Anyone have any luck painting a carb? What paint? What are other options that I could do myself?

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Excuse me, does this smell like chloroform to you?

I haven't done it, but check Eastwood......

Also they may have a write-up on what's involved.

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

It is not a good idea to paint a carburetor. Not only will it not protect the metal against corrosion, but most all paints are soluble in fuel, and if any paint happens to get washed into the carburetor by fuel, it'll gum up the works.

Most parts of the carburetors used on our cars are made out of Zinc die-cast ("pot metal", "ZAMAC"). This metal is quite prone to corrosion if it is left unprotected. Leaving pot metal in an aggressive dip-type carburetor cleaning bath or any kind of abrasive treatment (filing, sandblasting, sanding, etc.) strips away the protective coating originally applied by the manufacturer, exposing the base metal to rapid and messy corrosion. When pot metal corrodes, it forms a great deal of powdery white residue that is very effective at plugging up tiny passages and spoiling the operation of the carburetor.

There are several outfits that can reapply the factory-type Zinc Dichromate protective coating to pot metal carburetor castings. Usually this is not expensive. If you're particularly ambitious, I'm pretty sure there are Zinc Dichromate do-it-yourself kits available.

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

If you're going for different colors (or polished w/ clear coat), another option I've seen used is powder coating. There are "at home" powder coating kits that I hear are fairly user friendly, but I have zero experience with them.

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Currently fighting with an '85 VW Cabriolet

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How about something like this?
I'd be a hesitant to paint a carb at any rate.
I think plating using the OEM method would be better. But the chemical hazards involved might make it undesirable.

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The Old Goat '83 D150 225-2

AKA Ice Titan

lonestar carburetor here has a spray paint they use...i'll try to find out more.

sb

That's just paint.
That's why you pay someone else to do it for you!

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Too many people who were born on third base actually believe they've hit a triple.

That's so they have the mutant children and you don't.........

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Thanks for all the information, guys. mopar_nocar, let me know if you find out about the carb paint. I can get it done up here for $80 Cdn. Thats powder coating or re dichromated. Hoping for something less expensive. Eastwood has the carb bronze, but I was hoping for a color. Orange to be specific.

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Excuse me, does this smell like chloroform to you?

I have used GunKote on several things from my underwater camera gear to calipers and master cylinders. It comes in colors and you can do it your self with the right tools. The best way I can describe it is a solvent based baked on finish that is like powdercoat. I found it while looking for an alternative to having aluminum parts for my camera rig hard anodized. It is a very thin coating and does not cause fit problems. Doing a carb would still have issues like keeping abrasive grit out while blasting it. It can be done however and it is a very tough finish that fuel and solvents will not touch. You need a small abrasive blast cabinet, a toaster oven and an airbrush. It involves using MEK or acetone. So a proper respirator is needed. Once you have everything it does not cost much to finish your own parts.