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wsln33

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Hey guys, im thinking of getting my intercooler anodised dark grey or black so it doesnt draw attention. Does anyone know what the process involves or how much it would roughly cost? I know it would be better than painting it as i dont want to have a layer of paint over the cooler and anodising looks more like a dye. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks

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Not sure where you would get it done or how much it would cost, a guy that used to live up the street from me had his front mount anodised gold on his 04 STI to match the gold rims and colour scheme to go woth the blue paint.

Looked Effin Porn. Would also be interested to find out how much it costs.

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theres plenty of places around that anodise. Be careful though, i have used a few anodisers at work for aluminium, and some have trouble with it, i.e. cloudy finish etc.

aluminium is a "dirty" raw metal because of the thin layer of aluminium oxide that is in contact with the atmosphere, some places if you were to powder coat for example, would use a cromating process or some sort of air cleaning process first before surface coating in order to obtain best results. So id ring around for prices and also ask about their aluminium processes etc. You should also make sure you do not have any other metal in contact with the intercooler, i.e. steel bolts/ mounting brackets attached. This would also "botch" your finish.

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Abo Bob Grand Master

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There's a newish coating they can put on it that's black and actually increases the ability of the cooler to cool. I was talking to Pro Coat about it. He is on the Central Coast but does lots of mail order stuff. Pm me if you want his number.

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