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                        Carburetors...

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                        BU2B
                        • Member since
                          January 2013
                        Carburetors...
                        Posted by BU2B on Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:08 AM

                        This is a bit of a paint question, but thought it may fit here in the Auto thread.

                        Does anybody out there have a color that they use to replicate the actual color of a carburetor? I've monkey'd around with a few different combinations, but cannot get satisfactory results.

                        I usually paint with acrylics but will also use Alclad occasionally.

                        Any secret recipes out there??

                         

                        If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice....

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                        Dogfish_7
                        • Member since
                          October 2010
                        • From: Hoodsport, WA
                        Posted by Dogfish_7 on Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:34 AM

                        I use Testors Bronze, brass, gold and flat aluminum on old style carbs. The new ones can be chrome silver with any clear color for second coat, like clear blue and red.

                        Bruce

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                        OctaneOrange
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                          June 2010
                        • From: Australia
                        Posted by OctaneOrange on Friday, March 22, 2013 1:04 AM

                        carburettors come in all shades, from silver to gold. i use acrylic silver and add a touch of yellow to it to try and get this sort of color

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                        Don Stauffer
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                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, March 22, 2013 9:36 AM

                        I also do that for gold finished carbs (I think  they were cadmium plated).  For the plain zinc diecast, I mix flat medium grey with aluminum- about 1:1.

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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