Tim S wrote:
Phil L coughed up some electrons that declared:

Mike wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:06 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote:

Peter Twydell wrote:
What's the best way to key the paint on steel panel radiators
before repainting? Sandpaper, wet or dry, flapwheel, something
chemical?

None of the above.
Use steel wool and lightly rub down, especially inside the grooves


I want to use emulsion to match the walls and then cover with
International Radiator Clearcoat.

If you rub too hard and take it down to bare metal, rust spots will
show through emulsion, touch these up with oil based undercoat
prior to emulsioning


Can you really emulsion a radiator and hope it stays on?

Mike P

This is what happens when people believe the crap they see in B&Q -
'kitchen ceiling paint', 'bathroom paint' - as if no other paint is
suitable!!

FWIW, you can paint anything you like, with whatever paint you like,
providing it's indoors - I've witnessed lounge ceilings painted with
gloss and a tumble drier painted with pink emulsion - both looked
revolting but the paint stayed on.


When I grew up, all our rads were done in gloss - which looked OK,
but was a bit wiffy for a while the first time they were used...

Bog standard for me. In three houses over 36 years, I have always used std
gloss paint on rads. This current house, which we bought new in '82, has had
some of the rads. painted twice since then (children, you know) with no
problems.

Ventilation is required and I have deliberately wasted energy at times with
windows open to drive out the solvents, (one child was an asthmatic in his
early years).