Painting radiators

[.pete.]

Is there any particular paint to use to give my Cortina radiator a once over now it's out of the car. Would a standard aerosol be alright, or would I be better with heatproof or Hammerite? It looks in OK condition, but I thought as it's out of the car I might aswell tart it up before putting it back in.

[SmokeEm]

Smoothrite works well in aerosol form

[bortaf]

just saitin black, smootright is a bit thick and blocks the fins and also acts as an insulator which you dont want in a rad it needs to transfer the heat so thin paint is best tis what rad reconditioners use (i asked one before painting mine)

just done mine as it happens

 

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after

 

[SmokeEm]

Agreed, I only did the main frame with smoothrite but did the fin's with good old halfords satin black

[.pete.]

lovely, i'll get onto mine this week. I'll give the edge a good coating, but just a light spray over the centre.