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Are there any tricks? Is it pretty straight forward? Any info you can provide can help. Any dos or donts?
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Not sure on this...but I read that painting a heatsink hinders its ability to dissipate heat....
Might want to check on that...
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Using paint that isn't specifically made to conduct heat OR deal with heating/cooling/heating cycles can lead to short paint life, flaking, bad cooling ability...
Some grill paints work well, it depends on the color you want to use.
However, usually sandblasting the stuff and then powder-coating it provide the best, longest lasting finish.
ShadowStar
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Please say that you aren't going to paint those Linear Powers...New heat sinks are about $75 from Tips, Inc and Linear Power will custon anodize heat sinks for you.
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Just an idea, but I have seen people take RF amps and polish the heatsinks. It takes alot of sanding but when you are done it makes the top ridges look like they were chromed. It goes very well with the black valley and silver divides. Just my two cents.
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There is a guy where I live who offered to take the heatsink on my Punch 45HD and polish them for me. He uses a sandblaster with almond shells to take the paint off, leaving a nice polished look without damaging the sink.
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