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Old 03-18-2014, 05:21 PM
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I prefer the naked all natural look to the carb--it makes the cub have more eye candy appeal and a better l@@k!!<img src="images/smilies/Biggr...img" />....and for the same reason that was already mentioned.

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They were painted at the factory. Are you going for functional or original look?
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They were painted at the factory. Are you going for functional or original look?
Which is why I paint mine. Never causes me any trouble. If it needs rebuilt again, I strip it anyway. I'm not trying to persuade. Like was mentioned, doesn't really matter, it's personal preference. On truck carbs (Holley's, Edelbrock, Rochesters) I don't paint them. But tractor carbs I do.
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Painting a carb is kinda tricky cause it wants to corrode and push the paint off.
Like galvanized eave troughs.
That is what gutters were made of way back when the Cub Originals were new!.
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I guess it doesn't really matter. I usually paint mine.

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J-Mech........I think you missed a spot
I know right?! Painted carb.... crappy whole rest of the tractor. Lol! Its gonna get painted. Just wanted to get it up and going, add my options, and work the "bugs" out of it first.
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Don't paint, I just think it looks better.
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I guess you can paint it with clear coat rustoleum sells it, and say that you painted it.
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I guess it boils down to whatever blows your skirt up. I myself prefer the look of a nice cleaned up carb.
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Just my 2 cents but as long as they work as they should I couldn't care less what they look like.
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