spraying a FMIC
 

i have bought a used hdi fmic and to freshen it up i would like to get it sprayed in silver,is this possible? what paint would i use?

cheers

Going to keep a eye on this as I may tidy my FMIC at some point.

its probably pointless as it will get battered with stones etc but hey-ho :D

My concern would be the blocking of the airflow. Thus reducing the cooling effect.

A light dusting of silver wouldn't do any harm at all. Blocking airflow would take a pretty large amount of paint. I'm a fridge engineer and we spray the condensers and evaporators with an acrylic paint so they are easier to clean next time round. Doesn't affect them at all and they are airflow critical.

Just use normal aerosol paint buddy.

i wouldnt paint it due to it holding the heat inside the core, probably a light dusting wont do a lot but the paint will chip easily and look a bigger mess than before you started in no time.

fit it and chuck a black grill over it.

Light dusting of etch primer and then some satin black:thumb:

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+1 exactly how i done mine.........Though the scaremongers will tell you its a bad thing yet APS actually sell a black core and wrx classic TMIC's were also black.

ive already got a black zunsport grill :)

might just leave it to be fair as you say it will look like a strippers clit after a few road miles :thumb:

Painting it probably wont cause issues but stone chips will after a while.
Try polishing it with some metal polish. Its not that viseable under a grill

will try some oven cleaner on it.....works a treat on my backbox :thumb:

Metal polish is good too.
but unless you dont drive through the winter or polish it daily it will soon look the same.

i might have some autosol thinking about it and it saves earache from her indoors when ive used all the oven cleaner

i use my car everyday on country lanes,quarry roads etc etc it gets filthy :cry: