FMIC Polishing / Anodizing
 

Anyone know anywhere locally that can do this? My intercooler looks like ass, and while it's off I'd like to get it cleaned up a bit, and possibly anodized black. Anyone have any recommendations?

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That FF guy does some kinda coating to keep intercoolers cool. i might do that.

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If you want to wait on this a bit, I have all the polishing goodies. I can't do it for a while though.

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Yeah, I've been interested in having intercoolers anodized for awhile but never really looked into it

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I'd anodize the right 1/3 blue, and the left 1/3 red, and leave the center non anodized. For the patriotic look.

Would anodizing affect the heat dissipation at all?

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They use acid in the process and it also surface hardens the aluminum, its not adding anything so it should not affect its cooling. Sounds like a good test, atleast the Ebay FMICs are cheap compared to a sparco bar/plate core with custom endtanks, if it does not work that is.
Edit: The anodizing process does add a little thickness, read here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anodising
It sounds like it depends on how think they make it.

~John

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I have seen quite a few people anodize them black. Technically that should improve cooling as black will radiate more heat. The anodizing is so thin that it *shouldn't* impair the heat transfer. I wouldn't expect to see much of a difference one way or the other.

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Midland Powder Coating

http://midlandpowdercoating.com/ContactUs/contact.html

They're a small shop, but they're cheap, fast, and do a decent job.

I actually bought that Evo 8 FMIC from you, and it's still black like you lightly painted it :D It actually still looks good.. you could try doing that again maybe. Don't know how it will effect performance though since it's a thin layer of paint and not anodized.

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they can do it here http://www.hiawathametalcraft.com/ My grandpa started this co way back when... Let me know how it turns out.. personally I would go blue ... but I don't know... maybe black

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A blue front mount? Are you high? I just flat blacked the shit out of mine back in the day when I actually had a running car. I also didn't know shit back then either. It still looked sweet though :p