headers and carburetors? make it stop rusting?
k i was looking for a carb so i wwent to a junkyard and they had a carter compition for 45 and then i whent to another yard an they had the exact same model for 125, so i bought the 45 dollar one, they both were in th same condition, i think there aluminum and u know how uliminum tarnishes right? so i stripped it down and took a buffer to it get all the oil dirt and corrosion off, then put it back on….then the parts were i buffed it, the metal parts, rust now, so im guessing i took off some sort of sealer, my question on that is, is there a sealer i can put on a carb to keep it from rusting but wont damage it internaly?
and for the headers, i got a set of headman headers for free from the same yard, well they were at his house so u gave them to me but there kinda old
pretty rusty, my question for that is. if i sand blast it or sand all the rust off it can i powder coat it or make it look like crohm, is there a special heat resisting paint i could use thats not dull thats really shiney i cud use?, its going on my knight rider car imm redo the engine to make it look all crohm and futueristic
Stop wasting your money on used parts. Buy new parts and make it work right the first time.
1. aluminum doesn’t rust! It corrodes. You could re-shine it and spray clear coat on it.
2. There is a paint out there that you spray on headers that is heat resistant. It is not shiny like you want though. It is a silvery color though.
Take a wire brush to the headers to get all the rust off before you paint them.
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the tarnish on your carb is caused by removing a coating known as anodization. you now have raw aluminum. there are several products on the market for re-coating the carb. some of the best are sold to the trucking industry. wheel coatings also stand up well. as far as your rusty headers go. sand blast them, then have them ceramic coated. this is the best coating for high heat parts. now there are such ceramic coatings that you can apply yourself, and the heat of the running engine bakes it on.
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Stop wasting your money on used parts. Buy new parts and make it work right the first time.
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Old car guy