Painting Oil Coolers
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Painting Oil Coolers
Hello,
I searched and didn't see anyone ask this before, but would it be okay to lightly paint my oil coolers? Got some aftermarket ones from a site vendor here but they came in black, and then I noticed these guys and think a painted set would look nice, so figured if I get some high temp paint I could do it myself.
I understand any sort of paint would "insulate" the oil coolers to a degree and possibly reduce their effectiveness, but I've read conflicting info as to whether that would be negligible or not.
Thoughts?
I searched and didn't see anyone ask this before, but would it be okay to lightly paint my oil coolers? Got some aftermarket ones from a site vendor here but they came in black, and then I noticed these guys and think a painted set would look nice, so figured if I get some high temp paint I could do it myself.
I understand any sort of paint would "insulate" the oil coolers to a degree and possibly reduce their effectiveness, but I've read conflicting info as to whether that would be negligible or not.
Thoughts?
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It depends on the paint. High temp enamel like you put on a valve cover or something is way too thick. Radiator paint is usually very thin, but I have no idea if you can buy it easily somewhere. It doesn't need to see temps much above boiling so "high temp" isn't the important part here.
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It depends on the paint. High temp enamel like you put on a valve cover or something is way too thick. Radiator paint is usually very thin, but I have no idea if you can buy it easily somewhere. It doesn't need to see temps much above boiling so "high temp" isn't the important part here.
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