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.

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 💯

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.

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!

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

Vessel J.I.S. Screwdrivers are the best thing ever for Japanese bikes!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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.

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

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 .

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

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 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.

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

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

Thank you for this video, it was very informative.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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....

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

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.

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

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 man! Subbed!

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Great video! GURU APPROVES

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 😀

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

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.

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 😁

Nice. Great job.

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

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

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

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

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

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

well done!!! you are the best..

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

Thanks for sharing!

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.

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!

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

forgot to say great job well done.

Very impressive, ideas flowing.

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

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

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? :)

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.

soda is what I use when restoring carbs. Vapour blast finish does not look like the original finish, far from it. Soda and ultrasonic is as close as you will get. On crankcases, I would soda first, then vapour and then finish in a vibratory tub and this will give you a finish 10 times superior to just soda or vapour blasting.Good video.Check my video of a finished gt750 I did, search for gez635 and you will see it.

Nothing beats my commercial 1 gallon ultrasonic cleaner!

yamaha carb dip . straight no dilution, heat to 140° let set hour or so rinse in hot water , sodablaste to your liking. Works fast an easy on the worst of carbs. give it a try. 25 years an counting.

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

Nice work....

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

Thank you for the tutorial!

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

Never put your hands into a running Ultrasonic cleaner. Ultrasound will break all the capillaries in your fingers and you will lose them if Blood can't circulate through your fingers and hands. Not cool. If your not sure of the talk is running or not, unplug it and wait. Several minutes before reaching into one, but the best way to use it is to put the parts in the basket and use that to remove them. If you can't get the basket out, use a pair of pliers to get the basket out. Have fun, and be safe!

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.

Increadable work

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

Well done man! Thanks.

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

they look good !! nice

Take about pound of baking soda and spread it onto a metal (not aluminum) baking sheet and bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. This will convert sodium bicarbonate to sodium hydroxide. Use that in your hot tank.

very helpful and nicely done . thank you.

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

+1 for using the correct JIS screwdrivers!

What kind of air compressor are you running @MatthewMCRepair? I want to build a similar blast cabinet setup and I (of course) realize the most expensive part is the compressor... I'm just not sure what size I should get, etc... or if there are any other tips?

Excellent

Very good video. Thank you.

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 ....

Enjoyed your video, Sir.

Nice video! It was a blast!

Great video. "Man the soda blast old gasket right off" starts blasting "old gasket is hard to get off" lol.

I got a really dirty carburetor from a friend, he had it on his Malaguti scooter...so it was a Dell'Orto PHVA 17.5mm, it was all dirty covered with sand little rocks and filth, it was oily aswell....so i took a brush and a degreaser and cleaned it on the outside...it was clean but still not what i wanted....sincd i had to clean the jets and inside the carburetor i took it apart and put every metalic piece in a bowl, i put 500ml of white vinnegar and 2 cooking spoons of salt...i let that soak and "eat" the dirtyness....next day i took it out and wash it with water and deagreaser and brush once again, i took a rag and dry it out....it looked like it had a oxidation mark or something...so i took a brass brush and scrubber the whole carburetor with it...i was really pleased so i blew it with compressed air and put it all together, now its waiting on a shelft to get mounted one day when i will buy a scooter.

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

Nice process. Thanks for sharing. Have you tried Pine-Sol?

Hi there great vid just a thought have you looked into a media metering valve that fits at the bottom they look cool I have just purchased a cyclone filter because of your upgrade and when I was watching vids came across the metering valve upgrade allso

Good idea's

The best cleaner is muratic acid mixed in water will do the best job, only thing it takes the shine off, but a small hand blaster with soda will make it shine like new, the only down side is your dealing with acid, take care, and add the acid to water not water to acid

Small parts? Put them in a glass jar with acetone, put a lid on the jar and float it in the ultrasonic cleaner.

nicely done!!

very nice vid, what is the size ( capacity) of the tub of the ultrasonic do you find it is big enough thanks