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Steam radiators

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maryboberry
maryboberry Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam
Best brush on paint for steam radiators 

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  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,864
    Any decent acrylic. Consider a rust blocker or rust converter if you have rust...

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
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  • gfrbrookline
    gfrbrookline Member Posts: 788
    Don't paint your radiators until the heating season is over unless you want to deal will noxious fumes for a few months.
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,864
    Acrylic doesn't have a fume problem. Don't use oil. Definitely don't use high-temp

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
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  • gfrbrookline
    gfrbrookline Member Posts: 788
    edited November 2023
    I used Behr acrylic and it smelled for three months, had to leave the windows open at night, be safe and wait until spring. It takes a few months to fully cure.
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,864
    I didn't have that experience with Behr but it doesn't hurt to wait, as you say

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

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