Restoring a Six Pack

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Aug 29, 06 6:51 pm

Could be,there's a few grades of mazak,depends on the other alloy metals,like tin or copper etc. What is suprising is that they don't appear to have distorted with heat,I'd have expected the spindles to be jammed or flanges bent.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Aug 29, 06 9:42 pm

Cannonball wrote:dave your doin a grand job there, BUT lose the gold paint it looks crap like some 15 yr old kid has found a tin of gold paint and decided to paint the lawnmower

I agree. I was going to leave them bare metal. But the owner wanted them to look like mine which to be honest I painted gold to see what they would be like but since decided to fully polish them for heat reflection more than looks.

I will not be painting any more until I have had him around to show him that one and have a word. However I don't really want to get into polishing these as it would take a lot of time and effort over days.

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Tue Aug 29, 06 10:27 pm

dave i found after building and cleaning the carbs, similar to you that a coat of spray laquer finishes them off nice needs to be a good grade so the gas dont take it off but is a good alternative to the nice factory finish that in time goes away

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Aug 29, 06 10:56 pm

Dave, I have a tin of gold tint from Frosts I aint gonna use if you are interested. A bit more subtle than the paint. he can is unused and if you are going to Duxford I can bring it along?

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Tue Aug 29, 06 11:05 pm

I've got some silver metalflake nail varnish.........

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Aug 30, 06 9:24 am

Kev, what are you doing with metalflake nail varnish.Is there something your keeping from us

It matches my silver metalflake steering wheel, silly!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Aug 30, 06 10:22 am

Clivey wrote:Dave, I have a tin of gold tint from Frosts I aint gonna use if you are interested. A bit more subtle than the paint. he can is unused and if you are going to Duxford I can bring it along?

I tried a tin of their "bronze" carb restorer paint and it was HORRIBLE!! It came out looking a funny brown/green colour. Great for an Army truck but awfull on a street machine.

If the can you have is the same as that chuck it in the bin mate.

I will see how Tim likes the gold paint. If he likes it i will do the rest the same.

As for mine. I might leave them gold (you can't see them with the air filter on) or I might polish them and the intake one cold winter night.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Aug 30, 06 2:23 pm

The tin is surplus to requirements now Dave. I ended up going out and buying three brand new carbs, and they are plated so I dont need the tint.

Rogue Trooper · Post by **Rogue Trooper** » Wed Aug 30, 06 7:15 pm

Now there mounted on the block they look fine, great job, how long to get to this stage

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Aug 30, 06 8:34 pm

Rogue Trooper wrote:Now there mounted on the block they look fine, great job, how long to get to this stage

Oh, dear!

That's Dave's set up!

Shown as an example of an all gold carb set up!

Keep up Trooper!

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Wed Aug 30, 06 8:36 pm

how long to get to this stage

With all Dave's fettlin' and drillin' and tunin' of the "fantastic" Six Pack; about 5 yrs!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Aug 30, 06 11:28 pm

Out all day yesterday. Too ill today. I should have had Tims carbs finished by now. So far only a few hours spent on them.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Aug 31, 06 11:37 am

After discussion with Tim we are sticking to the gold paint unless it washes off.

It does look a lot better in the flesh than it does in a flash photograph.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Sep 02, 06 9:43 pm

Oh well.

Here we are then. Just waiting for the vacuum diaphrams to arrive from the US.

One "before" shot and a few as it is now. This is me just about finished. Tim has rubber hose and "T" pieces to complete the vacuum lines.

Never say something is beyond repair without looking under the surface. Dirt comes off. TLC can make things as good as new.