Before look: 4:07 Starts blasting: 11:14 After blasting: 14:25 Ultrasonic cleaning: 17:18 After cleaning: 18:00 Definitely a great video. Some time is spent at the beginning talking about how cold the garage is, and reading "fan mail". There is also time spent before blasting talking about different kinds of media, and how he got his blast cabinet, etc. For those of you wanting to skip those parts, this list may be useful.

You rock man, 100%. Just bought my first bike and you're videos are doing wonders for successfully paving my way, you have no idea. Not only is it apparent that you know your stuff, you also know how to communicate it effectively and succinctly. Will be buying the engine rebuild vid when the time comes (even though that other dude posted his for free ;). The bike I'm "upcycling" is a '77 Honda CB550F2

So dang nice!!! I can’t believe soda blasting is so easy and so effective, I just picked up the same cabinet and have been wanting to soda blast. Thank you so much for the info and video 💯

I just got done doing the same thing you are doing. For the small parts I used only the ultrasonic cleaner since I didn’t think soda blasting was necessary. Great video!

That was pretty good. I was impressed with the blaster. My buddy built his and used barley. That was great. He did a lot of 50s car engine parts that could not be replaced. Very cool my friend. Lotta kids.

Hey Dennis carb here another great video dude ...for small parts I use a 1.5 gallon rock tumbler with my special cleaner ....1 ounce mineral spirits to 1 ounce kerosene 1 ...1/4 cup baking soda it works great I leave them in there for about 3 hrs I have 3 speed settings and day settings but I hooked up a hr timer at the plug socket and it shuts off at around 3 hrs .just blow them off ..I also have a zinc electro plate and dichromate tank i dip my small outer parts just for that extra protection against the elements And again awesome video Denniscarb

I started working on carbs early 50s on the farm in minnesota. What did I have to use. an old kettle. disassemble carb. put it in kettle. what ever was available. pine sole, dish soap, lemon concentrate. put that and water in and let it slowly boil on the stove all day. use old tooth brush etc to clean up, reboil etc. rinse with water and dry. always worked. use what you got, just don't ruin the thing in the process. Modern gas has lots of cleaners in it so if you just drive there should be little carb cleaning needed. like the soda blaster idea.

Bro. My friend sent your video to me... we look a lot alike.. and if that’s not crazy enough, our name is both Matt 😁

This is how I do all my small carbs, & I use fine strand copper wire and a torch tip cleaner as well. I also just use Beeryman carb cleaning solution in my ultra sonic. Thumbs up to a DIY video .

Outstanding video, thanks. Getting ready to rebuild the carb on my ‘71 Kawi Bison, just need to order some soda from HF and purge the aluminum oxide media from my blast cabinet.

I'm not a professional here, and I don't impress easily. With this video...I am impressed!!! Thanks, Matthew for a VERY good video!!! Don W., OH

It's a good idea to have a water/air separator on your compressor for blasting like this. I've dealt with some real PITA cabinets because after a long job of blasting the condensation just gums up the gun/tube. Soda blasting + ultrasonic cleaning is pretty much the best finish you're going to get without going new or getting into vapour blasting.

that's good for those who don´t want to know the details of the circuits, they try to fix all at once,but int he end,they might still be the same,sometimes; carbs are meant to run well ,dirty,from gas; i determine EXACTLY what the problem is,BEFORE dismantling,and fix that; if the carb sat with gas in it ,for 1O years,then i would do a total cleaning. nice video,one more like.

Great video very well executed I deal with a lot of lawnmower carburettors so am going to try this method

I have the same sonic tank, wow they work great.

Thanks for the tip! Would love to see the modifications you made to the blast cabinet!

So well done. I am working on a Stihl MS 250 that has a fuel problem.

Year's ago I use to use a chemical carb cleaner, that was caustic, this is so much safer and cleaner, thank you for Sharing I need to get one of those media boxes and ultra sonic cleansers and try it.

Great video, I just had a blast cabinet given to me, I have been looking for a good way to clean up parts, thank you

Excellent video. Always wondered how easy it was to clean carbs....now I know. Thanks.

