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My 1945 2.5 hp with the OB1A cylinder has the Tilleston AJ4A carburetor that I believe was on many Neptunes in the 40’s. It may have been painted at some point, but it now has a sort of pot metal color. To the best of my knowledge, OMC motors were almost always painted one color, and that would explain why the Evinrude is the same color. I have never heard of a Neptune powerhead being painted a bright silver, and most of them were the color of the metal they used to make the power heads. I think that the Mighty Mites of the time were only painted on the fuel tanks and possibly the drive shaft tube. If the paint looks good and is not flaking, I would just keep the motor as it is because it would be difficult to remove paint from unless you use a sand blaster. Take my advice with a grain of salt as I am relatively new to antique outboards.
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