hey guys just asking wat kind of paint can i use to paint my intercooler black...i kinda wanan go for the sleeper look???..and i want to paint it black...thnaks for the help

 

you can used a high heat paint, what ever color you want flat black or glossy, i think anything higher than 500 should be good, you can find it in autozone or petboys from $6 to $10 a can ..

 

I think they sell special radiator paint that sticks to aluminum and still allows it to dissipate heat best, that would be your best bet but I've used black paint and it worked fine. I just wouldn't want half of it to flake off in a month though.

 

actually you can use about any paint thats there..my friend painted his with some flat black primer and its been holdn on since...it looks like a radiator.. :]

 

Whatever you do, post pics when your finished

 

i dont veen kno how ot pos tpics lol

 

dont paint it black

paint it a dark gunmetal color, like a flat darker grey, they are by far harder to see and be sure that is doesnt glare

 

For my intercooler i pained it with flat black HI temp paint. Its a dull black. You cant even see it in my car. ill throw up some pics later. Just make sure that you dont clog any of the fins by spraying to thick. Its 10x better to do 50 light coats then 5 thick heavy coats, if you catch my drift.

 

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haha..or spell

but ive read around that painting will affect the intercoolers effectiveness...

i think that on a racecar it would matter, but on a street car its not going to be that big of a deal..

 

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hehe. I think that is an excellent idea. Paint the intercooler so that way you dont draw the attention so much. You just inspired me to do that. Now, I just have to get the damn turbo to actually do this lol. I think the dark gunmetal color would be sweet! Post up pics when you are done.

 

i just used normal paint. its been on there for about 8 months now no problems



and beyond that if you want to get extra tricky i also a e cutout with stock gsr exhaust

 

SLEEPER ^^^

 

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and beyond that if you want to get extra tricky i also a e cutout with stock gsr exhaust



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Good ****. High temp paint here. 3" exhaust cutout mated to a test pipe and stock itr catback.

 

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hehe. I think that is an excellent idea. Paint the intercooler so that way you dont draw the attention so much. You just inspired me to do that. Now, I just have to get the damn turbo to actually do this lol. I think the dark gunmetal color would be sweet! Post up pics when you are done. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds good to me too, I'm in the same boat I am wanting to boost but dont have the money. Good luck and those pics look good.

 

it might look sleeper but once u see the pipes goin out and in the side of the intercooler its no sleeper

 

thats why you can also get the pipes coated... I have a freind here ( trinidad wi) that does powder coats.... Thinking about powder coating my IC piping red like my valve cover when im done. i'll get pics but this is awhile in the works.

 

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Let's be more realistic here. Say you're driving... I come up from the side of you.

You won't know jack **** about my setup. You'd look to your side and see... "Umm, ok he's got rims and it's slammed." Then you'd fall back behind a little and see my stock exhaust. Bring your window down and nothing... silent.

So you try to bite at me and in less than 5 seconds the note of silence changes to a mean diesel truck. Then the next thing you'll see is my rear license plate accompanied by the sound of "PfFfffFFfffFfffSssSsSsHt".

 

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Let's be more realistic here. Say you're driving... I come up from the side of you.

You won't know jack **** about my setup. You'd look to your side and see... "Umm, ok he's got rims and it's slammed." Then you'd fall back behind a little and see my stock exhaust. Bring your window down and nothing... silent.

So you try to bite at me and in less than 5 seconds the note of silence changes to a mean diesel truck. Then the next thing you'll see is my rear license plate accompanied by the sound of "PfFfffFFfffFfffSssSsSsHt". </TD></TR></TABLE>owned

 

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Let's be more realistic here. Say you're driving... I come up from the side of you.

You won't know jack **** about my setup. You'd look to your side and see... "Umm, ok he's got rims and it's slammed." Then you'd fall back behind a little and see my stock exhaust. Bring your window down and nothing... silent.

So you try to bite at me and in less than 5 seconds the note of silence changes to a mean diesel truck. Then the next thing you'll see is my rear license plate accompanied by the sound of "PfFfffFFfffFfffSssSsSsHt". </TD></TR></TABLE>


ahh so true. dont you just love your cutout.

 

hey can painting effect the performance of intercooler?

 

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If the paint is applied evenly with multiple thin coats (also sprayed at an angle as a precaution to avoid getting blobs of paint inside the fins/plate)...Then NO, it will not be a noticeable effect.

 

well i guess your right turbo cars are fast

but id rather do up a motor that doesnt need a turbo but can still keep up without boost

 

any long term effects that'll accumulate over time for painting the intercooler black?

 

you should just use that black radiator paint.

 

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but id rather do up a motor that doesnt need a turbo but can still keep up without boost</TD></TR></TABLE>


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