...or just a good gloss paint.
ISTR radiator paint that I used many years ago yellowed quickly.
Radiator paint....
Aug 16, 2016
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Do they have to be gloss? I've some with vinyl matt and some with (solvent based) satin finish (both Johnstone's). I won't say they "look good" 'cos I painted them but they haven't yellowed after 4+ years.
Robin wrote in news:b165c50c-0664-648d-9355-8088de5300b4 @hotmail.com:
I want gloss.
I always use a solvent based cheap gloss.
if you want radiators to look decent, then the only solution is remove them and get them professionally sprayed.
I made the mistake of buying dedicated radiator paint for an oil filled electric radiator. It smelled for months and it chipped off in two years. I'm thinking that these special paints are a bit of a con. Brian
Is that much cheaper than just removing them and fitting replacements? Radiators seem pretty cheap nowadays ...
I thought the general idea of diy was to do it yourself.
NT
Then paint a coat of clear lacquer over the vinyl matt/silk (agree Johnstone's) - I have used a water-based floor product successfully but not on radiators.
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