brighter gray. Thanks.[/quote] i bought a can of carb cleaner let them set over night they look brand new the next day however u have to take the carbs aparts alittle work but well worth it also cleaned the carbs two birds one stone

[56_oval]

I've blasted VW carbs with baking soda in the past. It doesn't make them shiny, but does clean then up and make em look stock.