| richall Senior Member Posts: 364 Loc: Indianola, Iowa | 03-15-12 04:04 PM - Post#2203103 Guys, I just paid $465 to have my 63 Impala radiator re-cored and asked the shop not to paint it. I'm looking at Eastwood Radiator black and they have SATIN and SEMI-GLOSS. Which would most correct? Rick
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| richall Senior Member Posts: 364 Loc: Indianola, Iowa | 03-15-12 05:30 PM - Post#2203138 In response to richall I just read the Eastwood web site again and they sell GLOSS not SEMI-GLOSS so I think I know which one would look better. I don't recall seeing any 61-64 original restored cars with a GLOSS radiator. I'm going for the SATIN. Rick
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 Dave64SS "2nd Year" Silver Supporting Member Posts: 1002 Loc: Cypress, TX | 03-15-12 06:49 PM - Post#2203168 In response to richall they also sell a specific radiator paint. if i recall, it is "supposed" to have better heat transfer than regular paint..but i have always been suspect. i believe it is a no gloss satin kind as well.
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| Verne_Frantz Valued Contributor Posts: 3230  Loc: hightstown,NJ USA Reg: 08-22-00 | 03-15-12 07:42 PM - Post#2203186 In response to Dave64SS All of the original radiators were painted with a thin gloss black paint. Verne
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| richall Senior Member Posts: 364 Loc: Indianola, Iowa | 03-15-12 07:51 PM - Post#2203193 In response to Verne_Frantz Thanks Verne. I was hoping you'd chime in. I would've bet a million bucks they were satin like most everything else under the hood. Maybe the gloss they used just lost it's sheen and made them look like everything else after a time. The others sitting around the radiator shop waiting to be picked up were all gloss black. I was just afraid they'd put some cheap paint on it and it would tend to flake after a while. You wouldn't happen to know a good place to buy a new fan clutch that doesn't look like it supposed to be on a tractor do you? Mine acts ok but I don't trust it with almost $500 worth of new radiator sitting in front of it. Rick
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| mac1 Senior Member Posts: 1380  Loc: Long Beach, Ca. Reg: 08-26-02 | 03-15-12 08:30 PM - Post#2203213 In response to richall Rick, I use Duplicolor 500 degree gloss black high temp ceramic paint. (Autozone) It holds up extremely well. Whichever paint you use, just use a light coat over the cooling fins. To much paint there will restrict heat dissipation.
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| richall Senior Member Posts: 364 Loc: Indianola, Iowa | 03-15-12 08:44 PM - Post#2203221 In response to mac1 Thanks Mac, I was going to buy that paint from Eastwood but 2 cans shipped is almost $40 and I'm not sure how long it will take to ship. I can run to Autozone and be back in a few minutes. I think I'll pick up a can and give it a try. Rick
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