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jimbocam GDPR opt-out	Painting copper pipes Sep 14^th, 2006, 7:49am What's the best way to get a nice white finish on copper pipes? Prime then gloss? Radiator paint?
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Re: Painting copper pipes
Reply #1 - Sep 14^th, 2006, 1:29pm

Hi Jimbocam,

Firstly, I'm not a decorator - just someone who has tried a few things out and learnt mostly through trial and error!

I painted the copper 'tails' to the radiators in our living room and dining room about 6 years ago. As I remember, I used radiator primer followed by radiator enamel. I only used that as I had another radiator to paint elsewhere at the same time.

The pipes still look nice and white and don't have any chips - despite being hit by the hoover a good few times!

I made sure that I gave the primer a good key first by rubbing down with a relatively fine steel wool befoe painting.

Seems to have done the job for me.

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Reply #2 - Sep 14^th, 2006, 5:44pm

I have never painted pipes or radiators with radiator paint, I have always used oil-based paint, and they have looked really nice, and they have lasted.
To keep your rad staying white much longer if you have a quick hand, and a big brush lol, try and do the top coat, eg gloss, with the rad on, this will stop the paint from yellowing.

For your pipes, I would undercoat with oilbase U/C that stops them turning green, any oilbase stops them turning green, if you want them white, then you would U/C a couple of times, then either satinwood or gloss as atop coat, again in Oilbase.

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hammy Trade Member Offline Deep joy Posts: 3063 Total Thanks: 8 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Decorator	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #3 - Sep 14^th, 2006, 6:25pm Bloody beat me to it!
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polecat GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 8 For This Post: 0	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #4 - Sep 14^th, 2006, 7:54pm and me mate. she said she was fast in an earlier post. :
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Twobarrows GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 8 For This Post: 0	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #5 - Sep 21^st, 2006, 12:07am ....or use the clip on plastic covers.
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hammy Trade Member Offline Deep joy Posts: 3063 Total Thanks: 8 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Decorator	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #6 - Sep 21^st, 2006, 7:10am That's cheating.
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #7 - Sep 21^st, 2006, 4:28pm but it works dear chap!!!! and no cleaning of brushes after!!!
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hammy Trade Member Offline Deep joy Posts: 3063 Total Thanks: 8 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Decorator	Re: Painting copper pipes Reply #8 - Sep 21^st, 2006, 4:55pm So how do you paint the little clip on plastic covers?
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