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Painting Radiators
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My bathroom and cloakroom radiators are showing rust patches. What do I need to use before painting them and is gloss paint as good as radiator paint?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.TheBuilder.. would you honestly dream of painting over rust if you had a the slightest bit of damp near it.
New more efficient cloakroon rad .. not much more than a tin of Dulux.
Funnily enough we are sat here this afternoon talking about jobs where people cut corners and ended up with absolute disasters within the home.
New more efficient cloakroon rad .. not much more than a tin of Dulux.
Funnily enough we are sat here this afternoon talking about jobs where people cut corners and ended up with absolute disasters within the home.
Get rid of radiators!
Oui. Oui!
Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
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After having under-floor heating in my first house in the 70s of the previous(!) century, wanted ditto thereafter. But radiators were generally standard.
---> So, we ripped them out, turned 'under-floor' through 90° and slapped it on one wall in each room. Perfect.
Perhaps not the ideal of "passive-house". But water-temperature in the wall pipes is far lower -- and more energy-saving -- than for radiators.
Oui. Oui!
Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
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After having under-floor heating in my first house in the 70s of the previous(!) century, wanted ditto thereafter. But radiators were generally standard.
---> So, we ripped them out, turned 'under-floor' through 90° and slapped it on one wall in each room. Perfect.
Perhaps not the ideal of "passive-house". But water-temperature in the wall pipes is far lower -- and more energy-saving -- than for radiators.
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Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
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Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires only self-sufficient warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
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Instead of
Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
that should be
Even the modern ones are awfully inefficient. ---> "passive-house" is one that requires only self-sufficient warming in Winter and stays cool in Summer.
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In that case, Kazal, a light rub down to clear the staining, then try this...
https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-radiator-spray-paint-satin-400ml/4621R?kpid=4621R&ds_kid=92700047154135765&ds_rl=1243321&ds_rl=1241687&ds_rl=1245250&;ds_rl=1245250&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0ZHwBRCRARIsAK0Tr-qkFT8PSuQA3B_7vafO-UbL79KL3JVhRzZ6Algii0vo5KdfcdPl69oaAjfVEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
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An example of many available but pretty cheap and a good name.
https://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/hammerite-rust-remover-gel?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0ZHwBRCRARIsAK0Tr-oZFCdY8AHw9-gx3EI5ZNEhqu-yxhMgelhqb_9mL-VMNtEy15y-fVwaAtg0EALw_wcB&;v=5092868
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