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Long-lasting paint for galvanised steel drainpipes
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Can anyone recommend a good, long-lasting white paint suitable for galvanised steel drainpipes? Also, is a primer required where the paint has flaked off back to the bare metal?
Edit: they are 65 years old, galvanised steel is still in perfect condition but the painting has been neglected and has flaked badly.
Edit: they are 65 years old, galvanised steel is still in perfect condition but the painting has been neglected and has flaked badly.
Solar install June 2022, Bath
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos V3 battery 15.2 kWh, 1x Seplos V4 battery 16.1 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels. Hyundai Kona 64 kWh EV.
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos V3 battery 15.2 kWh, 1x Seplos V4 battery 16.1 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels. Hyundai Kona 64 kWh EV.
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Galv requires the right primer. It used to be calcium plumbate, but it must be something different now. Once you have the right primer on, an ordinary good quality paint of the right colour is required.You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'0
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ValHaller is right about the old Calcium Plumbate - probably now there is a product from Zinsser - they seem to have every type of specialised paint going0
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Thanks, I'll give them a call.Solar install June 2022, Bath
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos V3 battery 15.2 kWh, 1x Seplos V4 battery 16.1 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels. Hyundai Kona 64 kWh EV.0 -
Are you sure its Galv pipe, and not Ali or cast-iron?A thankyou is payment enough .0
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Are you sure its Galv pipe, and not Ali or cast-iron?
How can you tell? I'm thinking galvanised steel because it's quite thin and where the paint has flaked off it is a dull grey colour. It dates from the late 1940s if that is any clue.Solar install June 2022, Bath
4.8 kW array, Growatt SPH5000 inverter, 1x Seplos V3 battery 15.2 kWh, 1x Seplos V4 battery 16.1 kWh.
SSW roof. ~22° pitch, BISF house. 12 x 400W Hyundai panels. Hyundai Kona 64 kWh EV.0 -
Is it magnetic? If so, it isnt aluminium."You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"0
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