carb question

[Octain]

PB Blaster is your friend. Spray all the screws and jets for a few days before you even attempt to take any of em out. Use a GOOD fitting screwdriver to remove em. Those brass jets and such can and will be your worst nightmare if you're not careful.
Take your time, you wont regret it!

[Flyboy]

Like Octain said, make sure you use a screwdriver that fits snug and proper in the jets, and give them a good dose of penetrating fluid before removing them.
Otherwise it is a piece of cake, you might want to replace all the star head screws with allen head bolts, looks pretty niffty too.
Let us know how you get on.
Mine looked like yours, and came out like brand new, so don't sweat it, the gunk cleans off.
Here are my before and afters, just to keep you motivated.

[RHODESIA SMITH]

hey man those carbs look great, got some ideas now- thanks

if i may ask what paint did you use and how did you apply the paint? ( powder coated?)

[Flyboy]

Thanks, but I must admit, I have no where near that sort of artistic flair, the scheme was plagiarized from a set that Renobruce did, with his permission of course.
Nothing as fancy as powder coat, I used high heat engine paint (aerosol can) and then baked them in the oven at 100C for about an hour.
The finish is really hard and chip and scratch proof.
Where are you from, I am a Bulawayo boy now living in Kempton Park.

[Scorpion]

Do you have to use high temp paint on the carbs or will regular rustoleam work?

[Flyboy]

I guess normal paint will work, carbs don't get that hot, due to the evaporation of the fuel, but I used engine paint for its hard wearing properties, I would imagine you want something not affected by fuel..........but then again, the fuel should stay inside the carbs.

[chef1366]

I'd use caliper paint
Ask Renobruce. His carbs turn out great!

[RHODESIA SMITH]

uzzit Flyboy,

Yis bit of a strange one, Bulawayo, Salisbury, but mostly downsouth. also in Kempton (Dark)- during eishkom! same as ZESSA in zim! I am still a lighty picanini from pongo descent, did a bit of "oop north" but missed the bundu and biltong. A proud Rhodie, but not in a way to catch a complex.

and yourself? where about is your kia in Kempton schmenton planted!

(hows that for a bit of lingo ek se hey?)

[Scorpion]

Yeah after I asked that question I used the search bar and found renobruce's thread of pics of carbs he has done and learned that's what he uses. It seems like all forget that search function from time to time