question about painting a radiator
 

i was wondering if i would run into any problems painting my dtek radiator. i purchased the unpainted one figuring that i didnt really care about the look plus i wanted to save money since i can easily attain paint for free if i ever wanted to paint it. now when i look at my system, the system doesnt have a professional look because my radiator looks very unfinished. what kind of paint should i use if i wanted to paint my radiator? will it decrease its performance at all? is it ok to paint the fins as well or am i suppose to just paint around the outside of it?

Just don't paint the fins
 

As far as I know, you can paint the Radiator, Just don't paint the fins, It might insulate them. How much I don't know, but I have a Maxxxpert and I don't plan on painting It. And I'm still acquiring parts and only rently ordered a Gemini Cool water block (the Rev. 2 block) for My socket A cpu, The gpu will be next as soon as I can afford It. As ebay is the source of My funding right now.:D

I painted my heater core with some glossy black spray paint. I did the sides and the fins. The paint didn't go too far in on the fins though, since I sprayed it at a sharp angle, so I don't think insulation should be a problem. I'd say go for it, just spray down at the fins from one direction then flip and do toward the other direction, it should look ok.

ok, thx for the heads up ^_^

yea, what razor said :P also, you should clean the rad off and PRIME it befor painting it. it is bare metal after all; the primer will help the paint stick better.

gotcha thx. what should i clean the radiator with?

i used a dremel with a brass wire wheel. i used turpentine and rubbing alcohol to clean off any sticky goop first.

gotcha, thx again