looking for black spray paint to paint the intercooler.
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looking for black spray paint to paint the intercooler.
i'm looking for some good heat-conducting paint material i can spray onto the greddy intercooler to paint it black. or any shop that can anoidize it black in so-cali.
any recommendations?
thanks all.
any recommendations?
thanks all.
Last edited by stickmantijuana; 04-22-2006 at 03:05 PM.
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paint is cheap and will work so I did it. , I only did one side so I can always flip it around if I get tired of it. go for it man. I used black double flat high temp paint, if it gets dinged up all I have to do is spray that little spot.PS I know I’m missing a bolt on the bottom skirt, I have to buy it because I lost it.
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I read somewhere else that somone got their intercooler anodized black for $65
paint is cheap and easy to do, but it's a coating and may inhibit heat transfer, even using a heat transfer paint is debatable ... anodizing is simply an oxide dye so the intercooler still functions the same as unfinshed aluminum
paint is cheap and easy to do, but it's a coating and may inhibit heat transfer, even using a heat transfer paint is debatable ... anodizing is simply an oxide dye so the intercooler still functions the same as unfinshed aluminum
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I read somewhere else that somone got their intercooler anodized black for $65
paint is cheap and easy to do, but it's a coating and may inhibit heat transfer, even using a heat transfer paint is debatable ... anodizing is simply an oxide dye so the intercooler still functions the same as unfinshed aluminum
paint is cheap and easy to do, but it's a coating and may inhibit heat transfer, even using a heat transfer paint is debatable ... anodizing is simply an oxide dye so the intercooler still functions the same as unfinshed aluminum
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I think someone is wrong here. A basic rule for heat transfer in materials is that it relates to electrical transfer. This isn't 100% true all the time but mostly. Anodizing will not transfer electrical current. True it is very thin but if you ground your battery to an anodized surface your car will not start.
Paint on the other hand will work to help remove heat. That is why radiators are not natural but painted a flat black. That is why the SR-71 is painted black. Kelly Johnson did not want to do it because it was extra weight. He could have anodized it with no weight penalty. They took about 80f (I think) off of the surface with this trick. Of course they are talking about 900f to start with.
BTW that temp increase is due to pressure. So you see there is no way to get around compression producing heat. Even at 100% efficiency. On top of that they are working with air temps starting at minus 70f
I use VHT satin black header paint myself.
Paint on the other hand will work to help remove heat. That is why radiators are not natural but painted a flat black. That is why the SR-71 is painted black. Kelly Johnson did not want to do it because it was extra weight. He could have anodized it with no weight penalty. They took about 80f (I think) off of the surface with this trick. Of course they are talking about 900f to start with.
BTW that temp increase is due to pressure. So you see there is no way to get around compression producing heat. Even at 100% efficiency. On top of that they are working with air temps starting at minus 70f
I use VHT satin black header paint myself.
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