<VV> CARB / PARTS IN GENERAL CLEANING

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i do use a small (1 gallon ) container of real CARB cleaner (mine happens  
to be a berryman's product ) available for about $20.00. NAPA , AUTOZONE  
and ADVANCED AUTO , among many others have these available.  i  also use 
another gallon can of lacquer thinner  as a rinse tank.  then  i blow them with 
higher pressure air to final clean. yes , it is not an approved  way (or 
safe!) , but it has worked well for me a long time on the worst looking  carbs 
out there.
all of my hardware and other small parts now go in a cheap harbor freight  
gem tumbler with good results , even on ugly stuff. then i put a coating of  
artists clear (does not seem to yellow much) on them. this includes all the 
 small screws and linkage parts from carburetors. 
i have a large 6 gallon of parts cleaner , along with a homebrew parts  
washer sink that do a lot of my other parts. and then there is the blast  
cabinet..ugh!!!, very messy work , but results are showing on a few winning  
corvairs out there somewhere.
now on to my own non show corvairs again soon.
regards, tim colson