Is special paint needed to paint the heat pipe that runs from floor to through to the ceiling?


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  1. I’ve used Benjamin Moore latex on my risers (hot water heat) for 25 years with no problem. I use gold metalic on the radiators because I like the look.

  2. I’ve got steam heat here and primed/painted the living room riser with plain Benjamin Moore. That was six years ago. No sign of damage on the pipe.

  3. Isn’t prepping the surface the critical task in all painting projects? Our hot water risers were thoroughly scraped and sanded, then painted with latex semi-gloss. That was 7 years ago. They are holding up perfectly. Btw, we painted the rads in most of the rooms of our house matte black (but white in the bathrooms)using heat resitant radiator paint. This was at the suggestion of a friend who had researched Victorian colors. It was a leap of faith but we love the look.

  4. I used plain old BMoore latex paint 3 years ago for my risers and have not had any flaking. I did sand and prime them before hand though.

  5. PS: the only radiator we got painted was done in white normal enamel paint, and it’s been 5 years. I don’t remember them doing any stripping, just primer and paint.

  6. A quick Googling “painting radiators” suggests that any enamel paint is ok, since the temp is at max 210. It’s the primer coat that determines the paint job. You can, however get “high heat enamels” but looking at the specs, they’ll say 350 upwards, way beyond a steam system’s temp.

    Or you could try brake rotor paint (900-1200 deg):
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