I am looking for a some radiator paint recommendations .I see Screwfix have tins but that is a high gloss white and I am looking for a white satin finish .They have an aerosol but it seems an expensive way of doing it .
I did use one before from a can but I cant recall the make of paint I used .It went on well and covered evenly so any suggestions will be welcomed . Stuart .
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I've always just used standard satin paint out of the tin and it went on alright and still looks good after 5 years.
Couldn't ask much more of it I suppose.
Dulux Satinwood works very well in this application
You can get a really good finish with spray paints. I've found the plasti-kote cans to be excellent if a little expensive.
Rustins and Hammerite both do a white satin radiator enamel - about £9 for 500ml.
Go to your nearest car bits shop and look at the spray white car undercoat. I have never used anything else for many years and it is exactly the same as the powder coat on the rads.
White undercoat car paint ....Now there's a thought ...:-) Stuart
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Cost you £3 to try it and it may do exactly what you want. Look at the cap on the spray, that will give a fairly good indication of what you are getting. Also it goes on thin and does not insulate the rad like brush on paint.
Advantage of the screwfix spray is that it dries in 30 mins... just done about 9 rads with 5 cans. Just scrub with a kitchen pad and clean with meths before spraying. Look like new.
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Will that go over ordinary gloss paint without having to take all the "gloss" stuff off?...
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