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  • Steamedhead Steamedhead January 18, 2011 @ 9:02 PM
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    Painted radiators

    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 January 18, 2011 @ 10:36 PM
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    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
    It's not so much a case of "You got what you paid for", as it is a matter of "You DIDN'T get what you DIDN'T pay for, and you're NOT going to get what you thought you were in the way of comfort". Borrowed from Heatboy.
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