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3twinridges · 03-24-2026, 07:23 PM

Thank you sir, that carb base looks great! I have a NOS carb base and it’s black, but it’s not paint. It’s a coating of some type. Love the look of yours as it’s similar, I will have to try the bluing treatment.

Yes I think my color is close. It matches other air horn and carb bases that I have that are NOS out of the box. I do realize there are color variations possible as I have those also.

JB

1952henry · 03-24-2026, 07:40 PM

I should mention, I have zinc plated the cast bases as well, then blued them. I don’t know if the extra step does anything for the color, but gives a layer of corrosion protection.

03-24-2026, 07:23 PM	#21
3twinridges Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 663	Re: Holley 94 rebuild Thank you sir, that carb base looks great! I have a NOS carb base and it’s black, but it’s not paint. It’s a coating of some type. Love the look of yours as it’s similar, I will have to try the bluing treatment. Yes I think my color is close. It matches other air horn and carb bases that I have that are NOS out of the box. I do realize there are color variations possible as I have those also. JB

03-24-2026, 07:40 PM	#22
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,840	Re: Holley 94 rebuild I should mention, I have zinc plated the cast bases as well, then blued them. I don’t know if the extra step does anything for the color, but gives a layer of corrosion protection. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.