Painted Carbs

[Nessism]

Where does one buy a zinc plating kit? they look great Ed!!

Caswell Plating Lots of good stuff there.

[67fire]

Nessism, beautiful! That looks better than new!

Eric

[jwhelan65]

Caswell Plating Lots of good stuff there.

Excellent site, amazing results, very reasonable. Interested to see how it holds up over time.

[oshanac]

Nessism-Did you use their "Plug N' Plate® Brush Plating System
with the little wand thingy? Did you take the linkage apart or clean it and do it as is? That is such a professional touch to carb rebuilding! I love it! I'm doing a total restoration and think I have to do something like that!

[seuadr]

damn you guys! quit showing me shiny things that i can do to my bike! i've got enough of a work load already ><

[Nessism]

Nessism-Did you use their "Plug N' Plate® Brush Plating System
with the little wand thingy? Did you take the linkage apart or clean it and do it as is? That is such a professional touch to carb rebuilding! I love it! I'm doing a total restoration and think I have to do something like that!

Using the Copy Cad/Zinc plating kit with "brightener" to makes it shinny. To clean corrosion I bead blast followed by buffing with a fine grade wire wheel. I think the durability of the zinc should be good but the yellow chromate after-dip is a little fragile.

[Smoregrava]

I have to say this thread really
inspired me. so after looking at all these nice carbs I decided to do something with my old carbs. One of the few things I have not changed on my bike. So I went down in my workshop and moddified the covers on the top of my carbs. I know this was no paint job but as I said this thread inspired me. I just removed the outher covers of the carbs and did this facemilled and then engraved. And some polishing and back again. I think it was kind of cool detail.

[Mysuzyq]

Very cool! That would be hard to see, on my bike, but done on the two outer carb bowls, it would rock.

Tony.

[Smoregrava]

Yes I only did it on the two outher carbs. I think its kind of cool to make parts like this. They don't scream against you. It's a detail that only will be discovered by people that study the bike.

[Tom MLC]

Here's a bit of an update on my buddy Bruce's handywork. These re-built, polished and painted black beauties look awesome on my bike. Thanks Bruce.





Don't look at the rest of the bike please. She's FILTHY! I'm so ashamed of myself. I will suffer a self-imposed banishment to the garage until I get every inch of her spit shined!

[renobruce]

Here's Mr. russr33's VM29's:

[renobruce]

A couple more:

[srsupertrap]

Another beautiful set . . . .

[renobruce]

Another beautiful set . . . .

Thanks, Steve!

[posplayr]

Beautiful work there Bruce.