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REMOVING PAINT FROM CAST-IRON RADS?

Janis King
Janis King Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
I have a 104 year old house and want to remove the paint from the beautiful decorative rads. Have used circa 1850 but it doesn't seem to do much except fuse the paint more to the rad. Any suggestions?

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  • Geo_5
    Geo_5 Member Posts: 69
    radiator

    Find a place that will dip it into a solution, theres a place in somerville mass that pumps these babies(old painted radiators) out by the hundreds, can't remember the name.
  • van_2
    van_2 Member Posts: 20
    Sandblast

    I have had excellent results with getting cast iron radiators sandblasted. Biggest problem was getting them to and from the sandblaster.
  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Remember...

    There's probably lead paint on them thar radiators...

    Proceed with caution.

    ME
  • Dean_7
    Dean_7 Member Posts: 192
    sandblast

    Sandblasting is what we had done to our radiators. Powdercoating was the first choice to refinish them but do to the unavailibility of a powdercoater able to handle large heavy cast iron items within a reasonable distance of us we repainted them with high temp engine enamel.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Pressure washer with zero-degree nozzle works great for me. Usually takes it down to the original bronzing.
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