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I did the Pinesol dip thing. After about 2 hour's I checked on things. It looked like it was turning it black. So I left it over night. No better. Since I didn't dis-assemble the carb, like I had read others saying they didn't,,I thought it was gasket material.
So I tried some fresh Pinsol. No different. Then I tried some Berrymans carb dip. No different. I let it sit in the Berrymans for about 3 hour's. If I scrub it with a brush, it will come off. But there's no way I can get to it all.
Here's what sucks. I believe that the black is not a contaminant, but I think it is a factory plating. I think I ruined them.
The way I see it I have a few option's.
1. Let them soak in the Berrymans for a lot longer. But it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
2. I have some paint stripper I could try, but I'm kinda afraid to.
3. I can try soda blasting them. But I'll have to buy the soda, and that's going to be awhile.
You guy's ever run into this before. I'm open for suggestion's. Thanks.
The lighter gray color is what is under the darker stuff that I think is some kind of plating.
So I tried some fresh Pinsol. No different. Then I tried some Berrymans carb dip. No different. I let it sit in the Berrymans for about 3 hour's. If I scrub it with a brush, it will come off. But there's no way I can get to it all.
Here's what sucks. I believe that the black is not a contaminant, but I think it is a factory plating. I think I ruined them.
The way I see it I have a few option's.
1. Let them soak in the Berrymans for a lot longer. But it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
2. I have some paint stripper I could try, but I'm kinda afraid to.
3. I can try soda blasting them. But I'll have to buy the soda, and that's going to be awhile.
You guy's ever run into this before. I'm open for suggestion's. Thanks.
The lighter gray color is what is under the darker stuff that I think is some kind of plating.