On Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:33:31 PM UTC, Bart wrote:

Tried to remove a radiator for flushing, but the nuts attaching it to the
valves are encrusted in several layers of paint.
Chipped some off but wouldn't budge (not without it breaking something).
(And I think I turned them the right way..)
Any ideas on how to free them up? Almost resigned to just replacing the
radiator and the valves as well, but I don't want the bother of draining
down the system.

Rotate it both ways back and forth, even if it only moves a tiny bit it'll gradually loosen up


NT