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Anybody have any Grandpa's 'secret recipes' for cleaning carburettors & make them bright & shiney

Cheers

Yes , that is a good question, i am doing up an x2 manifold and twin carbs for my old girl, had the manifold bead blasted , but how do they get that new shiny look on the carbs?
                           Cheers Rusty
                               

Marine clean will strip them back to raw but the gold colour is anodised. Try contacting Nigel from Xtreme Fuel Systems

Company Name: Xtreme Fuel Systems
Contact Name: Nigel
Contact Email:niffty101@bigpond.com
Web: www.xtremefuelsystems.com.au

Single barrel strombergs were about $120.00 last time I dealt with him. Heaps easier than mucking round yourself and they are kitted and look like new upon receipt.

Example of his work

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Cheers,

Craig.

Thanx Graig
I probably over emphasised the bright & shiney a bit, just looking to get the petrol stains off & a bit of shine, tried with a metal polish & bits I could get to look good but the bits I coudn't not so good.
Mate at work suggested soak in coke (may run sweeter) cos it cleans up old coins ok??
     

Carby clean in the can will remove petrol stains, as will prepsol or thinners

I wouldnt use coke, its bad enough to drink it let alone use it on your car.
if all your gold stuff is gone there is no point saving it, mag wheel acid from a detailing supplier will bring it up to bright and spotless even in the crevices. only problem is that the minimum size is around 5 litres and costs around $25 and 20L around $45, however it is handy stuff for cleaning dirt, brake dust and alloy engine parts like manifolds.
if you use it, especailly on carbs, give it  a very thourough rinse or residue will keep acting and may lead to corrosion further down the track, other than that carby cleaner is pretty good stuff.
if you want to go shiny use a tool like a dremel to get in crevices, there is a reasonable one from ozito and a cheap $14 at go lo, the go lo one has little power and may take some time as it dies with any load.
Then go other the carb with 1200 paper follwed by a metal polish
you can wrap a skinny object in rag to poish in crevises but go light to avoid scratching with it.
If you like the look of the polish but hated doing it you may want to polish everything you can and buy a por 15 alloy resto kit, this also comes with a tube of Autosol, A cleaner (possibly marine clean or metal ready) and a 2k clear 2k laquer that adheres to polished metals, now your alloy will never dull of again.