Polished my intercooler (not a AMAZING job but...)
06-29-2002, 02:04 PM
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Polished my intercooler (not a AMAZING job but...)
Well I took the bumper off, and the IC and got to work with some 100 grit, then 320 grit.... then 600 grit, then finally some brillow pad and LOTS of meguirs aluminum polish... its not perfect by any meads, but definatly has a shine to it unlike before 
Sorry the picture isen't great but its the best I could do in my small garage on a rainy night
http://shadowdawn.dyndns.org:81/intercooler.jpg
Sorry the picture isen't great but its the best I could do in my small garage on a rainy night http://shadowdawn.dyndns.org:81/intercooler.jpg
06-29-2002, 04:28 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (2K_TEG)
lol, maybe he was standing on it!
you must have a real small *** sitting on that pot and doing all that work.
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06-29-2002, 09:26 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (E Swift)
Damn, you like to stand out for all the theives to see.
You've got *****. I painted mine black so that nobody see's it.
You've got *****. I painted mine black so that nobody see's it.
06-29-2002, 09:37 PM
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Damn, you like to stand out for all the theives to see.
You've got *****. I painted mine black so that nobody see's it.
You've got *****. I painted mine black so that nobody see's it.
06-30-2002, 07:47 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (shadowdawn)
yeah what type of intercooler is that? looks like the one on the GB on this site.. if its the same one it still looks hot!! 
06-30-2002, 07:59 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (E Swift)
I painted mine black so that nobody see's it.
06-30-2002, 08:06 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (shadowdawn)
you should be able to clearcoat the end tanks and tubes (not the fins) to preserve the look.
i dont know what a good paint for aluminum is, but someone knows...
oh and i saw a pretty cool WRX STI with a FMIC painted black
i dont know what a good paint for aluminum is, but someone knows...
oh and i saw a pretty cool WRX STI with a FMIC painted black
06-30-2002, 10:31 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (earl)
Thanks guys, no I wasn't sitting on that pot there is a chair to the right you cant see. I used the pot to hold the intercooler up while I put it back.
Its a starion that comes with the rev hard stage 2 kit, nothing special
Its a starion that comes with the rev hard stage 2 kit, nothing special
06-30-2002, 11:05 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (integra-modder)
I want to do this, but im worried that the paint will act as an extra layer of insulation, thus ******* over the purpose of the intercooler...
And to the guy who said that painting it is pointless...I know that you can still see it, but, compared to a polished IC????? That polished one can be seen from a mile away in the sunlight. At least my black one isn't TOO noticeable. And my gauges are all hidden.
06-30-2002, 11:12 AM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (E Swift)
If your seriously interested in painting your cooler, take it to a radshop and have them spray it with rad paint. I did that to my Buick and it works great. Only cost me $5.
06-30-2002, 01:11 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (E Swift)
And to the guy who said that painting it is pointless...I know that you can still see it, but, compared to a polished IC????? That polished one can be seen from a mile away in the sunlight. At least my black one isn't TOO noticeable. And my gauges are all hidden.
pardon my purge, something must be leaking
06-30-2002, 03:10 PM
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If your seriously interested in painting your cooler, take it to a radshop and have them spray it with rad paint. I did that to my Buick and it works great. Only cost me $5.
06-30-2002, 03:12 PM
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The paint doesn't act as an insulator. I've spoken to ASE certified turbo tech's, and they've all told me that painting it will do no harm to it. If you plan on painting it like what I did, buy high temp heat resistant paint. The radiator sits too close to it, which will cause all the heat.
If you want to hide it put a fine grille in front, air will always get by, but vision will be hindered.
06-30-2002, 03:27 PM
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The paint doesn't act as an insulator. I've spoken to ASE certified turbo tech's, and they've all told me that painting it will do no harm to it. If you plan on painting it like what I did, buy high temp heat resistant paint. The radiator sits too close to it, which will cause all the heat.
06-30-2002, 04:36 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (tonydatyga)
DSM bov's also help as do oem wheels and a fair amount of dings and dirt. Don't look at me, I'm just a stupid little hatch. pardon my purge, something must be leaking
pardon my purge, something must be leaking
06-30-2002, 04:50 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (E Swift)
forgot to mention to all you SUPER SLEEPER people that like to rag on us that aren't so discrete when we do things to our car... My intercooler sits behind a grill, it doesn't hide much but if you don't know what your looking for then you won't notice it... I'll take a pic with the bumper on when I get some time.
06-30-2002, 07:37 PM
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Hey, I'm not hating on you guy. What you do to your car is your business, and what I do to mine it my own. I'm just stating a fact. I'm not trying to start arguements over this.
And for all you who think that paint is insulating heat on the intercooler. I want to know where this "so called heat" is coming from. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but, the sole purpose of an intercooler is to allow air into your motor, the exact same as a CAI on an all motor car. Yet, the AEM intake system is also painted. The only heat that is even close to being produced by the IC is from the radiator, and even that won't affect the IC. Painting the outside of the IC does nothing more then changing the color of it. The only harm paint will do to an intercooler is if you were foolish enough to paint the inside coils and clogged them up with paint. THEN, you'll disrupt the air flow into your motor.
And for all you who think that paint is insulating heat on the intercooler. I want to know where this "so called heat" is coming from. I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but, the sole purpose of an intercooler is to allow air into your motor, the exact same as a CAI on an all motor car. Yet, the AEM intake system is also painted. The only heat that is even close to being produced by the IC is from the radiator, and even that won't affect the IC. Painting the outside of the IC does nothing more then changing the color of it. The only harm paint will do to an intercooler is if you were foolish enough to paint the inside coils and clogged them up with paint. THEN, you'll disrupt the air flow into your motor.
06-30-2002, 08:01 PM
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Re: Polished my intercooler (shadowdawn)
I'm going to try this on my Greddy intercooler...I hope it works!!!!
I love the way it looks bro. NICE job in my opinion.
I love the way it looks bro. NICE job in my opinion.