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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:10 AM
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Default Stripping intercooler paint

Currently car is in stealth mode.Thinking of maybe going with a different look. Maybe so, maybe not. If I were to want to take off the black paint on the intercooler, how should I do so?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 03:09 AM
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paintstripper,wire brush,effort,then respray with wat ever cooler u want,glow in the dark seems cool on other peoples car but i just cant will myself to do so
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 06:53 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

aircraft stripper.
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

off topic but what kind of paint to use if i wanna paint my intercooler ?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:00 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

ok thanks. i was thinking of using air craft stripper but wasnt sure if i would harm anything.

im assuming using a pressure washer but spray vertically along the fins instead of horizontally so i dont bend the fins?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

Originally Posted by 092eg6
off topic but what kind of paint to use if i wanna paint my intercooler ?
http://www.swaintech.com/store.asp?pid=10968
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

please use gloves with the aircraft paint stripper
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

Originally Posted by sanman000719
please use gloves with the aircraft paint stripper
will do! that stuff is really harsh. i used it once to get the clear coat off my wheels when i was polishing them
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

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lol, my intercooler is too cheap to get that kind of coating, can i just use the engine high temp spray can from autozone?
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Old Oct 3, 2010 | 02:02 PM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

Originally Posted by 092eg6
lol, my intercooler is too cheap to get that kind of coating, can i just use the engine high temp spray can from autozone?
no, you want the opposite. High temp paint is often ceramic based and therefore insulating which would prevent the IC from doing its job.
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 02:48 AM
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any spraypaint will do,it wont damage or keep the heat in,i strippied my mishi i/c and sprayed it with pswrd:jdm just coz i dint like the orange
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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 06:21 AM
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Default Re: Stripping intercooler paint

Originally Posted by sanman000719
please use gloves with the aircraft paint stripper
a while back i did not know how bad this stuff really was and set my hand down in it without knowing. my hand bubbled up in about five minutes
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