Media Blasting 101

[SuperNovaSS]

Finally, the Holley carb. Let me start by saying I did not realize how grimy this carb was when I pulled it off the shelf. I really don't know how a carb could get this nasty. Even the choke tower is covered in heavy grime. Isn't that supposed to be protected by the air cleaner?

For my own amusement and to show the limitations of the media, I decided to try blasting this carb as is. I forgot to snap any pictures of it after the initial blasting but the process can be seen in video below. I ended up having to remove much of the grease by hand so the media could actually do its job. I ended up blasting most of the grease off but not all since someone will be rebuilding this carb anyway.


Before:









And after:






And the videos:

http://vid179.photobucket.com/albums...pspsmzjxmb.mp4

http://vid179.photobucket.com/albums...pspughjwr3.mp4