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Old 12-07-2017, 07:08 PM
Charles in SC Charles in SC is offline
 
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Default Intake painting question

I am installing the air filter snorkle. I have a James cowl and intake which is fiberglass. My question is should the air filter snorkel be painted on the inside? I can think of reasons to paint or not paint. If you did not paint what did you do? Thanks in advance!
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Old 12-08-2017, 06:50 AM
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Charles,
I painted in the outside for looks.
I did NOT paint the inside.
Not sure I could think of any good reason to paint the inside.
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Old 12-08-2017, 07:03 AM
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Default Inside and Outside for me..

I sealed and painted inside and out on mine..partially because of my OCD,but primarily to keep items from sticking/ease of cleaning...and I can see it when I look into it!.
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Old 12-08-2017, 12:40 PM
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Charles,
I painted in the outside for looks.
I did NOT paint the inside.
Not sure I could think of any good reason to paint the inside.
Same goes for me.
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Old 12-08-2017, 03:08 PM
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I painted the outside as well, with Rustoleum paint. Takes forever to dry, but it sticks to raw fiberglass with a vengeance!
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Old 12-08-2017, 03:29 PM
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Default Intake Painting Question

My snorkel is not painted inside nor outside. I did, however, have mine split at the forward facing seam after 12 years and 1000 hours. Re-glassed it and all is well. Wonder if paint would have changed anything...
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