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Clearcoat carbs?

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oshanac said:
REnobruce must have the patience of a rock gardener. I don't think I could sit there and polish all day. Bruce, what is you method to madness? What grit and type of materials do you use?
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All day??? Don't you mean for weeks on end? Lol! Really depends on what shape it's in, and how many pieces, and what pieces you're polishing.
 
oshanac said:
REnobruce must have the patience of a rock gardener. I don't think I could sit there and polish all day. Bruce, what is you method to madness? What grit and type of materials do you use?
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I did all the polishing over winter. I just picked away at it over time. But you COULD probably do it all in one long day.

I stripped the parts with aircraft stripper, then wet sanded, starting with 400 and working up to 2000 grit. Then I polished the parts using a Harbor Freight buff in a drill, and/or a dremel tool. I used Mother's for the polish. Mine's not show quality, but it came out pretty nice, and it's easy to maintain. I think the key (using my method) is the sanding up to the super-fine grit.
I plan on getting a bench polisher and proper polishing supplies for this winter, and give them another go for some MORE shine. But you can get great results as I did on a limited budget.
 
Thanks so much for the recommendations. Sometimes, well many times, I wonder if I am going to be doing more damage than good when i venture out on my own. I would like to keep replacement costs to a minimal if at all possible.
 
I am going to spray my carbs once a week with wd 40..My buddy has done that for years on his carbs..They look new after 3 years.It won`t harm the carbs either.It protects for about a week.Buy a can and it will last you the summer.
 
harbor freight has a cheap buffer for about 35 bucks, worked well to polish up various pieces for me.

nick
 
how did you clean the engine its self like between the fins and all??
 
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