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Black engine enamel is good for this kind of thing.
If you want a satin finish, plastikote wood stove or BBQ paint is excellent providing you make sure you don't scuff it until it's had a few heat cycles.
The paint on radiators tends to bubble with corrosion then underrun, then a big flake falls off all at once looking like it's appeared from nowhere. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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If you want paint to stick to aluminium you will need to acid etch it.
Halfords have all that shit if you get stuck.
Just slabbering more paint on may not be the solution.
The corrosion is under the paint so you may only have seen the tip of the iceberg.
It may hold it at bay until you can remove the rad and paint thoroughly. ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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MCN wrote: | If you want paint to stick to aluminium you will need to acid etch it.
Halfords have all that shit if you get stuck.
Just slabbering more paint on may not be the solution.
The corrosion is under the paint so you may only have seen the tip of the iceberg.
It may hold it at bay until you can remove the rad and paint thoroughly. |
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With it being such a small amount I don’t think it’s necessary to paint the whole thing at the moment. I just want to prevent anymore occurring if possible. A good clean and cover with ACF50 should do the job right? |
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stinkwheel wrote: | Black engine enamel is good for this kind of thing.
If you want a satin finish, plastikote wood stove or BBQ paint is excellent |
Agreed! I favour the stove paint over the BBQ which I found is more matt. For a rad though I suspect the heat resist properties are not required. ____________________ Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 79 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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