Paint radiator to not show under Saleen grill/GT/CS valance?
06-05-2011, 04:01 PM
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Location: Illinois
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They sell radiator specific paint. From what I have seen .. the Majority of radiators on most cars are black from the factory. Black will actually cool better ... black absorbs heater quicker but also dissipates quicker. I need to paint mine black one of these days .. between the radiator, A/C condensor and S/C Heat Exchanger .. I have too much silver back there ...
If there's a specific kind of paint that allows heat transfer just fine then I'd do it, otherwise I don't know that I'd want to play with the heat properties of the radiator since it's a sensitive item that allows everything to play nice when you're flogging the car.
06-05-2011, 04:05 PM
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At one point it time, all of them were painted black. Then, when aluminum was discovered to work, the black paint stopped. I have done them both ways in various Mustangs (new and old) with no ill effects.
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