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painting rad and cooler
beaver34 - 28/12/10 at 03:50 PM

ive just had a rad and intercooler made for my car, but i hate silver,

what do people do with them paint or powdercoat them?

thanks


Strontium Dog - 28/12/10 at 04:14 PM

Painting your rad or cooler will effect the way it disipates heat. Powder coating is worse again. Anodising does not effect the heat disipation.

Locost style is the thinest coat of spray paint you can get away with and the effect should be small but if you can afford it anodising is the way to do it!


DRC INDY 7 - 28/12/10 at 04:42 PM

Spray paint it satin black


ashg - 28/12/10 at 04:47 PM

did mine with halfords satin black, as said i did the thinnest coat i could get away with


blakep82 - 28/12/10 at 05:06 PM

i'm leaving mine. its there to do a very important job, no point affecting it


MakeEverything - 28/12/10 at 05:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i'm leaving mine. its there to do a very important job, no point affecting it


Ditto. Especially when mine cost me £300!


tomgregory2000 - 28/12/10 at 05:54 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i'm leaving mine. its there to do a very important job, no point affecting it


Ditto. Especially when mine cost me £300!



yep yep yep

leave it to do its job the way it was designed


DRC INDY 7 - 28/12/10 at 07:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive just had a rad and intercooler made for my car, but i hate silver,

what do people do with them paint or powdercoat them?

thanks



Do you have a picture of the rad and intercooler


beaver34 - 28/12/10 at 07:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by DRC INDY 7
quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive just had a rad and intercooler made for my car, but i hate silver,

what do people do with them paint or powdercoat them?

thanks



Do you have a picture of the rad and intercooler


yes here you go,






DRC INDY 7 - 28/12/10 at 08:00 PM

Can i ask who made the rad and intercooler and price


beaver34 - 28/12/10 at 08:31 PM

u2u sent


Angel Acevedo - 30/12/10 at 12:35 AM

quote:
Originally posted by beaver34
ive just had a rad and intercooler made for my car, but i hate silver,

what do people do with them paint or powdercoat them?

thanks


Taken from the garret site.
Strange, but I was reading this earlier this morning:
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/tech_center/faqs.html#in14
HTH