Blasting Media

[satdoc2]

Can a blasting media be used on carburetors and fuel pumps? If so, what kind?
Allen

[rockne10]

Best is dry ice but, good luck. The service is out there.
The big problem with these porous cast metals is the bodies are chromated to reduce evaporation through a basically spongy casting.
The chromation will deteriorate all by itself over time. If you media it, it's gone.

If I rebuild a carb and have no problem with it I'm a happy camper.
If it needs rebuilt a second time I defer to Dave Thiebeault, who will return a completely rechromated, cad-plated, as good as factory item for less than my time is worth.

[studebaker-R2-4-me]

Glass Bead on the Carburetor body

[gordr]

There was a post here a while ago (I think) about soda-blasting carbs. Use powdered washing soda. There was a link to an on-line article about a simple home-made soda blaster. Try entering "home made soda blaster" into a search engine.

Soda is a very mild abrasive, and dissolves in water, so there is no chance of leaving particles behind to potentially clog small passages.

[48M5]

Here's a link to the "how to". http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules....topic&p=550359 --48M5

[Jerry Forrester]

Yes.
Here.

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/