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Correct me if im wrong but arent carb bodies made of zinc?
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MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
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yes, zinc alloy.1978 GS1085.
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ok..thanks. Im trying to find videos and / or products that will clean them and leave them rather shiney.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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good luck with that Chuck, i have been searching for years for that miracle product.1978 GS1085.
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Eastwood has a few paint products but then again so does Auto Zone. Ive wire wheeled hundreds of bodies and used the Dremel in all the small areas but they eventually dull again.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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VM carb bodies are zinc. BS CV carb bodies are aluminum. Both use aluminum float bowls and tops.
The only way I've found to make them shinny is to glass bead blast. It's gotta be fresh bead, not crushed glass.Ed
To measure is to know.
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So what alloy is it?Originally posted by Agemax View Post
Does it contain lead or some other substance?
How reactive is pure zinc? Not sure what this guy is polishing but it buffs up mirrorish
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Yeah well soon as i find a microscopic sander that may be an option.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
NEVER SNEAK UP ON A SLEEPING DOG..NOT EVEN YOUR OWN.
I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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I dont know what alloy it is but its not pure zinc.Originally posted by Cipher View PostSo what alloy is it?
Does it contain lead or some other substance?
How reactive is pure zinc? Not sure what this guy is polishing but it buffs up mirrorish
Yes carbs can be buffed up and polished with aluminium polish or various other metal polishes that are available but its a tricky job on a carb.
A dremel with stainless steel wire brushes will shine them up but not the same as a polished finish.
I think what Chuck was aiming for was a dip of some sort that will not only clean the carbs but leave them looking pretty shiney as well, with no elbow grease involved.
I have tried almost everything available on the market and there is nothing i have found that achieves this.
However i have developed a product that will clean them to a clinical standard, and leave them a nice satin finish, which i use on all the carbs i refurbish.1978 GS1085.
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They clean up nice using a vibratory deburring machine.
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Fine wire brush and Autosol?Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post1983 GS 550 LD
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Mohs scale
Zinc 2.5 zinc oxide 4.5
Pita burn through oxide into far softer core yah get nasty marks on the workpiece.1983 GS 550 LD
2009 BMW K1300sComment
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Chuck, Google 'zamac' or 'mazac'. Different terms either side of the Atlantic, which relate to the same alloy. Zinc, aluminium, manganese and copper.1980 GS550ETComment
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