# Anodising **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [April 4, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101 "2006-04-04T23:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imported\_RPS131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@imported\_RPS131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_RPS131)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/1 "2006-04-04T23:16:20Z")
Does anybody know of a place in Edmonton that can anodise aluminum? I’m thinking of anodising my intercooler black (sleeper look). Would this have a negative effect on cooling? How much protection would it offer? Please and thanks. ---
**Author:** ![gorillam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f14d63/32.png) [@gorillam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gorillam)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/2 "2006-04-04T23:49:24Z")
Anodizing will work as an insulation, i would not reccomend it. Who know how little or much it insulate’s maybe only a tiny tiny bit but if it does insulate it you will NEVER get the anodizing off an intercooler if you wanted to turn it back to stock. I believe that chrome anodizing on the old cars from the 40’s-60’s is one of the hardest coating known to man. I know this for a fact as it took the chromer 12 hours to carefully buff off all of the anodizing of the lincoln zephyr’s trim pieces. ---
**Author:** ![Invalid\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@Invalid\_Zero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Invalid_Zero)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/3 "2006-04-05T02:36:30Z")
I’ve never heard of anyone anodizing an intercooler, but there is paint that actually increases the efficiancy of an IC. Read about it in SCC I think. ---
**Author:** ![Hustler\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/91b2a8/32.png) [@Hustler\_M](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hustler_M)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/4 "2006-04-11T11:12:12Z")
You could always powdercoat it black aswell. ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/5 "2006-04-11T11:17:24Z")
Yes, powder coating is always good Please do tell about this paint that helps cooling! ---
**Author:** ![DoubleDown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@DoubleDown](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DoubleDown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/6 "2006-04-11T11:42:26Z")
Didn’t Jared (1mns13) do something like this? I know he painted his intercooler black, and I seem to remember him talking about using a special paint that was heat efficient. - Mike ---
**Author:** ![ChukiRPS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@ChukiRPS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChukiRPS13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/7 "2006-04-11T12:15:12Z")
I remember seeing this black paint for radiators, they might have it at canadian tire. ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/8 "2006-04-11T12:19:18Z")
But check with RS13. He did his black, and after a month, the rock chips were horribly bad and obvious. Would need something thicker or stronger. ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/9 "2006-04-11T14:46:20Z")
I did it with radiator paint. It was free and it held up for a couple months. If you paint it with anything thicker it decreases the thermal properties the intercooler is designed for. It takes 5 minutes to do at a radiator shop. And compared to radiators for CAT’s and semi’s most shops will do it for free (or almost free) becasue of the size. I watched whiole mine got painted and it is a simmilar process to powdercoating. tooks all of 5 minutes including drying time ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@Jason\_Lange](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jason_Lange)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/10 "2006-04-12T17:59:10Z")
> [@SRBURG13](#): > > Yes, powder coating is always good > > Please do tell about this paint that helps cooling! Powdercoating is a thick almost plastic coating. You do not want to powdercoat an intercooler. Anodizin is almost an etching of the surface and is very thin. It would reduce the intercoolers efficiency only slightly. ---
**Author:** ![SRBURG13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@SRBURG13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRBURG13)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/11 "2006-04-12T18:42:51Z")
Well fine then. :finga: ---
**Author:** ![imported\_RPS131](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dbc845/32.png) [@imported\_RPS131](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_RPS131)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/12 "2006-04-12T22:02:29Z")
Hmm so far I’m liking this anodising thing. Also apparently there is a zinc based paint that will protect aluminum from corrosion and almost not effect heat dispersion at all. Anybody know of a place that anodizes aluminum in Edmonton? Also a good place for powder coating (again in Edmonton)? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_calgary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@matt\_calgary](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt_calgary)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anodising/142101/13 "2006-04-12T22:58:56Z")
Powdercoating the piping would be fine but that’s about it