Carb / Throttle body cleaner

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Originally Posted by joe176

I have a couple older throttle bodies I'm looking to freshen up .....someone told me that there is a chemical that carb builders use to dip the body in to restore it to a newer looking finish .... anyone ever hear of this or have any ideas of their own ...????

Joe, they are probably talking about the carb cleaner cans that allows you to dip the carbs for cleaning. They used to come in 1 gallon, 3 gallon and 5 gallon cans.

Due to EPA regulations, I have not seen the stuff for sale for a long time. Also, the cleaning solution has a strong odor and if you get it on your skin or hands, it takes forever to go away.

NAPA carries the product in one and five gallon containers. make sure you remove any electronics that are attached to the throttle body before dunking them in the solution.