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ryan1

12-27-2006 01:54 PM

painting I.C. and Rad. = less efficient???

well i want to paint my new I.C. and Rad. flat black(old ones were flat black also) now with that being said will
painting the I.C. and Rad. make them less efficient?
thanks

HMTguy

12-27-2006 01:56 PM

Re: painting I.C. and Rad. = less efficient???

Yes it will.

Will you notice? No.

H22junkie

12-27-2006 03:07 PM

Re: painting I.C. and Rad. = less efficient???

Quote:

Originally Posted by jagojon3

Yes it will.

Will you notice? No.

Putting any coating on them will act as some sort of insulator if only by a small margin but, you wouldn't notice any difference.

hackish

12-28-2006 01:40 AM

Re: painting I.C. and Rad. = less efficient???

Better solution would be to get them anodized. Often you can get this done for $40-$60 cash

-Michael

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