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Was looking at my RS500 style alloy intercooler today that has been on the car for
well over a year now and its looking a bit dirty.


I am not a bufty but like my car to be reasonably clean but its hard to keep it
nice when I use it for my everyday transport.

Does anyone know how I can restore its shine without damaging the
fragile structure of the core elements please ?????

wayneclayden

BUY A NEW ONE

Anonymous

I did mine with a tooth brush lol but be carefull or u will bend a few fins lol Keeping it like that got knows.

Spiky

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gunk and light spray from hose pipe????

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Pro Alloy Motorsport, PMSL I was waiting for that one

wayneclayden

We normally use truck wash and a steam cleaner..
spray at 90 degrees to the core to ensurev the fins do not get bent over.
we normally then pick the fins straight with two stanley knife blades and then spray with a light coat of silver paint (without primer)

hope that helps...

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ECOSNIGE, Spiky, Cheers chaps.

I guess there is no real easy option but hard graft and TLC

Fudgey

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dishwasher??

everyone uses them to clean car parts dont they lol

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Pro Alloy Motorsport, Will try that first. I know a man with a steam cleaner.

essexrsturbo

i degreesed my old front mount and then jet washed it, then autosol on the alley

vroooom ptssssh

brake cleaner?

Cam

I used TFR (traffic film remover) bought from Machine Mart and it works a treat.

richm

Simon,
I've previously cleaned various rads by gently brushing with detergent in a bit of water, then pressure washing from the BACK - the crap goes in from the front, so washing it out from the back avoids pushing it further into the core. As already mentioned, aim the washer perpendicular to the cooler face, and with moderate pressure/spray pattern to minimise bent fins.

Phil

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Paint it black, then it will stop any corrosion and also make it easier to clean

richm

nooo!, painting it will reduce the cooler efficiency.. I'm kinda surprised that ProAlloy suggested painting..

wayneclayden

if you apply a light coat of cellulose you really can not detect the difference...... even with our digital equipment.

Spiky

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thats not what everyone has been saying for years about the ben hur 500 one's

richm

fair do's! you've obviously done the tests, and appreciate the effect that it could have. I was concerned that the average person would gob a good coat of thick paint on to make it 'look nice'

wayneclayden

yes that would be bad news!!

pauldudley

clean inside with carb/injector cleaner turbo,s don't like munching dirt, Citit bang or flash onage action $1.50 at tesco's

sufsRS

black would be a dumb idea as this would absob alot of heat??? which is probably why they come silver to reflect the heat

richm

black actually radiates heat better , the problem is the fact you are adding an extra material interface change. Everytime you add a layer of different material you also add some thermal impedance, so the benefit of the better radiation properties can be offset by the additional thermal impedance of the junction of the different materials, potentially making it worse than base material.

GARETH T

richm,