The bells and float bowls will shine up like chrome with just a simple
unstitched buffing wheel and some red rouge compound. All to had from
Sear's.
----- Original Message -----
From: <malaboge@aol.com>
To: <susank@141.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] [Shop-talk] Blast Media
> Susan-
>
> I have used a tumbler on carb parts.? The medium in my tumbler is left
> over from competitive shooting days and was meant to polish brass, which
> it did to a fine degree.? The stuff in my tumbler ( I have forgotten the
> name of it) is green and organic of some sort (also used?a sandy dirty red
> compound previuosly) and I added a dollop of Mothers Polish to the media.?
> This combo made the brass look like new.? However, it will only "somewhat"
> clean aluminum, but not well.? It also leaves it a bit darker in hue after
> tumbling. I have never tried the walnut shells so have no direct results
> to share.? If you decide to use the walnut shells, please let us all know
> as my tumbler sits here unused.
>
> If you are going to tumble the SU pistons or domes, I would tape the
> inside of the domes and the grooved area of the pistons, just to be safe.
>
> Always ready for a tumble......
> ???????????????????? Nick in Nor Cal
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Kahler <susank@141.com>
> To: malaboge@aol.com
> Cc: nogera2@att.net; fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 6:10 pm
> Subject: Re: [Fot] [Shop-talk] Blast Media
>
>
> Hey Nick, et al,
>
> We have been wondering about tumbling our dashpots and other carb parts in
> our tumbler with walnut-shell media. I have seen some carbs that have been
> similarly done and they seem to become nice and clean but retain the
> original surface. Do you have any experience with this media?
>
> Susan????? :)
>
>
> malaboge@aol.com wrote:
>
> Bob-
>
> SU's have a sort of "sealed" or "finished" quality to their surface.? Any
> type of blasting will destroy that original "patina".? If you are
> rebuilding the carbs for show or originality, that surface will be lost.?
> If you're just trying to get some ol LBC back on the road, go ahead and
> blast away.
> Laquer thinner and brushes have always been useful here...a little smelly
> and time consuming, but the look they way they came from the factory when
> you're done.
>
> Even tho I've been blasted a time or two...still original...
> ???????????? Nick in Nor Cal
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 8:27 am
> Subject: [Shop-talk] Blast Media
>
>
>
> I need to clean up a fuel pump housing and a couple of SU carbs before
> rebuilding them. What would be the best blasting media for this type of
> metal?
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob
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