Intercooler cleaning and prep.
07-15-02, 05:23 PM
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Intercooler cleaning and prep.
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Allright, I was going to use my beautful small Isuzu NPR Intercooler for my Turbo Project.
I got a pretty good deal on the Large Black Isuzu NPR intercooler. It is the best out of all the NPR IC's, so I definately want to use it.
It's in good condition, except some of the paint is chipping off, making it look worse than it is.
So my questions are:
1) How do I properly strip the paint without damaging it?
2) Could a Radiator shop strip and prep it?
3) Or does it have to be an Intercooler repair type of place?
My goal would be to have it shine like small polished one above.
Before you ask, - I am not selling the small NPR at this time, I am probably going to use it in Supercharging my Ford Supercrew
Allright, I was going to use my beautful small Isuzu NPR Intercooler for my Turbo Project.
I got a pretty good deal on the Large Black Isuzu NPR intercooler. It is the best out of all the NPR IC's, so I definately want to use it.
It's in good condition, except some of the paint is chipping off, making it look worse than it is.
So my questions are:
1) How do I properly strip the paint without damaging it?
2) Could a Radiator shop strip and prep it?
3) Or does it have to be an Intercooler repair type of place?
My goal would be to have it shine like small polished one above.
Before you ask, - I am not selling the small NPR at this time, I am probably going to use it in Supercharging my Ford Supercrew
07-15-02, 09:13 PM
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Haven't we ALL heard this
Just get some paint stripper that won't destroy or etch that alum. I am assuming that is the ic it is made of. Maybe an aircraft stripper. Most airplanes are alum.
You can run kerosen through it. Then simple grean through it to clean out the fuel.
Don't paint it though. It seems that would cut down on efficancy.
Just an educated thought.
James
You can run kerosen through it. Then simple grean through it to clean out the fuel.
Don't paint it though. It seems that would cut down on efficancy.
Just an educated thought.
James
07-16-02, 02:45 AM
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Painting won't affect its efficiency, unless it's in sunlight or something like. It's too late for me to get into this. Aircraft stripper would do it. So can a radiator place.
07-16-02, 04:56 AM
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Originally posted by fastrotaries
Painting won't affect its efficiency,
Painting won't affect its efficiency,
But to clean the inside, I normally use gasoline. Poor it in the inside, shake it up REAL good and dump it on an innocent smoking by-standard...
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07-16-02, 08:43 AM
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Eastwood makes a black paint specifically for radiators. Its ultra thin so as not to decrease efficiency.
www.eastwoodco.com/
www.eastwoodco.com/
