rimcanyon
Diamond
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2002
- Location
- Salinas, CA USA
Is Zamak finishing available as a service similar to plating? I would like to restore the original finish on some Zamak carburetors. but I have not found anyone that does it. I am not sure of the process, because the color is gold, but does not appear to be a urethane. i.e. 50 year old carburetors still retain some of the gold color, but not much. I have read that chromic acid was used to impart a green finish on Zamak, so maybe that is what was used. Here are a couple of photos that show a 50 year old Solex carburetor that still retains most of the finish, and one where the finish is mostly gone. I'm going to soda blast the bodies which need refinishing, and either leave them as is, or refinish them if I can find a place to do it. Is there any way I could brighten the carburetor on the right with a chemical dip rather than soda blasting? This is what it looks like after it comes out of Berryman's 905.