Painting a Radiator

a1ex2001

a1ex2001

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So she who must be obeyed has decided I need to paint a radiator to match the wall it is on (She is right it will look much nicer!) now this is something I've never considered before. The wall will be painted with a farrow and ball mat emulsion and we want the finish to match so the question is will I be ok if I do the following:

1. Clean the radiator
2. Sand it gently all over
3. Prime it with a metal primer
4. paint it with the same emulsion I've used on the wall

Is there any value in adding a clear coat even though it will add a shinier finish?
 
Is this the proper farrow and ball radiator paint? They make some specifically for radiators/metal, I wouldn't just use emulsion.

How bad is the state of the current radiator? Is there any bubbling of flaking paint? Depending on how bad the radiator is I have removed the old paint fully with nitromors before with badly flaking ones as the new paint wont stick otherwise. If it's not to bad a light sand might be all you need. If the radiator is already painted I wouldn't prime it, just makes sure its had a light sanding and a good clean first.

I'm not sure what kind of clear coat would be suitable for radiators, but the finish of metal paint should be pretty decent.

Dave
 
divuk83 said:
Is this the proper farrow and ball radiator paint? They make some specifically for radiators/metal, I wouldn't just use emulsion.

How bad is the state of the current radiator? Is there any bubbling of flaking paint? Depending on how bad the radiator is I have removed the old paint fully with nitromors before with badly flaking ones as the new paint wont stick otherwise. If it's not to bad a light sand might be all you need. If the radiator is already painted I wouldn't prime it, just makes sure its had a light sanding and a good clean first.

I'm not sure what kind of clear coat would be suitable for radiators, but the finish of metal paint should be pretty decent.

Dave
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The radiator is less than 2 years old and immaculate fortunately!

Was looking at something like this as top coat over the emulsion to protect it, I didn't know farrow and ball made radiator paint!
 
a1ex2001 said:
The radiator is less than 2 years old and immaculate fortunately!
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That's a time saver, I would give it a light sand to give the new paint something to stick too, give it a really good clean then once it's fully dry use the farrow and ball metal paint.

Dave
 
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