Oil Cooler Re-Hab

Hopz · Post by **Hopz** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:11 pm

Hi, My name is Bob and I have nasty oil coolers...

What can be done in something less than 12 steps.

How about cleaning and then painting- perhaps flat black in honor of the efficiency of black body radiation... that we all know and love so well?

Or what have you done?

Post by **OU812** » Sun May 27, 2007 9:14 pm

I don't touch my bike.....NOT. I would use gloss paint, as the flat would be harder to clean. Then again, other colors could be cool.

R4R&R · Post by **R4R&R** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:03 am

I can't see them while I'm riding, so they don't bother me too much.

Hopz · Post by **Hopz** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:50 am

You sort of have to lean waaay forward and look down a little...

Post by **Buckster** » Mon May 28, 2007 4:28 pm

Hopz, If you haven't already....check out MIXR's "whats in your bag" thread. He used a peice of gutter gaurd to hide/protect his coolers....they are pretty cool!

Post by **Lobo1625** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:09 pm

The only thing I would suggest is that if/when you repaint. Make sure to go easy on the paint. Remember that the oil coolers have to transfer heat to the air to be efficient, and if they're covered in paint, they don't... I'm not 100% sure but I believe they sell a paint specifically for radiators that helps transfer heat. I personally would suggest the oil cooler screens such as the ones MIXR has or a nice set of wire mesh ones, like you can get off eBay.