Intercooler Paint

[7thgenV6coupe]

My friends about to boost his civic..its murdered out, black car, black rims, 5% tint..and his front mount is silver..could we paint it black using some hi-temp engine paint?

and he works at a body shop so he has a paint booth and virtually unlimited supply of equipment

thanks

[D-Atk]

Originally Posted by 7thgenV6coupe

My friends about to boost his civic..its murdered out, black car, black rims, 5% tint..and his front mount is silver..could we paint it black using some hi-temp engine paint?

and he works at a body shop so he has a paint booth and virtually unlimited supply of equipment

thanks

Yes you can, I painted my intercooler and had zero problems with it! Just don't be stupid and paint like 5 coats.

[Krazed]

well two things come to mind.
1. why would you need high temp as an intercooler is cold. If its not it sucks.
2. why would you make an intercooler black as that would hinder the ability to cool somewhat as black obviously absorbs heat... whiel it will probably not make enough of a change, just thought i would pont that out.

to answer you, yes you can paint it whatever you want.

[7thgenV6coupe]

Originally Posted by Krazed

well two things come to mind.
1. why would you need high temp as an intercooler is cold. If its not it sucks.
2. why would you make an intercooler black as that would hinder the ability to cool somewhat as black obviously absorbs heat... whiel it will probably not make enough of a change, just thought i would pont that out.

to answer you, yes you can paint it whatever you want.

yeah an intercooler is supposed to be cold...but the engine behind it..isn't..

[Papaboy]

I sprayed mine with a flat black and it has not hindered it ability to cool at all as far as I can tell anyway, and it blends really nice now people don't even notice it until I point it out.