Does anyone know where i can get some paint for my new cast iron radiators in a realistic burnished copper colour?
Hameright had a copper but im not sure it will be ok for radiators, nor whether its is a decent finish.
Any advice welcomed!
Steve
I used a can of Plasti-Kote bronze spray once. Not bad finish. Dunno about the heat tho.
I've used (Black) Hammerite for heat pipes and radiators, it worked OK and looked good. Didn't seem to have a problem with the heat but wasn't in a 'high traffic' area. Money saving note: use petrol for a brush cleaner.
Slatts
Does anyone actually still clean brushes? I just throw them out after a single use. Reasonably good brushes are now widely available very cheaply.
Further money saving note: use a petrel for a brush.
:-)
DG
Not the folded aluminium disposables, but I still clean my paint brushes. My varnish brushes are about =A38 each, so you bet I clean them carefully!
Mostly though I store my brushes in a Brushmate, without cleaning them. Wonderful gadget!
Have you tried using pads for varnish? Since trying it, I haven't brushed varnish at all. Since varnishing is about the only thing I ever do which would otherwise require fine brushes, I can do without them.
Water-based varnishes, yes. Spirit varnishes, no.
By "varnish" here I very rarely use something that comes in a tin. It's usually a spirit varnish made by dissolving plant resins in alcohol over heat, using a 17th century recipe. These need to be brushed, and they're fussy about the brushes too
If I'm using poly, it's that gel Patina from Screwfix, put on with a cloth.
"Everyday" varnish round here is actually shellac and I put that on with artist's watercolour brushes, left to go hard afterwards and softened next time I use them.
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