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Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:19 pm
by Zonda_
Can anyone recommend a good one? Trying to strip a radiator and the Bartoline one I bought isn't making a dent. Always found Nitromors to be crap too.
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:22 pm
by jamcg
Drain it and burn the paint off with a blowtorch
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:30 pm
by integrale_evo
All the modern diy grade ones are shite.
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 6:45 pm
by Carlos
Local powder coaters and get them dipped/blasted ?
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:15 pm
by Zonda_
Removing it will be a last resort, it’s 50 years old and 3 metres long.
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:18 pm
by Carlos
Lol I'd assumed it was off for refinishing !
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:23 pm
by Zonda_
No, I don’t want to take it off in case it gets damaged as nowhere keeps radiators that long anymore.
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:38 pm
by jamcg
Stelrad make 3000mm radiators in 300, 450, 600 and 700mm heights. Give your local plumbing merchants a ring and they’ll be able to source them
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:42 pm
by Zonda_
jamcg wrote: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:38 pm
Stelrad make 3000mm radiators in 300, 450, 600 and 700mm heights. Give your local plumbing merchants a ring and they’ll be able to source them
Ah cheers, I’ve looked at loads of sites and found nothing.
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:43 pm
by jamcg
Websites don’t want the chew of handling something that big, only the merchants tend to deal with them
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:47 pm
by Zonda_
jamcg wrote: Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:43 pm
Websites don’t want the chew of handling something that big, only the merchants tend to deal with them
Where have you seen them, I’m on their website and can’t find anything longer than 1800mm
Re: Paint stripper?
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:38 pm
by jamcg
@Zonda_ There’s so many ranges that’s the problem. Being in the trade I tend to ignore the glitzy websites (90% of this type of site are useless) and go straight for the downloadable brochures. Try this
https://www.stelrad.com/wp-content/uplo ... l-2022.pdf
You’ll see 3000 in the elite (standard rad, no grills), compact (same standard rad but with grills) and the concord plane (fancy rad muchos dollar)