Cleaning float bowl gasket surface?

[Guest]

Any suggestions on the best way to get the old rotten parts of the original float bowl gasket off of the carb body surface without gouging the surface or leaving crap floating around that could clog ports?

[Dave8338]

Hey Mike...I've used the Gunk carb dip, brushed on with a childs water color brush (or similar) and leave it set for 10 minutes. Do it again and the gasket material wipes right off. Good Luck.

[rcp]

Carb dip, or permatex gasket remover spray, or brass wire brush, or razor blade scraper, or combination of the above.

- Richard

[Steve]

Brass or stainless wire brush in a Dremel tool.

Brass seems to not be clamped as tightly in the wheel, so keep the speed down and USE SAFETY GLASSES with either one.
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[UncleMike]

Hmmm, they've been dipping in the Gunk for over a day and it's still stuck on there.

Time for the brass brush, I do believe.

[rustybronco]

A single edged razor blade. It's a wonderful tool.

[UncleMike]

A single edged razor blade. It's a wonderful tool.

I'm just worried about scoring the surface.

[Big T]

I'm just worried about scoring the surface.

Be gentle with it and keep it horizontal

[rustybronco]

Hold it vertical to the surface and use it to scratch away the gasket, use the corner to get small bits of gasket off like a pick, or keep it horizontal to remove big chunks of gasket. You are not going to destroy the gasket surface unless you get ham fisted with it.

if there is a ridge in the surface, use on either side of the ridge until you grasp the knack of it.

single edge razor blades are what I use to remove stubborn gaskets. it doesn't matter if its head gaskets, valve cover gaskets or whatever. just use your head and go slow at first.