Vapor Blasting Rare Cobra Weber Carbs
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
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In this video I vapor blast a set of very rare Weber carburetors for an also rare Cobra.
They look beautiful. So, 8 carburetor throats for an 8 cylinder engine? Not exactly miserly fuel consumption then!
Thanks. The engine is a monster I guess.
Excellent work - and I know it's a resto, but am I the only one 'grieving' the loss of that beautiful patina??
I'm restoring a 1967 mustang convertible. That's a 1 of 1 car. If I tore down the transmission to its individual components case, bellhousing, tailshaft, and servo covers. Would you be able to restore them?
As long as they'll fit in my cabinet, it should be no issue. They would need to be degreased beforehand.
@@ArnoldsDesign just visited your web page. I'll follow your instructions. Thanks
Great work as usual! Yep insulating tape I use for masking all the time it surprises customers that’s all it needs......
Thanks Paul
You have done a good job their buddy has you always do
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Nice job. I agree on the brass parts..very nice transformation. Ever experiment with hydrophilic's on the view glass in the booth?
Thanks Warren. I haven't tried them. My wiper blade is pretty worn out which doesn't help. I had a small rinse stream on my last blaster which made a big improvement. I will attach it when I get time. Btw, I installed the 3x3 screen on my dry cabinet. It's working well so far, and my view isn't obstructed. I will be putting up a vid about it one of these days.
@@ArnoldsDesign Yeah, you were dead-on correct about your snow-fence analogy..that was intuitively brilliant I thought. I believe 3x3 is what we use in ours and it works fairly well..better than bug screen anyway. The stream of water seems like a good idea, but I wonder if looking through a sheet of water down glass won't produce some weird lens effects?? Wondering if the hydrophilic path is also the way to go..what if it beads the water..but leaves the particulate outside the bead (stuck to the glass)? Hmm...
@@wxfield The water spray is a little distracting, but the wiper takes care of it quickly. I'm not too familiar with hydrophilic treatments to glass.
Really nice work, I see you sandblasted first, doesnt that scratch the soft aluminum surface in this rare carburetor? Can I get the same finish if it's only vapor blasted? Can you maybe estimate how much I can charge for a similar job, congrats
Thanks. I use very fine abrasive for preblasting. It doesn't distort any details or fine lettering. In fact, it won't even remove fine scratches under 400 grit size. If you vapor blast only, it may or may not get the same result, depending on the surface condition beforehand. Heavily oxidized parts should be preblasted. Regarding price, as of right now I typically charge $100 for a larger auto carb like this, though that included the brass restoration, and the hand cleaning of the bores.
@@ArnoldsDesign Thanks, exellent info, I'm from South America, can't get glass bead over here so do you think using very fine crushed glass could get a similar finish? I'm currently making a glass crushing mill and meshing it may get different grades, thanks again for your awsome info
@@ArnoldsDesign If I was to clean and polish a manganese alloy piece, do you recommend to vapor blast or sandblast, but again I don't count with glass bead, just different mesh grades of bottle crushed glass, thanks again
@@edisonsanchez1337 Crushed glass will give a matte finish only. Is importation of glass bead prohibited in your country? For magnesium polishing, remove the harder outer layer with vapor blasting or dry blasting, and then polish.
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Top Notch!
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How much to do a set of MIKUNI 44 PHH Carburetors $$$.
Send me an email for a quote. b.arnold@arnoldsdesign.com.
Arnold your work is amazing I also work with sandblasting plus this perfect water finish I watch the video I tried to assemble it but I'm not having success in that part because I haven't seen this machinery yet. I assembled everything with a pistol pump, I used at3 sand, glass grit, but I was not successful. could you give me some information thank you for your attention
Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, the process is too involved to discuss here at length.
@@ArnoldsDesign Thank you for your attention I fully agree if u are willing to help me with these details
NICE...!
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Excellent job! Can you tell what glass beads size you used for this finish in the vaporblast?
Do you worry about missing some glass beads that could end up in an expensive engine. Surely there is a risk right?
No. The carburetors are cleaned very thoroughly afterwards. I've blasted hundreds of carbs. There's never been an issue.
@@ArnoldsDesign I have to clean cylinder heads, but I don't want to spent time lookimg for media in holes and threads. Is it possible to use only degreaser and air?
@@erictuma You can use water and detergent alone, but it will clean only and not as fast. Cleaning media from threads is easy. You just have an air gun with a needle nose attached to it. They are widely available. You can blow out the holes and recesses very quickly with one.