Never mind, I turned on cc to find out. Great vid on soda blasting.

Hi have a different question I have the same cabnet what are you using for your vacuum set up ? Thanks

Thank you for this video, it was very informative.

Great video and very informative for carb cleaning!!!!

Hi guys, outstanding, well organized set up shop, very well explicit, very nice presentation, well done man, keep up the good work.

You might try putting your parts in a good zip lock bag with the cleaner and a tank full of water, so you won't have to clean your ultrasonic tank. I put the parts in the bag and suspend the bag in the tank by the lid with the zip lock part sticking out so that no dirty cleaning solution gets in my tank. Saves me time from cleaning and I use less cleaning solution that way. Nice job on the soda blasting. I am going to change up my blaster the same as you have done.

i love this dude i never like or subscribe to stuff but i will for this channel. Thanks man i really appreciate the vid!

I use Pine Sol IN my ultrasonic cleaner. The results are fantastic.

Great vid man. I look forward to a video about your blast cabinet modifications. Subbed.

Pretty decent camera work and good audio as well as info.

Matt,thank you so much for the info!very cool buddy thanks for taking the time and sharing.

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Love the information in the video. I need to get me a blast cabinet now.

Ah you just answered my question I asked on another video. Your channel is awesome!

Great vid. Really knows his stuff and taught me a lot. Thanks.

Great video man! Subbed!

Nice cleaning...would you do the same for a 125cc engine? not sure if it fits in the ultrasonic tank when its disassembled

i use soda from HFT and do the same. if its really heavy use the light walnut shell. a mechanic friend told me they use that to blast and shake in a tumbler for heavy build up without damaging soft metals. baking soda is also environmentally friendly and water soluble like you said and if needed a little 1.99 vinegar will take the heavy stuff out

very helpful and nicely done . thank you.

Just use Pine-Sol/water in the ultrasonic cleaner. Works great. I've done tons of carbs using this affordable method.

Great video! GURU APPROVES

Good stuff man!!! I need to get me one of those cabinets!

Nice video! It was a blast!

Time to buy one of these and materials. I've got carbs from a 1966 442 that need cleaning. Great instruction too in the modification video.

good afternoon, please which initial adjustment of the carburettor air bolts, on yamaha 60 fed thanks

Rad stuff! those vessel screwwgies are awesome. keep it up!

Enjoyed your video, Sir.

Thank you for the tutorial!

I may have subscribed anyway after watching this video, but the fact that you are drinking a New Glarus Moon Man, is what officially convinced me 😀

Very impressive, ideas flowing.

Knock that soda out of small passages with a WaterPik filled with hot water. Been doing it for many many years. You can even put 3 or 4 heaping tablespoons of baking soda in your WaterPik with "cold' water and clean tiny parts and blocked passages. (This saved my brother-in-law from having to buy a new barrel for his 50cal. Desert Eagle after the dealer and manufacturer told him there was no way to clean a plugged gas passage.) The previous owner sold it to him super cheap because it was so expensive to repair. Less than a dollars worth of Arm & Hammer and 15 minutes, clean as a bright new penny. Just don't forget to run a tank full of HOT water through the WaterPik when finished. Otherwise it will harden up in the pump.

well done!!! you are the best..

Very good video. Thank you.

Been using a ultrasonic cleaner and yellow ONLY yellow original pinesol. Any other color only works half as well. I mix it with water about 80 parts pinesol to 20 parts water. Works wonders never fails. Takes off old grease, paint, varnish ect. I'll try the soda this winter to see if I like it.

+1 for using the correct JIS screwdrivers!

Good video, thank you!

Increadable work

I tried a some CLR and water in my ultrasonic cleaner to clean 2 carbs this last week. Holy Crap that worked awesome. Try it.

Ugh my garage is the same cold way unless i run the heater which i try not to. The cold transfers right through your boots up through your body. Great video man

Been doing this for years. My 76 GL carbs looked like new when I did them six years ago.

Thanks for sharing!

