Carburetor Color

[Eric N.]

Alclad pale gold

[ChevyD75]

What would you guys recommend for 1980's era pro stock carburators?

[Straightliner59]

12 hours ago, ChevyD75 said:

What would you guys recommend for 1980's era pro stock carburators?

I would go with the oft-aforementioned Jet Exhaust. Almost all of them were running Holley Dominators. If you don't have Jet Exhaust, do an image search for the carbs, to give you an idea of what to mix together to create something close.

[StevenGuthmiller]

13 hours ago, ChevyD75 said:

What would you guys recommend for 1980's era pro stock carburators?

 

46 minutes ago, Straightliner59 said:

I would go with the oft-aforementioned Jet Exhaust. Almost all of them were running Holley Dominators. If you don't have Jet Exhaust, do an image search for the carbs, to give you an idea of what to mix together to create something close.

 

A really great alternative is Alclad "Pale Burnt Metal".

 

You can get very realistic looking results using the burnt metal as a base, give it a light shot here and there with some Alclad aluminum to break it up a little, and then a dirty wash to give it depth.

Of course, it helps a great deal if you're starting with a Fireball carburetor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Straightliner59]

22 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Of course, it helps a great deal if you're starting with a Fireball carburetor!

There is no doubt about that! Joseph's stuff is awesome--as is yours!

[Deathgoblin]

I usually paint carburetors with a base coat of steel or aluminum.  Once dry I dry brush them with a little gold acrylic paint, then give them a light wash of black acryilic paint to get the detail to stand out.  Then pick out the details with chrome or gold, depending.

[TransAmMike]

On 7/9/2022 at 1:17 PM, StevenGuthmiller said:

 

 

A really great alternative is Alclad "Pale Burnt Metal".

 

You can get very realistic looking results using the burnt metal as a base, give it a light shot here and there with some Alclad aluminum to break it up a little, and then a dirty wash to give it depth.

Of course, it helps a great deal if you're starting with a Fireball carburetor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

The color on the Carbs is great but WOW Steve, that engine is awesome👌

[Greg Myers]

Something to consider is carburetors come in many colors depending on their manufacture

[blunc]

On 7/15/2022 at 2:41 PM, Greg Myers said:

Something to consider is carburetors come in many colors depending on their manufacture

^^^^ This.

In my experience where I worked in a "tune up" shop for six years (had my hands on over 15,000 cars), most Carter AFB/Edelbrock carbs were aluminium/silver in color, Thermoquad were black(plastic) and silver, most Carter one and two bbl carbs were anodized, most Holley carbs (all types) were anodized, most Rochester carbs (all types) were anodized, most Motorcraft 2bbl carbs were aluminium/silver with 1bbl and 4bbl carbs anodized.  (these statements are based on my personal experience and may not reflect your reality)

If you really care about a decent representation of your model (car) engine, just do an image search using your search engine of choice and work from reference photos, anything else will be your own artistic choice of engine appearance (and therefore, a valid model building option).