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polished oil cooler?
hey i have a front mount oil cooler from an 88' gxl, and it sits more forward than a stock one i used to have on on my gsl-se, people always mistake it for a FMIC, i was wondering if i could polish it to a crome state? is there at at home kit or somewhere i can send it? and how much would it cost? has anybody done it?
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Polishing aluminum is pretty easy. Just get a buffing motor ( I use an old washing machine motor with a $5 arbor bolted on it). The supplies can be found all over. Ebay has some good deals on buffing wheels and rouge. I would be careful near the fins though.
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I had an SE cooler on my 84 for a while that was polished.It comes out pretty good,but be careful not to bend the fins with the polishing wheel.Its better to just polish the tanks and leave the tubes alone.
It wont affect cooling but you may have to wax the polished section to prevent corosion.
It wont affect cooling but you may have to wax the polished section to prevent corosion.
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Originally Posted by steve84GS TII
It wont affect cooling but you may have to wax the polished section to prevent corosion.
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Originally Posted by rxseven07
got any pics?
http://64mgb.home.mchsi.com/
And here's some pictures of some pieces I buffed and clear-coated:
http://64mgb.home.mchsi.com/64mgb_20010114.html
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Originally Posted by rxseven07
i meant of a polished oil cooler, is it possible to polish it to the point of it looking like chrome?
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i soaked mine in a pail of old gas for a while, that cleaned it up nice, then i scrubbed it with a plastic brush for dishes etc, came out nice
i soaked gas on the inside, to clean up the old oil im sure that helped cooling a bit, but not substancially
i soaked gas on the inside, to clean up the old oil im sure that helped cooling a bit, but not substancially
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Originally Posted by Pele
Why? Want it to look like an intercooler?
Originally Posted by rxseven07
hey i have a front mount oil cooler from an 88' gxl, and it sits more forward than a stock one i used to have on on my gsl-se, people always mistake it for a FMIC, i was wondering if i could polish it to a crome state? is there at at home kit or somewhere i can send it? and how much would it cost? has anybody done it?
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I sold my polished SE cooler,so no pics.
Plus I bought it already polished so Im not sure how much work it was.It wasnt quite chrome quality,but it appeared to be a quick,dirty polish job.You can get aluminum to shine like chrome,but it takes a bit of time and some black fingers.
Plus I bought it already polished so Im not sure how much work it was.It wasnt quite chrome quality,but it appeared to be a quick,dirty polish job.You can get aluminum to shine like chrome,but it takes a bit of time and some black fingers.
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Watch out painting the cooler. If you paint the fins you will interfere with the heat transfer. They also sell a product called alumibrite. Its an acid you spray on AL then rinse off. It removes the oxidizied layer, leaving a shiny finish. Its used mostly for diamond plate, boats etc. Of course itll oxidize again so theres really no way of keeping it purty short of clearcoating, which is not good to do to the fins and tubes.
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