Polishing Carbs

[mijohnso]

So I pulled the carbs off my bike over the weekend (pictures to follow in a different post), and the tops of them (vacuum chamber caps) are all grungy. What are these made of? Can I polish them without them immediately developing large amounts of rust? Is it bad to polish off the gold-ish coating?

Thank you for your help!

[Flying Scotsman]

Why not paint them.

[racerrad8]

What are these made of? Can I polish them without them immediately developing large amounts of rust?

Steel and nope. Unless after you polish you have them clear coated.

Randy - RPM

[mijohnso]

Thanks for the info... Maybe I'll paint them... Maybe I'll just accept their ugliness and work on "more visible" parts of the bike.