Well done man! Thanks.

nice, they look really nice

When it comes to old hard gaskets that are difficult to remove, I find that a gel type liquid paint remover applied to the hard gasket and allowed to sit for an hour will come right off ! The problem I've had with blasting gaskets off is that the surface is being protected by the old piece of gasket and even with soda it will leave an uneven surface that you don't want in a gasket area.

forgot to say great job well done.

12:30 I also use my finger to cover the end of the pressure nozzle to clear a possibly partially blocked feed line. I do it intermittently out of habit just to keep things moving.

I've been told that soaking the carb in Pine-sol works, so I tried that. My '03 XR250 is running again for the first time in about 10 years.

I use a commercial dust extractor which generates minus 20hg which increases media performance and keep visibility during media blasting.

Yesterday I opened up my H5C-34 carburetors on my bike and they were plugged from leaf cutter bees. Cleaned them up and out. Bam it runs better.

Your a good dude

Nice work....

Hi, interesting video. good job, Im totally new in this topic. could you tell me please what is the purpose of the ultrasonic process? dont you have any video where you explain about the ultrasonic process? :)

Soda blasting doesn't like greasy, oily parts. The soda, like most medias, tends to ball up on the grease/oil spot until it finally wears it away. I would first drop the parts into that 1 gallon can of carb cleaner next to your ultrasonic. That stuff works great. Then rinse, dry, and soda blast to give a nice finish. Your carbs turned out nice.

nice job, Matt, I suppose it's kind of hard on your air compressor, a friend of mine has a grease monkey ultrasonic cleaner and I use that for my tough jobs. he uses it on engine components for his race car. does a killer job on carbon deposits. nice unit but expensive,I use a setup like yours for the carbs on my lawnmower, boat and other small engine repairs

Great video, thank you so much. How do you dispose of the used sodium bicarb?

Nice. Great job.

Hi just got a Triumph Thruxton that’s been in storage for 4 years and know it want start it’s only done 600 miles any help Den

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I really like this I do a lot of small engine , motorcycle, automotive carbs. This is a awesome clip

they look good !! nice

I use two SS kitchen sink basket strainers face to face with a small bolt on one side for the hinge and a safety pin on the other to hold small carb parts in my ultrasonic cleaner . Dollar store cheap

I use glasspearl dust to blast fine parts....Gives a very smooth suface. you could even use it on rusted chrome but then you have to polish afterwards....

Great video.,!!

nicely done!!

I use baking soda in a gravity fed gun style blaster. It works great.

Your blaster flows really well I think I have mine too full. I run it at 130 PSI and it just doesn't pick up well. works great when it does though.

Mathew...l got a good tip for ya....so you'll save your gloves from sand or soda ripping through them l use a long needle nose pliers to hold my little parts therefore saving my glove from from getting a hole ripped in it...works every time ....

I love power tune its cheap fast & effective

I had using lacquer for cleaning my carb i did work good but it smell very strong am looking to get a soda blaster but i dont use enough to justify the purchase

Nothing beats my commercial 1 gallon ultrasonic cleaner!

Interesting to see you using soda in a recovery blast cabinet, going to give that a go. I only been using with a total loss blaster. My worries were the soda would cake and block the gun if there was any humidity? I am a big fan of soda blasting. Presently remove any unused soda and keep in moisture proof tub. The convenience of having it in a cabinet is very appealing!. Great video mate.

I discovered this in a wrecking yard job as a kid.

there's a product called Bars Tech carb and throttle body cleaner its the best i've come across so far, its what we use here in the caribbean Trinidad and Tobago

Would you be interested in doing a video of a full cleaning and rebuild, obviously sped up, but so we can see the process

Excellent

Good vid

Does this system work on old cast iron carburetors in antique tractors or antique small engines?

Ultrasonic cleaners are the way to go. Carbs look fantastic!

I use muriatic acid mixed with water and a brush carburetor looks like new inside and out even if carburetor is oxidized really bad.

Hi Matt great video may i know what is the size of yr ultrasonice cleaner? 3L?

For those that do not have a soda blaster, I use Extreme simple green. It is formulated for use on aircraft and is safe to use on aluminum. I do use it in an ultrasonic cleaner, and it works great!