Do coloured coolants still clog up/stain blocks or is that a thing of the past?

Resa69 · 22 Jul 2014 at 20:26

I love the look of cooloured coolant but people always steer me away from it, saying distilled water and colour tubing is the safest thing to use but I hate the look of coloured tubing :confused:

rjk · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:48

Plasticiser free tubing and you're good time go.

Ploppy2k3 · 22 Jul 2014 at 21:53

still stains

XSPC tubing is the worst i have ever seen for staining. Primochill is the most resistant.

it will generally stain most things but at the end of they day it is a dye and that's what it does.

vsg28 · 22 Jul 2014 at 22:55

Soft tubing absorbs water, so it will stain eventually to an extent. That's where acrylic comes in handy.

Good coolant and proper loop maintenance means no gunking in blocks or such.

Resa69 · 23 Jul 2014 at 12:30

rjkoneill said:
Plasticiser free tubing and you're good time go.

And what tubing brands are free of plasticiser?

Cheers for the replies people.

GiraffePencils · 23 Jul 2014 at 14:24

Primochill

Ploppy2k3 · 23 Jul 2014 at 14:39

+1 for Primochill.

its also a much firmer tube that doesnt kink and restrict the flow. could do with being cheaper mind you!