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    radiator paint what kind to use?

    Dan_18
    Dan_18 Member Posts: 20
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    Hey guys I'm stripping a cast iron radiator of many years of paint. When I'm done I would like to repaint it, its original color. It was a metallic silver. I remember reading some thing about the paint reflecting the radiant heat in to the room or back to the cast iron but I cant remember the details. As always thanks in advance. Dan F

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    • Alan R. Mercurio_3
      Alan R. Mercurio_3 Member Posts: 1,624
      Dan,

      Here's a link to that article. http://www.heatinghelp.com/article/11/Hot-Tech-Tips/156/Does-the-color-of-a-radiator-matter

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    • Dan_18
      Dan_18 Member Posts: 20
      good to know

      Thanks guys! That information is very helpfull. I will paint it metallic silver after all to keep  with the original look  of the house.
    • Alan R. Mercurio_3
      Alan R. Mercurio_3 Member Posts: 1,624
      RE:radiator paint what kind to use?

      You're very welcome

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    • Roland_18
      Roland_18 Member Posts: 147
      Rad Paint

      There was a long discussion on this topic a year or three ago. Someone said that silver is marginally worse and terra-cotta (colour) is marginally better. May have been someone with an FLIR camera who posted, I forget who.
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      radiant,conductive, convective

      heat is a juggler?
    • billtwocase
      billtwocase Member Posts: 2,384
      you can try

      high temp engine spray paint. I did mine years ago, and they still look great. If you can take them outside, that is the best way. The cast baseboard I left in place, masked off the floor and wall area and sprayed. The radiators went outside. I did mine in white, but an automotive store will have other colors. 
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