Refurbishing case covers

[renobruce]

Well, what about my old Mikuni carbs? Lots of nooks and crannies in there. I got a brushed alum finish on the tops (not too much work) but now the carb bodies match. And should they be sealed/clear coated after? I know I don't want to bead blast them!
Oops, sort of wrong topic for this thread.

I just dipped the bodies leaving them natural, and polished the tops and bottoms.

[srsupertrap]

I just dipped the bodies leaving them natural, and polished the tops and bottoms.

Renobruce,
Did you polish the Tops & Bowls by hand sanding or use some other tool to make quick work of it ??? I only did the visible portions on 1 & 4 by hand and had to use a jeweler file first to remove the rough casting marks, then sand then polish etc. Fairly time consuming.

[renobruce]

Renobruce,
Did you polish the Tops & Bowls by hand sanding or use some other tool to make quick work of it ??? I only did the visible portions on 1 & 4 by hand and had to use a jeweler file first to remove the rough casting marks, then sand then polish etc. Fairly time consuming.

I sanded them by hand, then polished them with a buff in a hand drill, and a lot by hand. A bit of work, but worth it, I think. I like shiny stuff!

Just started working on this. It's a biatch. Lots of sanding.

[Escobarclan]

yeah, the tops and bottoms are pretty easy, especially if you have a bench wheel. If you want the bodies done it'll probably run you $80 if you send em' to "street & performance' here in mena, arkansas. they are AMAZING.