goin to paint the fmic ive picked up for the speed6 black.. not diggin the look of anything shiny off that front bumper..

anyone know if theres really any difference in either paints.. we are discountin high temp black enamel paints of course..

 

radiator paint is meant to go on thinner than normal paint. the idea being you don't want some giant thick 1/2" layer of paint on there insulating the cooler...



regular paint seems to work fine, but you do want a thin coat

 

thought there might have been properties within the paint that assists in the dissapation of heat..

so i guess it just boils down to adhesion.. better coverage and adhesion equates to less required passes for a thinner layer..

 

guy who works for me did his IC, hated it, ended up chipping and flaking off and looking like ****

 

did he sand it prior.. one ive ordered from eastwoood advertises that it wont flake off..

 

i dont know what he did to it, but his car is crazy clean and detailed, close to 500hp Volkswagen, he goes to whatever it takes to do something, but I do know he did NOT use the eastwood thing so maybe yours will hold up better, but not many radiators that eastwood targets will see the duty your IC is going to see

 

youre most likely right.. hopefully this is not the case..

id hate to have the IC lookin like a canvas of a star lit evening sky..

 

hey man no ***** no glory, go for it



hard f'ing thing to sand

 

tell me about it.. shes already prepped..

just waitin on the paint to come in.. had to use a dremel and steady hands for the rows.. felt like a tattoo artist

 

use rubberized undercoating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! not only will it not chip, it will be insulated from the outside cold air. It's a win-win situation!