Hello all


Getting a lot of mixed reviews online , anyone no if can i paint my FMIC? if so will this be ok > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLEAR-LACQ...item51a96d76d9


appreciate any advice

 

Bloody hope so as im doing mine this weekend.

 

i thought it would be ok but then I started seeing things like

"if you paint the fins on the intercooler it is going to stop the heat dissipating"

"you should leave it as it is, Painting the intercooler can interfere with how efficient it is in dissipating heat to a certain degree"

 

had them painted on other cars and no problem

 

Nice thin coats and you should I be fine, there will be a lot of airflow so keep the temperatures low

 

I had mine painted - no problems on temperatures, but they stone chipped to boogery almost instantly and looked very tatty very quickly so now I've gone back to unpainted

 

nice.. I just wanted to confirm someone has done it with no probs thanks for the reply



thanks for the tip mate appreciate it I was going for a spray can but I think il be better off with the paint tin to get thinner coat.

 

You can paint it, just don't put too much on at once, do light coats until it looks right. It's good for a hiding the front mount behind a grill for stealth. But if it's exposed it will stone chip really bad

 

I didn't even consider stone chips i want sliver paint, that's going to look twice as tatty when chipped


thanks for the headsup


il have a look to see if there's any paint resistant to stone chips

 

Sorry about the darkness
Painted mine ( but not the core )

 

My one on my 08 Hatch is looking a bit tired.

I have bought an 'STi' stencil and some red paint that matches and also some matt silver VHT paint.

I will correct the few fins that have been bent by stones with a tooth pick, scotchbright the frame and then appy a thin coat of silver and my stencil to give me a new OEM look.

I had the FMIC on my Evo IX MR painted matt black without any issues, I used around 2 coats and the finish was pretty hard wearing with good mesh.

Hope to have mine done this weekend

 

wow that's one clean Subaru love the colour,


would you mind putting a before and after pic up so I can see how the STI stencil turns out please lol

 

Or....just put mesh in front of the FMIC to protect it and hide the silver and paint the mesh black - done!

 

Sprayed mine with high temp black paint all over (body & fins), put mesh in front & all fine

 

It had sliver mesh on before which dint suit the car ( I suppose it does have a blue front bumper on a white car lol) I was going to spray it black but I think the car looks better when you can see the FMIC.

 

Mine also has the black zunsport grill covering the FMIC
But I wanted to paint it anyway because I'm OCD

 

Spray at a 45 degree angle, so the paint doesn't get too far into the core.
Eastwood radiator paint is nice to use.

 

Got inpatient and just done mine. Didnt realise it would be so matte black but no problems! Painted in the dark with iphone torch app lol