1 x 150ml Anthracite/Dark Grey Heat Resistant Satin Radiator Paint

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If all this sounds a bit too Grand Designs for your liking, then you can always send it out to be sandblasted then re-paint it yourself. So, if we accept that the colour of your radiator probably won’t have much of an impact on its ability to convect heat into a space, what about the effect the paint might have on its radiating qualities?

Take your chosen brush and apply the paint to the surface of the radiator – being careful NOT to overload the brush.You can do it inside but be sure to protect the surrounding area well – covering furniture, protecting the wall, curtains and anywhere nearby – as spray paint is tough to direct and has a tendency to drift around.

It may be a good idea to use a vacuum cleaner at this point to remove any fine bits of dust and use a damp cloth to wipe it down again, being sure to let the radiator dry completely before you start to apply paint. Work your way from one side of the radiator to the other, slightly overlapping each section as you go. Before you can add a glorious new top coat of paint to your radiator, you’ll need to apply a metal primer or a specialist radiator primer first. If you are using a metal primer spray, make sure that you keep the nozzle about 6 to 8 inches away from the radiator’s surface to avoid spraying too heavily.

If you are going to paint a radiator you really need to be using a specialist radiator paint to get the best finish. But you are very much limited by what colour you can choose when dealing with specialist radiator paints. They typically come in white in satin or gloss finishes that mimic the factory finish you get on most modern radiators. There are other colours available but there is a good chance you won’t get the exact colour you want to complement your walls. Only about a quarter to a third of the heat a radiator gives off is through radiation – or ‘radiant’ heat. Give your pot of metal primer a good stir and paint an even coat onto the pipes. You may find that you need 2 coats of primer to get a nice even finish. Whether you need to add another coat will depend upon the paint that you use and down to your personal feelings about the job you’ve done. Fed up with white radiators and fancy a cool contemporary colour instead? Then this Anthracite Grey enamel satin paint is a good choice to give your radiator a modern twist.