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Technical Section => Painting => Topic started by: Kaw-meister on December 12, 2012, 08:02:00 AM

Title: colouring carbs
Post by: Kaw-meister on December 12, 2012, 08:02:00 AM

has anyone out there ever tried or had carbs painted or coloured with success?

Title: Re: colouring carbs
Post by: Dennis on December 12, 2012, 10:41:58 AM

I had the inside of carbs change colour after using tax free gasoline. 

Peace & Grease, Dennis

Title: Re: colouring carbs
Post by: Rusty Bucket on December 12, 2012, 11:48:40 AM

Well, the factory painted the carbs black on all my '83 Suzuki's - I always thought it might have been Mikuni, rather than Suzuki, that painted them, as the paint didn't seem to last quite as well on the carbs.  Certainly do-able, though.

Title: Re: colouring carbs
Post by: Fritz on December 12, 2012, 11:49:42 AM

Suzuki managed to do it somehow with the 83 Gs 1100's....

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When I picked up this Triumph....took a lot of work to get all the blue paint out of it.... ;D

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(http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss263/ironpan65/T100R/CarbPaint.jpg)

After cleaning all the paint off from inside and out....The Amal carb runs Great now after being  set up properly....

Title: Re: colouring carbs
Post by: MaximX on December 15, 2012, 09:50:31 AM

Painting them and having them last would depend on preparation and the quality of paint used.  I am thinking a good industrial primer and paint would hold up well.  Rust-oleum should do the trick if you want to use spray bombs.  They call themselves an "ultimate industrial spray paint".

Title: Re: colouring carbs
Post by: supdve on February 06, 2013, 01:43:31 PM

 Gas will eat up any paint thats not catalized( hardened).