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#121225 25/03/25 01:13 PM
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Hi Everyone,
I'm currently working on getting my 18 special back to original shape. I've been a bit all over the place in terms of getting it done just doing whatever I feel like. I gave a go at polishing the float bowl this morning with silvo and a dremel polish. It worked pretty good and gave it a nice shine. The polished bit does have a bit of roughness / bumps still. I take it thats normal? Also, does anybody have any tips for polishing these, also in tight nooks of the carb body? Attached is a photo of how the silvo came up.

Cheers Xav

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Thanks Mate, I did have a look and it said not suitable for polished surfaces. I gave the silvo a solid go and it's going well.


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I'd use something like Autosol or Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish. The Autosol is bit thicker and easier to work with being a toothpaste-style tube, of which I just use the regular version, but there is one for aluminum as well.

Mothers -
https://www.repco.com.au/car-care-p...-aluminium-polish-140g-655100/p/A9432579

Regular -
https://www.repco.com.au/car-care-p...sol-metal-polish-75ml-art1000/p/A4345053


Specific for aluminum -
https://www.repco.com.au/car-care-p...ol-aluminium-polish-75ml-1824/p/A9707087

You can use this with your Dremel, but a toothbrush and cue-tips come in handy as well. I'd probably go over it with a wire brush first to level the surfaces down, then progress to polishing.

I use this method on mufflers as well, in this case with the Mothers and a polishing cone attachment.

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