help with gtr intercooler

[matt31]

i just bought a second hand gtr intercooler and it has paint chips and the black paint dosn't appeal to me much and ive heard around that they can be acid dipped, anodizing or something like that to clean it up and remove the paint, could someone please explain what options i have and where i could get it done. any help is very much apprectiated.

[Neil]

Matt31,,,get in contact with a Radiator Repairer,,,they can clean it up no probs.

Neil.

[matt31]

thanks neil, if i take the paint off and expose the bare metal wont it rust, or do u coat it with something?

[Neil]

No it won't rust buddy,,,it's made of Aluminuim. Don't waste ya time removing the paint,,,the Radiator guy will do it all. Just take it to him as it is and he'll do the rest. You might want to ask him if he can pressure test as well.

Neil.

[Guest SXU29T]

whats its dimensions?

[skyzerr33]

gtr coola is 600x300x76

well mine is

[WHITE R32]

no it wont rust but depending on how its cleaned it will oxidise though....(have white powdery looking stuff appear on the alloy)this happens to me when i acid clean the coolers that i used to sell..... if u polish it afterwards it will not oxidise though but u can not exactly polish the core.....

[matt31]

ok dont want my cooler core covered in that white powedy looking stuff cause i had that on my old stock cooler and it looked horrible. so do i have any other options? maybe just painting it black again if i have to ?

all help very much apprectiated

[WHITE R32]

id just tale it to a radiator place and see what they say....