Misc: Carburettors Carburettor Repaint

Cyborg

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These are TT... shades vary.
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Sakura

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Electroless nickel.
In my neck of the woods electroless nickel comes in two different colours from different platers, a blue tinge, which would not look right and a yellowish tinge which might be fairly close to the original. It would be wise to look at an example before proceeding.
 

craig

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The surface finish on TT and GP Amal reminds me of the Alodine finish used on Weber carburetors,
Lamborghini and Porsche.
Has Alodine been an option finish on these Amals?


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Vinthou

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I have seen several new old stock carbs and the colour seems to have a slight shade of yellowy gold to the silver. Perhaps the colour has changed a little with age? They are not bright silver. Of course colour and an individuals eyesight are very subjective. I do wear glasses but they are not rose tinted!
I have two NOS float chamber caps - one silver and the other with a slight brownish tinge, which is likely the color that you are describing. As far as I know they are just two variations of AMAL colour.

When I painted my carbs, I used ENDURA - a paint used on aircraft - and found a shade very close to the slight brownish one , and also very close to an original paint 289. It has been good for about 15 years and only now starting to bubble a bit at the base near the bleed hole, and I have had overflowing carbs from leaky taps often.
 

teunvandriel

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About 25 years ago I had my carbs painted with a 2 component varnish that has held up well until now. The misery with peeling off at the bottom started a few years ago when the normal petrol here in Holland was mixed with 5% ethanol (now it is 10%). No owner of a classic car or motorcycle still uses this kind of petrol, but luckily the ethanol-free petrol (98) is still widely available (Shell V Power and BP Ultimate). To clean up my carbs I got a tip from a Dutch clubmember and professional restorer, Motip Wheelspray Steel Wheel 04010, which is supposed to be a perfect Amal carb tint and is for sale here on the continent in a regular spraycan (instead of per litre or gallon) for the price of 8 Euros.
 
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