Is there a magical carby cleaner?

[mx250]

Is there a magical carby cleaner for cleaning the carb alloy/pot metal body?

I have used mag wheel cleaner and elbow grease in the past for good results.

But I read that immersed in auto dish washer powder and water kept at 70c for an hour worked. Just tried it and only moderate success - still crap encased on the inside of the bowl and outside in kinda clean but not bright shiney clean. It a good start but still requires elbow grease and Dremel with brush etc etc.,

Any better suggestions; ultrasonic washers, water blast, vapor blast, bead blast? Or NOS? 

[Doc]

elbow grease is the cheapest. I'm sure there are cleaners out there that will brighten the alloy but usually they are ineffective on the crud encasing the alloy. A blasting method would also work given the correct bead but by the time I ran down to the blasters or stuffed around at auto shops looking for cleaners I could have the job done with a scriber (small blade screwdriver works) for the hard to get crud a bit of steel wool on the bigger areas and then a buff up with some brasso or silvo or some type of metal polisho. If you replace/replate the bowl screws and tabs and buy some flash new tubing for the overflows (pet stores have flash coloured stuff sometimes) you can almost kid yourself and everyone around you that you have a flash new carby..bling!  almost bling 

[brent j]

I'm told that paint stripper will bring up the finish on cast alloy parts. Haven't tried it yet tho

Brent

[Doc]

hmmmm..be worth a try Brent..I have pondered oven cleaner before too but never brave enough to actually try it..next time I go to Woolies I'll grab some for a test 

[pokey]

Washing soda. Not caustic soda  as that eats the aluminium and aint all that environmentally friendly.
 washing soda will remove the grime  and all thats left is soapy water


 will still need to do the hard yards and polish it if you want it Bling


 Washing soda is in crystals in the laundry aisle of the supermarket.

[LWC82PE]

i bead blast all carbies i ever rebuild. i use fresh glass beads for a nice new look with a bit of a light shine. gives a nice even finish. A water blaster may give better looking results but i dont have access to that. bead blasting is good enough. then after i blow it all out with compressed air and sometimes after i may wash the parts out with truck wash and water and then blow them out again with compressed air, but i dont always do that. ive tryed using aluminium mag wheel type cleaner (septone brand) on a stator plate and it doesnt really work  and makes it go all black. its because its a cast alloy with high zinc content. i would imagine most carbies would be the same sort of alloy.

[marshallmech]

a product called alubrite will bring that carbie up like brand new , just soak in a plastic bucket and wash with a brush and rinse off with water ,use gloves as burns skin will bring embedded dirt out and leave looking like new the truck repaires use it to clean alloy fuel tanks
most truck places should have it it will clean just about anything great stuff.

[YZ250H]

I think that is a Septone product too isn't it ??  I bought a can from Supercheap but I can't remember what it is called.  It takes off old anodising too if used straight.  Do you dilute it to the directions on the tin or some other concentration?

At the risk of getting into trouble here - I have to ask where LWC gets his beasts from and what sorts of beasts he blasts his carbies with   

[Nathan S]

Ultrasonic cleaner has worked well for me. I don't know what liquid is in the one here at work (something nasty), but it does the job.

Not so got for dealing with corrosion though.

[mx250]

Hmmmmm,

Went and bought some Septone Alibrite at SuperCheap and tried it. Works better on Mikuni than Bing and worked hardly on a Monty cast part.

Most certainly now part of the arsenal. Seems to have a good effect of getting rid of small scratches and giving an even shine to the surface.

Now to see if there is any accelerated oxidising.

[oldfart]

Look under your kichen bench most of the goodies are stored their 
Try Mister muscle .......works for me.     Oven cleaner is good for cleaning aluminiun cases , be warned don't leave it on for too long 

[LWC82PE]

I use Inda glass beads from Blastmaster in Adelaide. they remove corrosion and will give a nice light silvery/greyish look. i will do some mikuinis and post some before and after photos.

[Freakshow]

Any better suggestions; ultrasonic washers, water blast, vapor blast, bead blast? Or NOS? 

I can get you as many NOS Vm34's out the states for $115 USD ( shipped on #270 mains/#35 pilots) as you need to restock the shed.

Last time After i cleaned a 34mm mikuni after 33 years of use it showed it all the burred off nuts, flakey seals, worn out jets and the slide was scored, after i worked out putting a kit through it, it was just easier and better cost wise to put on a new one, works like a new one and looks like a new one - heck it is a new one, not sure what they are in AU now but a year ago they where double that unjetted.

IF you guys want to grab some more i can get acase sent (20) and we can split them up and post them to each other, or collect from events etc.

NO more dirty, bent , worn out, scored , leaking, burred, painted lumps of shite.  CAn probally get em mixed as 34 and 32mm Vm's if that needed for others TM's ?

[mx250]

Gee Freaky, you're gonna take all of the fun outa this resto gig 

[Freakshow]

Fun or Sanity ?