should i paint intercooler core to black using spray can?
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I used radiator black from Eastwood.
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow...R~0480648P/Armor+Coat+BBQ+Paint.jsp?locale=en
you talking about this one i guess?
that works i guess?(2thumbs)
arg , review said it flakes off after a year?
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Just look for Duplicolor High Heat engine paint. There are two heat ranges(500* & 1200*) both of which are higher than that eastwood brand. Any autoparts store, walmart etc will have it. Just make sure that you prep it by cleaning it real good and give a light scuff prior to painting for adhesion. Allow proper drying time in between coats and don't go overboard laying it on trying to cover it all at once. Don't rush the process and it will last and look good. http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/DC-engine.aspx
http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/DC-engine.aspx
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Just look for Duplicolor High Heat engine paint. There are two heat ranges(500* & 1200*) both of which are higher than that eastwood brand. Any autoparts store, walmart etc will have it. Just make sure that you prep it by cleaning it real good and give a light scuff prior to painting for adhesion. Allow proper drying time in between coats and don't go overboard laying it on trying to cover it all at once. Don't rush the process and it will last and look good. http://www.duplicolor.com/products/enginePaint/
http://www.tcpglobal.com/spraypaintdepot/DC-engine.aspx
Thats what I used! I had to sand my intercooler and lay on a couple coats and it came out good. But i wouldn't doubt Cr3's paint either. so whatever you want to go with
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Eastwood is very proud of their products and I'm sure that the paint is quality. But so is the Duplicolor, both engine paint options withstand higher temps and each one cost less. If Amazon sells 1 can for $20 I can only imagine what Eastwood sells it for. I painted my old F2T cast iron manifold with the High Heat so I know that paint will have no problem proving to be durable on an intercooler. when prepped and applied correctly.
Eastwood is very proud of their products and I'm sure that the paint is quality. But so is the Duplicolor, both engine paint options withstand higher temps and each one cost less. If Amazon sells 1 can for $20 I can only imagine what Eastwood sells it for. I painted my old F2T cast iron manifold with the High Heat so I know that paint will have no problem proving to be durable on an intercooler. when prepped and applied correctly.
bikingpro5
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i used high heat on mine and no issues at all. even after all the rocks and daily driving it still looks as good as the day i painted it. paint choice might make a small difference but how you prep the part is what will decide how the finished product looks and lasts. rush it or try to paint in the cold and you will have to redo it many times..
I'd make sure you read the directions on whatever brand you buy, I was painting a midpipe for my GSXR and the can that I bought said: sanding/scuffing not recommended for best results. I dont see how sanding would hurt though since it promotes adhesion, but I'm sure there's certain circumstances that apply such as if you have several coats of previous paint built up already, or maybe even the surface your painting. But it's been about 6 months for me so far and my midpipe is holding up fine under the extreme exhaust temperatures. And do as boostr says. Light even coats and you should have no issues with your finish lasting
thanks for all the input, but i am getting lil confused now...
so regular painting involves sanding, prime, and few layers of paint if i remember correctly (final with some gloss/shine coating maybe?)
the Eastwood Radiator black paint doesnt need sanding or prime right?
i feel sanding radiator/intercooler core could make them fragile/prone to leak/crack?
prime coat reduce the cooling efficiency?
so radiator paint is better choice compare to engine paint?(scratch)
so regular painting involves sanding, prime, and few layers of paint if i remember correctly (final with some gloss/shine coating maybe?)
the Eastwood Radiator black paint doesnt need sanding or prime right?
i feel sanding radiator/intercooler core could make them fragile/prone to leak/crack?
prime coat reduce the cooling efficiency?
so radiator paint is better choice compare to engine paint?(scratch)
bikingpro5
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scuff the shiny IC.. you are not sanding it, then make sure to clean the IC properly and spray nice light coats if high heat. no primer involved you are not painting a valve cover you are just covering the aluminum IC enough to make it black with a few light coats. heavy coats will cause the fins to lose some efficiency, you need a few light coats.
i used a 3m red scuff pad to prep mine and not sandpaper.
i used a 3m red scuff pad to prep mine and not sandpaper.
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so the red 3m scuff pad from canadiantire is the one you talking about? linked below is it this thing?
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brow.../PRD~0475778P/3M+Body+Scuff+Pad.jsp?locale=en
bikingpro5
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that's what i use to prep many things for paint instead of sandpaper.. works great and can get into corners easier, just watch the fins on your IC and do not use too much pressure and you should be able to scuff the whole IC for your black paint.
2.0t03speed
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we can coat your intercooler with a heat dissipating coating that comes in black 
chomper149
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will the high engine paint decrease efficiency compared to the radiator paint?
Only if you believe that besides the quality of the chemicals and additives used that there is some core difference in spray paint, whether the can says radiator, engine enamel, high heat or whatever. Your painting the outside and not the inside so no there will be no impact on efficiency.
