Refurbish Radiators

Rosalie

I recently moved into a 1920's home in Bergen County, New Jersey and have 14 radiators that I would like to have stripped/sandblasted and repainted. Could someone refer me to a company in my area who provides these services?

I believe the radiators are all plain corto style.

20" tall - 5 tubes - 21 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 12 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 12 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 07 sections

36" tall - 5 tubes - 21 sections

20" tall - 3 tubes - 04 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 09 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 09 sections

36" tall - 3 tubes - 04 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 15 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 16 sections

20" tall - 4 tubes - 07 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 12 sections

20" tall - 5 tubes - 09 sections

Thanks.

tim smith

Regarding refurbishing

I am sure someone in your area will respond. One of the tough things on these jobs is getting someone willing to transport. When we do it, if we realllllly have to, it is a lot of work getting the radiators out of house and to refinisher. Expect a fairly large bill to refinish and to transport. The company who decides to do this for you may want a transport company to take and return radiators. They may just come and shut down and disconnect and then you would have a mover come in and take & return from finisher. Good luck, Tim

Patrick North

Powdercoat

May I suggest powdercoating rather than painting? It's more durable, come in a myriad of colors, no off gassing (that I could tell) and looks great. Was comparable in price to having them painted. We're slowly refinishing all of our steam radiators this way and LOVE the results.
Good luck,
Patrick

JGK

Radiator Refinishing

I spent $12 per fin for sandblasting and painting in a shop. Then it was $100 round trip for transportation, per radiator. I chose to do only three of my 17 because of the cost. Two I painted myself with a can of spray paint when I had them disconnected and in the middle of the room under renovation.

I'm in Missouri, so I can't make suggestions on contractors/painters.

tim smith

That is a great deal

Here they charge about 40 per section to blast and paint give or take 10 depending on size and quantity.

scrook_2

Hot tank?

Is hot tanking (hot caustic), as is done to clean CI engine parts, etc. a viable alternative to sandblasting? Perhaps at a auto/truck rebuild/machine shop. Ought to leave the CI clean enough to eat off of. You probably want to plug/cap the inlet/outlet and vent/bleed openings though, as it might be a bear to drain/rinse otherwise.

stamato_4

Arthur Greene in Union NJ 908-687-4419. Contact your local paint store, or look up sandblasting in a phone directory.