Lowrider

I noticed on Paul Yaw's site he mentiones dipping the carb body part in an acid bath to clean them, Any ideas
on what type of acid it is & where to get it from???

Thanks

yayarx7

You can get carb dip from autoparts stores. Don't know if this is what you are looking for?

crankit

When I used to rebuild my Carters and Holleys on my GM cars I used to soak the carb in laquer thinner. worked great and don't cost much. Then used a little spray can of Gum out to finish the job.

hanman

NO, you don't want to do that. Paul strips the carb completely and then REPLATES them. You don't have the facility to replate. You will ruin your carb by doing that. Don't use anything abrasive enough to strip the plating off. Just use carb cleaner and elbow grease.
hanman

Lowrider

A guy at work suggested using rustoleum rust remover. I tried it on the Sec Diaphram cover, man does it ever work good, looks almost new

crankit

There is nothing wrong with laquer thinner. Was a tech tip in one of the Hot rodding mags I used too read back in the 80's. Used it numerous times my self with good results.

WackyRotary

when I want to remove serious brake dust and serious grim from my wheels, I get myself a pair of rubber gloves, face masket, goggles, takes off the wheels and go to a sculuded area in the backyard with a gallon of "maric acid" or something with that name from Manards~$3.50. I don't know if its a good idea to use on a carb body, but isn't supposed to harm metal, just clean it and it doesn't harm the rubber on the tires. It does wonders from from how I used it, mix it with a portion of water for best results. But do not breath it in, thats why I use a face mask! Don't let it spatter on you or your closes when you are scrubbing with a sponge. THe sponge will eventually be eaten up too so be warned. Wash everything thourghly with water afterwards!!!!!!!!!! The lawn will be hurting in the area in which you did the work. he he, so water that part of the lawn to dilute the acid.

yayarx7

DAMN! MURATIC ACID! You wanted those wheels cleaned didn't cha?

WackyRotary

Yeap, but the difference in how bright the wheels were, was astonishing and well worth it. The rear side of the wheel was also very clean after doing this. Not much scrubbing is nessessary if you let it sit for a while and let the acid/water mix work. All the areas that were dark became very clean and bright! A side-effect of the acid is the wheel becomes very cold.

Someone showed me this techique and it was safe as long as you protect your closes, breathing, eyes, hands. I do it every so often to make the wheels like new again.

PalmcityRX-7

I've used digestive-type carb cleaner. It's like an acid. It comes in a big metal bucket and has a basket. You have to disassemble the carb and make sure there are no rubber or plastic parts on the carb when you dip it in the cleaner. Any rubber or plastic will be eaten by the acid. The carb comes out really clean, you just have to let it sit in the cleaner for a day or two.