scootz
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| posted on 17/10/12 at 03:47 PM |
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Changing Oil Cooler Colour
Afternoon!
I have a silver oil cooler that I want to make black.
What's the best way to go about it? Powder-coating or painting?
Anyone know what Setrab use to colour there's?
Cheers! 
It's Evolution Baby!
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 17/10/12 at 04:11 PM |
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I would leave it alone - powder coating is epoxy which is quite a good insulator. A black matt surface radiates head better than a silver shiny one
though so paint would be the way ahead. I seem to remember BMW doing a blackened chrome finish but don't know how they did that.
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
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snakebelly
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| posted on 17/10/12 at 04:29 PM |
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good clean and a rattle can of black matt or gloss, your choice. Dont think youll have much joy with powdercoat as most would want to blast to remove
the existing coat before coating.....which would end badly :-)
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scootz
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| posted on 17/10/12 at 04:43 PM |
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Cheers guys!
It's Evolution Baby!
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FuryRebuild
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| posted on 17/10/12 at 07:53 PM |
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I've just been looking at fuel filters, and you can get black anodised aluminium filters, so it looks like you could do it properly if you
wanted to spend the cash.
M
When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.
www.furyrebuild.co.uk
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 18/10/12 at 11:47 AM |
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I'd personally not coat/paint it, you're not only adding a thermal resistance but also potentially filling small features that aid heat
transfer. If its nowhere near it's limit you'll be fine but it's bad practice. Function over form!
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02GF74
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| posted on 18/10/12 at 07:56 PM |
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matt black is best colour for radiating heat, or else a matt surface..... but the oil cooler is transferring the majority of its heat by convection to
air, so you want metal to air interface - hence powercoating is definitely out.
so leave as is else spray on just enough matt black paint for an even colour.
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