Dip vs Finish ?

[pdqford]

Okay - the fourth (and final) carb and all its pieces parts came out of the dip yesterday and is ready for reassembly. So last night I put those steel bars that the carbs mount to as well as some of the grungy looking throttle bracketry in the dip over night.

This moring I pull them out of the dip and that nice gold finish disappeared off some of them. (Left a nice witness mark as to how far into the dip those steel bars spent the night.) Are they now going to slowly turn to rust? Is there any corrective action I need to take?

I appreciate the guidance (and hand holding) this forum provides.

[Dave8338]

Dry them off and throw them in a small pan of engine oil and let them soak for a day or two. Take them out, rub them good with the oil, dry them off and put em in! You're fine. Just a little oxidation reaction that you may not have seen before. A light penetrating oil would be better.

[rustybronco]

If you are worried about them rusting, just paint the bracketry with gold or clear paint.

[Hammered]

I agree with Bronco. If youve taken the time and energy to break the carbs and parts down and cleaned them with a good dipping, why not go that one step more and give them a nice long lasting finish. There a few rattle can paints that can withstand the rigors a carb can hand out.

[Dave8338]

Or send them to a plater... I like CHROME! Thought I'de leave the part out about loosing his gold anodized finish; out...