We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember "Jack Fate"
saying something like:

I fear this will always be rath Hit miss . However does anybody have any
tips.?

Cut a sheet of 1/2" ply and mount it to the wall where the rad will go.
If the rad's wide enough it'll span 2 or 3 battens; simply screw the rad
brackets to the ply.

If it's a small bathroom rad you might find the hollow fasteners are
good enough straight into the plasterboard.
--

Dave