nheather
Outstanding Member
Hi,
In the past, I've just used gloss white but it does yellow quickly.
I have a radiator off the wall that needs painting. I tried a tin of cheap radiator paint. It is acrylic and I don't have a lot of luck with acrylic - I find it dries to quickly so leaves brush marks and if you overpaint an area that has just been done (don't mean 2nd coat, just when you brush over an area just done to blend it) it tends to rip the paint apart as it will have already started to dry.
The radiator paint was no exception - I have done one coat and it is full of brush marks.
So thinking what to do.
What are the aerosols like - I know they work fine but what sort of coverage do you get out of them - will one can do one side and the top of a largish (1.6m x 0.6 m = 0.96 metres squared) radiator - or will it need multiple cans.
Failing that hammerite do spirit based radiator paint.
I'd love to be able to use acrylic because it is so much cleaner but I can't seem to get on with it at all - not a beginner either have many years of successful DIY experience.
Cheers,
Nigel
In the past, I've just used gloss white but it does yellow quickly.
I have a radiator off the wall that needs painting. I tried a tin of cheap radiator paint. It is acrylic and I don't have a lot of luck with acrylic - I find it dries to quickly so leaves brush marks and if you overpaint an area that has just been done (don't mean 2nd coat, just when you brush over an area just done to blend it) it tends to rip the paint apart as it will have already started to dry.
The radiator paint was no exception - I have done one coat and it is full of brush marks.
So thinking what to do.
What are the aerosols like - I know they work fine but what sort of coverage do you get out of them - will one can do one side and the top of a largish (1.6m x 0.6 m = 0.96 metres squared) radiator - or will it need multiple cans.
Failing that hammerite do spirit based radiator paint.
I'd love to be able to use acrylic because it is so much cleaner but I can't seem to get on with it at all - not a beginner either have many years of successful DIY experience.
Cheers,
Nigel
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