painting radiators

bridgetw

Hi We are redoing a 1911 Denver Square house and it has radiators. YEA!!! We need to paint them. what kind of paint should we use? We like the traditional gold color but do not want to lose heating efficiency.  Any suggestions? Many thanks!!

Rod

Repainting Radiators

Hi- There is a ton of information and discussion available on this subject.

I would suggest you use the Site Search function at top right hand corner of the menu at the top of this page. Also there is another search available for past posting  using the "Search the Wall" button.

      The following link will take you to the posts of Gwen whose nick is "Radiator Ranger".  She specializes in restoring old radiators and her posts give a lot of good tips.

http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum/profile/1993475/Radiator-Ranger



Here are a couple of links to get you started.

- Rod



http://www.heatinghelp.com/article/322/Steam-Radiators/1585/How-to-Paint-an-Old-Radiator



http://www.heatinghelp.com/article/322/Steam-Radiators/156/Does-the-color-of-a-radiator-matter



http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/118009/How-do-you-paint-steam-radiators-Dan-H