Problem raidiators - bubbling Paint

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• 28 Feb 2007

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Ive used hammerite radiator paint on the bedroom radiator and now it has bubbled really badly! I want to rub it down and start again but i think ill end up with a really patchy radiator

Can i blow torch/paint strip it off? Do i need to put some kind of neutral undercoat on it before i paint it?

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Andy

 

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• 28 Feb 2007

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What EXACT name is the Hammerite Radiator Piant ?. What is the instructions on it ?. What type of radiator have you painted ?. Was the radiator already painted ?

 

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• 28 Feb 2007

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And are to bubbles at the top?..it could be bause someone hasnt wiped the paste off it when wallpapering around it.

 

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• 2 Mar 2007

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andy2306 said:

Ive used hammerite radiator paint on the bedroom radiator and now it has bubbled really badly! I want to rub it down and start again but i think ill end up with a really patchy radiator

Can i blow torch/paint strip it off? Do i need to put some kind of neutral undercoat on it before i paint it?

Thanks
Andy

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You wont get it off with a torch unless you drain the radiator first
Nitromorse is best to strip... But expensive depending on layers of paint.
Interesting to know if just the Hammerite has bubbled.
I would normally just rub down and wash and give one/ two coats of gloss only.. no undercoat ( but dont tell zampa )
I changed a rad recently which was in a orrible state from yrs of undercoat and emulsion, worked out a lot cheaper than my time and materials... and easier.

 

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• 2 Mar 2007

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I only undercoat them because im to lazy to rub em down!