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Refurb old radiator?
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting,
It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... And then i'd like it to be bronze. Any input appreciated as ever. |
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Refurb old radiator?
On 07/03/2020 12:57, R D S wrote:
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... And then i'd like it to be bronze. Any input appreciated as ever. Today' EU regulation limited paint stripper is di take it to a grit blaster if you can, or Nitromors and a pressure washer MIGHT do the similar job much slower and more messily... -- Renewable energy: Expensive solutions that don't work to a problem that doesn't exist instituted by self legalising protection rackets that don't protect, masquerading as public servants who don't serve the public. |
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Refurb old radiator?
On Saturday, 7 March 2020 12:57:56 UTC, R D S wrote:
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... And then i'd like it to be bronze. Any input appreciated as ever. If it's a steel one, throw it away. If it's a cast iron sectional, worth doing. Do not bang around or drop. it will leak on the joints. Very hard to fix. |
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Refurb old radiator?
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R D S wrote: I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... Best to get it sandblasted. That will go straight through any weak points, so a test if suitable for further use too. -- *My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Refurb old radiator?
On 07/03/2020 15:18, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , R D S wrote: I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... Best to get it sandblasted. That will go straight through any weak points, so a test if suitable for further use too. Not a caustic soda dip as done for stripped pine in the dim and distant? Cast iron of course are made from separate units with joins, so caustic might attack whatever goo was used there. |
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Refurb old radiator?
On Saturday, 7 March 2020 12:57:56 UTC, R D S wrote:
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... And then i'd like it to be bronze. Any input appreciated as ever. Acid dip or blast is the usual optoin. You can also de-rust using HCl, wiping it off once it's done its spot. But HCl leaves the surface so reactive that if you let it dry by itself it wlil be rusty by the time it's dry. Wipe it dry & undercoat without delay. Or better, zinc coat the patches using a battery casing & charger. NT |
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Refurb old radiator?
On 07/03/2020 12:57, R D S wrote:
I've removed a rad at work, that's old enough to almost be interesting, It's been painted and painted again, badly, I wouldn't mind stripping it and reusing it. Can I DIY the paint off it, or is it likely to need dipping or blasting or.... And then i'd like it to be bronze. Any input appreciated as ever. Sods law says it's only the paint layers that stops it leaking -- mailto : news {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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