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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7769

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Nice work.

Using an ultrasonic cleaner is by far the easiest method. I did mine in a bath with "purple power" degreaser. Similar to simple green but not as caustic on aluminum and brass.

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After disassembly and a dip in the cleaner for a couple hours.






I bought a used ultrasonic unit off of eBay for around $30, but the shipping cost close to $70 because of its weight. Even the cheap Chinese ones can do wonders. You don't have to buy special solution, any number of common cleaning chemicals work.
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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7772

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That's very interesting, Tyler. I've often wondered if I should buy an ultrasonic cleaner, and now you have convinced me!

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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7773

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Yes, I had the parts yellow passivated. Finishes them off beautifully.

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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7776

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This is what mine came up like after having one vapour blasted or water blasted as I think it was called





This is the bowls and caps I polished on sunday arvo


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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7777

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homer01 wrote: This is what mine came up like after having one vapour blasted or water blasted as I think it was called





This is the bowls and caps I polished on sunday arvo



Nice job there Mister. Probably Vapor blasted, (CO2 pellets that vaporize on contact). Did you get the O-rings in yet?

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1979 Carb Rebuild (Pt 1) 9 years 3 months ago #7778

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Yes that's it guys vapour blasting, O-rings not in yet Kawaboy been getting everything re zinced to make them look pretty

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