gloss paint on radiator

dorisblue · 19 Jun 2005

painted my daughters radiator with gloss paint (yeah i know!!!) My landlady is not pleased .now we are moving out and we need to remove the paint to get our deposit back.......
please someone tell me......
* it is in any way dangerous to gloss a radiator?
* what is the best way to remove the paint?
* will sanding it back and re-enamelling it do?

kevplumb · 19 Jun 2005

1 no

2 !!!!!!!!!!!

3 yes

4 why not just paint it white

ChrisR · 19 Jun 2005

Very light sand only
don't use undercoat
Use non drip gloss, not the "one coat" rubbish which will run horribly
You'll probably need 2 coats.

nstreet · 20 Jun 2005

No its not dangerous, just not a very good idea, gloss paint will often soften if used on a radiator and hence will damage easily.

You can use most off the shelf paint strippers, nitromors is uite good, but a lillte messy, alternatively, you could use a hot air gun and scrape off the gloss, then sand with a fine wet and dry paper.

Use a proper radiator paint, either spray on, if you confident you will get a nice result or brush on. Take note of the instructions as some require the heating to be put on to cure the paint. Not ideal in the current weather.

Nige F · 1 Jul 2005

Did you paint it Blue,Doris?

. If it`s a small one and you know a diy man it might be cheap enough to just fit a new rad. Irony is that they used to come in primer only and HAD to be painted. Anywhere in E. Sussex?

sandwell · 6 Jul 2005

I agree with the suggestion "light sanding only", then you will leave the primer untouched. This is usually a very good primer. Then paint as suggested with radiator paint.

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