How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it?
08-07-2002, 12:00 PM
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How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it?
My Q-Jet carb is dull gray! Not very nice looking on my freshly painted block and intake manifold. :( How can I brighten up the carb, any chemicals, or do I paint it? Lacquer, enamel, epoxy paint???????? What do you use? :confused:
Thanks! Greg :cheers:
Thanks! Greg :cheers:
08-07-2002, 12:11 PM
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Re: How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it? (76greg)
No!!!! Please don't paint it! If you ever rebuild it, the paint dissolves in the carb cleaner goop. I had a painted marine carb that I rebuilt and it was a mess to clean everything off ALL the parts!
08-08-2002, 07:54 AM
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Re: How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it? (page62)
NO PAINT! some carb shops can restore the factory finish to a carb, but that is done before they rebuild them. the local guy who rebuilt my old carb, got it very clean. it sat in a tank of solvent to remove all the gunk & varnish,but no factory finish.
08-08-2002, 04:46 PM
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Re: How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it? (Gary79)
I used some carb cleaner and a tooth brush. Cleaned up pretty good and then sprayed a high temp clear on it
08-08-2002, 04:59 PM
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Re: How do I clean the exterior of my Q-Jet carb? Or should I paint it? (SnoDrgn)
:eek: I just read your location SnoDrgn :eek:
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btw- try Semichrome, it'll take the brown outta sh¡t
[Modified by ericshaw, 3:00 PM 8/8/2002]
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
btw- try Semichrome, it'll take the brown outta sh¡t
[Modified by ericshaw, 3:00 PM 8/8/2002]
