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Is berrymans safe on GS1150 Black painted carbs?

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Just curious to see if anyone has done this before. Will the dip eat away at the paint on the 1150 carbs or has that been safely tested?

Thanks.
 
Those black carbs look cool when new but this is one reason to prefer natural.
 
All black carbs shipped to me are returned aluminum gray unless the request to be painted is made.
Wrecks havoc on my dip.
 
All black carbs shipped to me get returned in the same black I got them! I use an ultrasonic cleaner that cleans better, & doesn't damage paint, rubber, or plastic. Ray.
 
Ultrasonic might be the hot top for black carbs. I wonder wonder about the cleaning ability though.
 
C'mon Ray
You know they at least need repainted. They've never looked good when I recieve them. Taking the black off makes them look much better unless as I mentioned I paint them.
 
Nessism said:
Ultrasonic might be the hot top for black carbs. I wonder wonder about the cleaning ability though.
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I have used both Ed, & the ultrasonic breaks loose stuff the dips don't release. There is also NO damage to the metals as there is no CHEMICAL to eat away at the carbs. Plus, I only have to leave them in the cleaner for 1/2 hour, 2 half hour sessions on the WORST ones I've ever had to do. Bill, if they need paint, RenoBruce is the MAN anyway! I just get a lot of sets for restorations that the paint is already really nice on & don't want to wreck it. Ray.
 
Just don't let them get dirty in the first place! :p

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I have an ultrasonic cleaner, too. But I haven't tried it on painted carbs yet. I would think that if there are any small paint chips or peels on the carbs that the ultrasonic action might make them worse.
 
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That's a museum piece right? Do you drive it in a bubble? Is it a bubble bike?
 
Ray, what kind of fluid do you use in the ultrasonic bath? Water??
 
Water & a formulated soap that's made for ultrasonic cleaners that won't turn the color of aluminum. Ray.
 
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