02GF74
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 posted on 2/6/13 at 03:03 PM |
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cleaning bike carbs at home
got a set of 4 mikuni bike carbs that I am tryingto get clean. so far used paraffin and a toothbrush follwed be a brass brush and dremel stainless
steel brushes to remove what the former failed.
still not totally happy (will be getting a thin open dremel brush to get into the small crevices) but wondering if there is a better easier way to
clean themn at home.
I have compresor and blasting gun so maybe soda blasting? (after sealing up the carbs - where would one buy soda?)
(I don't have dish washer so cosest would be to put carbs in bucket of hot water and dishwasher tablet - worth doing?)
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trikerneil
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| posted on 2/6/13 at 03:17 PM |
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I bought a small ultrasonic bath and have used that with some success.
I have seen carbs cleaned with soda blasting LINKY
I think the soda is water soluble so a blast followd by ultrasonic should be pretty good.
HTH
Neil
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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robinj66
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| posted on 2/6/13 at 07:30 PM |
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You can get soda crystals at any of the major supermarkets Eg, here
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02GF74
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| posted on 2/6/13 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by robinj66
You can get soda crystals at any of the major supermarkets Eg, here
hmmm ... I'm pretty sure that baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), a very fine powder, is used, not washing soda (sodium carbonate), which tends to
exist a small grained crystlas that want to clump together and is used for degreasing.
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robinj66
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| posted on 2/6/13 at 09:41 PM |
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You might well be right - the link and the video demo both say [bicarb of soda] . However the "soda crystals" from Tesco are in fact a
fine powder and not granules but I do wonder what effect they would have on aluminium (certainly shouldn't have prolonged contact in solution
but may not have any detrimental effect as a powder ?)
Be interested to know people's thoughts
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