S2 Cabby

Right I've been thinking of doing my radiator and intercooler in gloss black on my s2, I have an uprated alloy rad and half size intercooler and just wondered if anyone has done similar or opinions?

stu21t

I sprayed mine with polyurethane paint. It chipped a lot but every now and then I just touched up up on the car.

xr_craig

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I did mine matt black with aerosols. I just prepped it well and etch primed it first. I did it as a trial to see if I liked it before I did it with 2k and to be honest it's held up great and still looks mint.

S2 Cabby

I'll be doing mine in 2k gloss black, did a trial fit of the front bumper today and I might just do the intercooler to start as it's very much in your face and could possibly get away without doing the rad. While I'm doing it I'm going to give the crossmember a nice fresh coat of paint as it's 24 years old now and looking a little dull and dirty, on the plus side at least when I removed the bumper all the mounting points on the car are rock solid

salsheikh

does paint affect the properties of the IC compared to a bare/unpainted IC?

S2 Cabby

No it won't affect that mate