i know you can buy black anodized intercoolers, but i wanted to anodize my own. is there any special way to have this done? i know to anodize black it basically burns the aluminum and i worry that it will burn through the fins since other parts are thicker. any experience or opinions/suggestions with this will be great
Intercooler Anodizing
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i put a thin coat of that high temp flat black spray. i can still see through the fins fine and you cant see my ic at all.
if you look hard enough you can see my ic piping sort of stick out on the passenger side
edit: actually you cant see it at all but if you compare my driver side to my passenger side fogs you'll notice it.
if you look hard enough you can see my ic piping sort of stick out on the passenger side
edit: actually you cant see it at all but if you compare my driver side to my passenger side fogs you'll notice it.
actually black paint, will affect the cooling efficiency.slowhatch said:i put a thin coat of that high temp flat black spray. i can still see through the fins fine and you cant see my ic at all.
if you look hard enough you can see my ic piping sort of stick out on the passenger side
edit: actually you cant see it at all but if you compare my driver side to my passenger side fogs you'll notice it.
http://www.google.com/search?q=DIY+anodizing&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
there was actually a test in Import Tuner i believe with Greddy saying that a LIGHT coat of paint will not affect efficiencyGreen 91 said:
save yourself some money. buy a $3 can of spraypaint and put a light coat on the front of your IC
http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/anodize.shtmlstealthy said:
imo let the professionals do it.
anodizing doesnt add any layers onto the metal such as paint. it uses chemicals to change the color metal where as paint makes a layer ontop of the metal which can act as an insulator and keep the heat in, unless its designed to let the heat disperseslowhatch said:
not anymore than buying a intercooler thats too big for the application like stealthy is doin.slowhatch said:
poserstealthy said:
ur fronting a bigger intercooler than you;re makin. its more for looks than performance. u said it yourself. "so it;ll fill my bumper better"stealthy said: