Painting radiators-White gloss or white satinwood paint?

lg13mza · 19 June 2017 at 1:44PM

justaquestion wrote: »

Hey again Folks,

Just come out of painting suppliers as have finished rooms now and ready to start on radiators.

Was given some contradictory advice as regards satinwood v gloss in shop, they say only difference is satinwood has a bit of a shine.

So as rads have already have oil based white gloss on them from years ago, ( I do have some white gloss) should I just buy satinwood gloss as you have already advised me to in replies.

Main thing I want to avoid is Smell as paint bakes in, as partner has ashma, but hopefully if I do it now it might't be too bad when rads go on in September.

I don't really want to do much preparatory work if at all possible except a good clean of rads and some light sanding?

So I take it though I have an almost full tin of white gloss a few years old, still better to go and get some satinwood oil based gloss?

Many thanks yet again.

Satin and gloss are two different things. Both available in water based or oil based. Only preference is the level of sheen you want at the end. Oil does yellow, but it isn't as bad as it was a few years ago when the EU mucked up the composition. Water based tends to need more coats, is harder to get a good finish and isn't as robust in my opinion but it is easier to clean up afterwards. I've recently painted about 1km of skirting and architrave with dulux trade satinwood (oil based) and wouldn't have dreamed of using water based. If it was me I would do as someone said above and get one of the spray enamel tins. With a clean and a sand you should be fine.