hrc165 Member 10 Member For: 18y 10m 4d Location: perth sor Posted 10/09/07 05:14 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 05:14 AM sorry if this has been covered before, but has anyone just taken the stock 6t intercooler off and polished it up? firstly will that damage it in anyway? secondly is it difficult to do? .... mine has suffered a few stone chips and looks pretty crap, thinking the chrome look would do the trick till I save enough pennies to get an upgraded one... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeg Member 372 Member For: 19y 11m 19d Location: SA Posted 10/09/07 05:22 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 05:22 AM Some have brought Chrome paint from Supercrap and repainted it. From the looks of photo's it seems to come up pretty decent and will save a few long hard hours polishing. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 20y 9d Gender: Male Posted 10/09/07 05:53 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 05:53 AM I think bain polished his, looked really good. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR06T Silver Donating Members 4,146 Member For: 20y 9d Gender: Male Posted 10/09/07 05:57 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 05:57 AM http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=378239found it. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dico2020 Guests Posted 10/09/07 07:27 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 07:27 AM I think the bloke charges $150, pretty reasonable in my opinion! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 10/09/07 08:20 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:20 AM (edited) Leave it black until your ready to upgrade it... they look embarrissingly small when painted silver. Edited 10/09/07 08:22 AM by RAP1D Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573242 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6_Charlie Donating Members 1,001 Member For: 20y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 10/09/07 08:25 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:25 AM What would be the best way for me to change the look of a powercoated black nizpro cooler then? to the polished / sliver look? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 10/09/07 08:42 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:42 AM Just paint it, there's not much end tank to polish... and stripping it back would be hard and may damage it Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573257 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6_Charlie Donating Members 1,001 Member For: 20y 10m 1d Gender: Male Posted 10/09/07 08:45 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:45 AM Yeah that's what I was think. Thanks Chris, cant wait to get it fitted now, should look heaps better and bigger then my hybrid cooler Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573262 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 10/09/07 08:48 AM Share Posted 10/09/07 08:48 AM It will cool alot better too, so get ya sexmate to give it some more timing Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/38173-polishing-the-stock-intercooler/#findComment-573263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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