Thanks seanc,
as always, great advice.
I do not know where I got my 5-6 minute dip time, I will do as you suggest and lengthen it out. I REALLY need to get more tanks because at 40 minutes per batch, it is going to take FOREVER to do it the way I have been. It is staggering the amount of parts that a quadrajet carburetor has when FULLY stripped!
I will report back after some experimenting tomorrow.
I am glad you mentioned the 'brightening" after the acid dip. As you may remember, I am using a non-caswell acid salt dip, and I was wondering it that was something unique to that chemical. It actually is a blessing sometimes, as with a pure rookie like me, sometimes I get a burned edge or two and the acid dip makes it more presentable
rb