What's that "stuff" on my rebuilt carb?!?!

[1964Comet404]

What's that coating they use to make the rebuilt carbs look pretty? ...is that powder coat?

[Boss/Cyclone]

Chromating (gold color) is the process used on many carbs. Is that what you're talking about? If so here is a link to the stuff to do it yourself.
http://www.caswellplating.com/electropl ... -kits.html

[1964Comet404]

Chromating (gold color) is the process used on many carbs. Is that what you're talking about? If so here is a link to the stuff to do it yourself.
http://www.caswellplating.com/electropl ... -kits.html

You're Awesome! That place is fantastic! ...they have everything for refinishing everything!

...and here's a couple of fun article's I found there: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/imag ... ad_hmn.pdf http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/images/PlateIt.pdf

...your link opened up a whole new world for me... your link is like the stargate to the planet of refinishing products (Ha!)

...their stuff seems reasonable too!

...oh boy... where's my credit card, oh wait, they take paypal! ...that's the way to go...

hey Boss! Thanks for the LInk! ...gonna have lots of fun with it...

Here's a Carb I got from Ebay... Autolite 1101 - the grey stuff, is sort of a powdery/gritty material, and the yellow/goldish stuff is just smooth...

[popscomet]

THAT lowest port at the base of the carb,can be used to hook up a VACUMN GAUGE,the other is for the dist...POP

[popscomet]

THAT lowest port at the base of the carb,can be used to hook up a VACUMN GAUGE,the other is for the dist...POP

DIS-REGARD what I said,thats not a vacumn port,on a second look I was ahead of myself,it's the air adjustment,my bad ! POP

[Boss/Cyclone]

Hope it works good, I have never used that particular product. I have used the black oxide coating kit. Works great for parts that need that finish. Let us know if you buy it and how it works.

[1964Comet404]

Hope it works good, I have never used that particular product. I have used the black oxide coating kit. Works great for parts that need that finish. Let us know if you buy it and how it works.

Oh Yes, of course, looking forward to posting about my carb rebuild experience... might be a while... I have a backlog of projects to complete on my Comet... and right now I don't have a garage... but I am getting one of those Shelter Logic DIY Garage kits shortly... I have quite an inventory of "stuff" for my Comet, and the oncoming weather is going to slow me down... but NOT Stop Me! ...I'm also going to get a heavy duty heated Ultra Sonic cleaner for cleaning them up real good...

...oh, just as a footnote here ...one of the latest "stuff" items in my inventory, found on Craigslist, is a set of 4 Cooper Weathermaster S/T 2 Snow Tires, mounted on Volvo rims... the tires are just about Brand New and only saw a small amount of one Winter season... and they're whitewalls! ...$150 bucks all, and the nice gentleman owner delivered them! I tell you what, I couldn't ever own a classic car... or any kind of car... or home... or dogs, or Anything without ebay and craigslist...

I've been drooling all over my keyboard every time I visit that Caswell site... I'm going to get into trouble over there...