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Painted radiators

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Steamedhead
Steamedhead Member Posts: 4
in Radiant Heating
Multi coats of laytex paint on some radiators (steam heat) where i work , looking to get the maxium output possible of course . Do i need to remove all that paint or just topcoat with metallic or non-metallic ? 

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  • Mark Eatherton
    Mark Eatherton Member Posts: 5,875
    What you should do is...

    Figure out another screen name... Steamedhead is too close to a well known contributor/professional on this web site known as Steamhead. It is a free world, but you should do so as a matter of respect.



    As for your problem, unless the radiators are GROSSLY oversized, you don't want to use a metallic paint. It will suppress the radiators output.



    As for the underlying layers, I don't think it is going to make that much of a difference in the output performance.



    ME
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