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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 21:01:15 GMT
I wonder if my wife will get me one of these for Xmas to make up for our little mishap earlier in the month - wishful thinking methinks  Mishap? In fact.....sorry to intrude mate.  |
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Post by Somersetdreamer on Oct 31, 2015 21:09:38 GMT
I wonder if my wife will get me one of these for Xmas to make up for our little mishap earlier in the month - wishful thinking methinks Mishap? In fact.....sorry to intrude mate. I meant to make up for knocking me off my CBR  Don't worry Nick there is not any little superdreamers on the horizon |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2015 21:13:13 GMT
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Post by greybeard on Oct 31, 2015 22:03:01 GMT
Nice work on them carbs Paul!!!! When does the queue start to form at the workshop door?  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 16:57:44 GMT
More playing today. I think I got carbs sorted- need to be done quite gently but they do come up well...   |
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Post by wazzbo on Nov 4, 2015 17:06:54 GMT
The carb does look good Paul, I wonder what the best way is to preserve the finish on the carb body?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 17:21:21 GMT
When freshly done the surface is susceptible to fingermarks- especially smooth finishes but not so much with carb bodies. The recommendation is just to silicon spray them. If I remember my college metallurgy- doesn't aluminium form an oxide layer that then protects it from further corrosion? They were never treated from new so I guess you would have to redo them every 30 years or so....
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Post by wazzbo on Nov 4, 2015 19:20:29 GMT
I was thinking along those lines myself Paul, the would eventually lose some of the brightness and look more of an "original" finish. With the tops polished and maybe the float bowls as well, I think they would end up looking very,very good indeed. I`ll leave my 250 carbs stripped down ready for when you open for business.  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 19:49:07 GMT
After this process, to achieve OEM finish for the Superdream carb tops I guess they could be wet and dried? - Finer grade by grade and then a good polish with solvol and wire wool - then clear lacquer if desired - much as the OEM look on the fork bottoms and engine casings. Interesting how CB250/400T dream carbs never had the polished tops but CB250/400N did:   |
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Post by wazzbo on Nov 4, 2015 19:56:48 GMT
looking at the bodies of those carbs Nick ,i think the cleaned ones would soon take on a similar appearance,as they oxidised.
what was the finish on the float bowls?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 20:02:22 GMT
Just as the bodies mate - not polished.
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Post by wazzbo on Nov 4, 2015 20:08:52 GMT
Cheers Nick
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2015 20:24:05 GMT
Always a pleasure, never cho..  |
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Post by Fordy on Nov 4, 2015 20:36:55 GMT
I have a poorly set of carbs that could do with the Crouchy treatment!
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Post by bobgoldie on Nov 11, 2015 22:12:06 GMT
It's gone a bit quiet! How are you getting on with your new toy? The results look great. Is the machine large enough to deal with lacquered engine cases?
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