Painting onto heating pipes

[Shaun-UK]

Hello. I have had new radiator pipes fitted in my living room. I am not planning on boxing these in whatsoever. I would prefer to paint them with exactly the same emulsion that I am putting onto the walls.

What should I paint onto the pipes fisrt so that the emulsion will stick ok?

The reason I want emulsion is that I just want the pipes to blend into the wall nicely, rather than painting with metal paint or gloss that will end up too shiney or I just wont be able to colour match.

Many thanks Shaun.

 

[amyboo]

I didn't think emulsion was heat resistant? Why don't you just buy gloss in the same colour as your wall colour? We have all our heating pipes visible in our appartment, and we've simply painted the pipes in the gloss to match the walls and it looks great. You hardly notice the pipes....

 

[Robbie uk]

Any new copper pipes should really be treated first with Calcium Plumbate to etch the copper. Then any paint can be applied over the top. If you just paint with oil paint or emulsion the pipes can turn green as it reacts with the copper.

 

[OvertonPlumber]

im am plumber and i believe it should be a criminal offence to paint my pipes.
The times we have to try and get 5 6 coats of paint of a pipe emulsion and gloss so we can solder the damm things.

I say no.no.no

 

[Robbie uk]

LOL

 

[Shaun-UK]

im am plumber and i believe it should be a criminal offence to paint my pipes.
The times we have to try and get 5 6 coats of paint of a pipe emulsion and gloss so we can solder the damm things.

I say no.no.no

Is that why plumbers charge so god damn much ?