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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 7:11:41 GMT -7
Guys/Gals
What color are you all using to paint carburetors on muscle cars? I have been using steel to paint mine due to me hating the chrome platting they use on them. Thanks for the help.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2014 8:55:45 GMT -7
I myself, use gold or brass colored in some cases, and then in others, I use silver/aluminum, on the chromed ones, I simply use Testors "Dullcote" over the chrome, makes for a NICE "Aluminum" looking finish.....That isn't shiny, it gives a non-polished aluminum look to it.....
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Nov 30, 2014 20:50:44 GMT -7
GOLD / ALUMINUM / WHITE & SILVER MIX BLEND, THEN DIRTY THEM UP
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Post by jbailey on Nov 30, 2014 21:24:15 GMT -7
I just mix a couple drops of gold into some aluminum until I feel the color is right. No two carbs are ever the same color, unless I'm painting two at once lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2014 2:56:32 GMT -7
I have a can of Duplicolor "ANTELOPE MET ", one angle it is a silvery gold, from another angle it is a golden silver. (Did the carbs on my charger with this ), and was very happy.
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Post by Big D on Dec 1, 2014 11:25:37 GMT -7
Testors "Brass" works well or a mix of silver,gold, and black.
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Post by CoyoteCrunch on Dec 1, 2014 12:18:13 GMT -7
An even better idea - use a huge air cleaner and just cover then up!
LOL!!!
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 6, 2014 11:35:08 GMT -7
As well as playing with silvers and golds like others are doing, I have also been playing with adding a bit of green to silver or gold trying to duplicate that greenish color on some carb bodies. Still haven't found that magic mix yet, I always seem to overdo it and end up a bit too greenish. I'm still working on it though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 11:40:47 GMT -7
i too usually use the testor's brass.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 12:53:08 GMT -7
Just a quick toss in here again. Skippy that "green" your referring too? Believe it or not that green is oxidation, its the brass in the outside carburetor casing is corroding! SO if your trying to get that "look" do how you would normally, brass or silver....THEN using the shade of green you want, use it as a dry brushed "weathering" on the carburetor......I bet this helps a bit on the look your trying to achieve!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 12:57:55 GMT -7
i too usually use the testor's brass. Frank, That Brass from Testors is exactly what I use! As much as thats old school model assembly, Testors makes some NICE paint, I've always liked their quality on the products they make! |
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Post by jbailey on Dec 6, 2014 13:27:59 GMT -7
Carburetors are not brass. Carbs are coated with alodine when they are new to prevent the zinc and aluminum bodies from turning white from oxidation. Here's a video about coating with alodine...
He doesnt do carbs but its the same process. Probably the most realistic looking way to go would be paint the carbs aluminum the mix up a dark yellow/green/gold wash and apply till the desired darkness.
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 6, 2014 13:37:24 GMT -7
Just a quick toss in here again. Skippy that "green" your referring too? Believe it or not that green is oxidation, its the brass in the outside carburetor casing is corroding! SO if your trying to get that "look" do how you would normally, brass or silver....THEN using the shade of green you want, use it as a dry brushed "weathering" on the carburetor......I bet this helps a bit on the look your trying to achieve! Yeah, but the green I'm after is what the new casting on Rochesters and some Holleys have. It's a grayish green that is throughout the body casting. I have some NOS carbs out in my 1:1 shop that I use to try and match to, but I seem to always get it too green. I usually paint a silver/gray base then dry brush the green I mix like you say, but I just need to get the right green figured out. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 13:51:33 GMT -7
What green you using?  Have to be a VERY dark green, try doing the body of the carbs in the brass and silver and then try a corrosion type green water based craft paint over the base coat on the carb already and see if that doesn't work....... I'm trying to imagine the color of these carbs you have real ones of, and I'm just drawing a blank as it really has been awhile since I've been in a gargage getting dirty besides on my truck and or car..... Can ya get pics of these you mentioned? I'd like to see what they're doin to them! |
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Post by Big D on Dec 6, 2014 13:54:41 GMT -7
As well as playing with silvers and golds like others are doing, I have also been playing with adding a bit of green to silver or gold trying to duplicate that greenish color on some carb bodies. Still haven't found that magic mix yet, I always seem to overdo it and end up a bit too greenish. I'm still working on it though. I play around with mixes too Skip and I spent a lot of time mixing trying to get the perfect "carb color" and in the end good old Testors brass worked as good as anything. I would always mark my mix bottles "carb mix". The other day I realized I have about 6 bottles marked "carb mix" and have no idea what I used to get each mix so if I particularly like one I couldn't replicate it anyway since I didn't write down what I put in the mix. "Me Mart, Me not Tupid." |
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Post by Skip-O-Matic on Dec 6, 2014 13:55:26 GMT -7
Jesse, cool video. That is similar to what we do at the Corvette shop to restore linkages and bolts that need to be gold irridite or black phosphate, only you have to electrostatically plate the parts first with a nickle coating.
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Post by jbailey on Dec 6, 2014 14:16:09 GMT -7
That makes sense Skip. That video is the same process a lot of people use to restore their carbs. The longer you leave it in the alodine the darker it will become. Its also a good primer for aluminum lol.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2014 19:13:45 GMT -7
So where does the green come from? Possibly the nickel?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 19:56:06 GMT -7
A late post here but my 2 cents.
Carbs look a little better on the grey side. Try Grey + Silver, put it on thin. Then follow with either a wash or drybrush of gold or brass, but go very lightly, you only need a hint of the gold color.
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Post by stitchdup on Dec 28, 2014 20:05:03 GMT -7
For the shade of green your talking about would trying gold instead of silver get it closer? or using blue and gold might work too
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Have to be a VERY dark green, try doing the body of the carbs in the brass and silver and then try a corrosion type green water based craft paint over the base coat on the carb already and see if that doesn't work.......
