Spiffing Up Those Radiators
Old House Journal stepped up to the plate last month with an article on beautifying old radiators that we bet most brownstone owners will want to check out. We got a kick out of this ad pitching a particularly ornate model: For beauty, richness and delicacy of ornamentation, elegance of proportion, finished smoothness of castings,…
Old House Journal stepped up to the plate last month with an article on beautifying old radiators that we bet most brownstone owners will want to check out. We got a kick out of this ad pitching a particularly ornate model:
For beauty, richness and delicacy of ornamentation, elegance of proportion, finished smoothness of castings, appealing senses of lightness and gracefulness, the Verona is simply incomparable. It is a work of art in iron.
The two historic techniques discussed are “polychroming” and “stippling” neither of which we were familiar with. Click through for detailed explanations of effect and technique.
Cut Stone at Green-Wood Cemetery [Old House Journal]
I’m such a dumbass! I just painted one all freehand. 10:17, First make sure all the old flaking paint is off (wire brush), use high heat primer and you can try to use high heat paint, but it doesn’t come in all colors. They also say not to use water base paint because it may tend to rust the radiator. I’m such a reno geek.
Now if someone could write article on how to stop the paint from cracking and peeling off.