Paint for pipes for heating a house or apartment
No one will argue with the fact that the repair done by the hands of professionals is good and of high quality, but the price of such services can be quite serious. However, such simple work as painting heating pipes, you can do yourself. And about what and how to paint the heating tubes, we will discuss further.
Why do you need it
It is no secret that the majority of modern radiators are already painted in the trading network. But besides them in the dwellings of our citizens there are a lot of old cast iron or steel radiators, which often do not make sense to change, it is enough to paint them properly with their own hands and they will have a decent look.
The radiator is only part of the system. More than half of the houses and apartments of our great homeland have open pipework, which also requires coating with paint and varnish products. The times when all the batteries and pipes were white are gone in history, now every owner wants to organically fit the heating devices in the interior of his home.
The last couple of decades, people are actively changing the metal wiring to plastic. Not always this plastic looks good against the background of modern repair, here a legitimate question arises whether it is possible to paint plastic heating pipes and the main thing is how to paint them?
Looking ahead, let's say that not only is it possible, but also necessary, and working with plastic is much easier than with metal, plus most of the modern compositions fall on plastic as well as on metal.
Theoretically, it is possible not to paint such expensive beauty as copper pipe layouts, nothing terrible will happen to it. But experts advise, since already spent on copper, it is desirable to cover it with a colorless varnish, so that your pipes shine with a golden sheen for a long time.
Subtleties and sequence of work
The technology of work is certainly an important part of the process, but now there are few healthy, sane people who are not able to paint a flat surface. With an abundance of offers on the modern market, it is important to choose the right way to paint the heating pipes.
The choice of composition
Painting heating pipes is quite a specific occupation. If in the past several compositions were produced for all occasions, now there is an opportunity to choose the composition that is best suited for specific operating conditions.
A common requirement in this case is resistance to high temperatures.
It is important: it should immediately be noted that the oil compositions, so popular in the past, have now become obsolete. Although the price for them is not great, they will not last long. This paint quickly loses its color and begins to crack when temperature drops.
- Alkyd enamels have almost the widest range of colors.. They have a beautiful glossy shine and high abrasion resistance. This coating is well proven in the working temperature range from -50 to +100? A significant disadvantage of these compositions is a rather sharp smell and a relatively long time of complete drying.
- Acrylic varnishes and enamels now occupy one of the leading places on the market.. They have a wide range of colors. With their help, you can make both matte and glossy finish. Another advantage is the use of solvents on a natural basis. This coating dries quickly and holds firmly. The only disadvantage is considered a high price, but the warranty period is 5-7 years.
- Adequate place in the lineup of such coatings is occupied by water-dispersion compositions.. Their great-grandmother can be considered the very gouache, which many painted in childhood. In contrast to the above options, water-dispersion compositions have almost no odor, they dry as quickly as acrylic. The color scheme is decent, plus there are paints in the line that can withstand temperatures up to 600? ะก.
Important: Whatever composition you choose, the instructions for it should contain clear indications that this paint can be used to paint surfaces with a high temperature. On some packages they write directly - for radiators and heating pipes.
Recommendations for application
After choosing what to paint the heating pipes made, you can go directly to the process itself. Earlier we mentioned that the technology is not very complex, but there are still some subtleties.
It is good if the radiators and wiring are new and have never been painted, in which case you should simply degrease the surface with any solvent, as a last resort, with simple cologne or alcohol, after which you can safely apply the paint you like. Be careful, some types of alkyd and acrylic enamels require prior application of the primer.
Everything is a little more complicated if the equipment is already painted. It is possible to apply a new layer on top of the old one, but only if they are of the same type of composition, if the old layer is held firmly, has no cracks and when both compositions differ only in shades. Otherwise, you risk a lot, such coverage can crack and peel off quickly.
In the overwhelming majority of cases, before painting the heating pipes, experts recommend completely cleaning the surface to metal or plastic. If you are ready for labor feats, and also, if there are allergy sufferers or small children in the house, it is better to do the sweeping mechanically. The most common and easiest option is a metal brush. It can be manual or a disk with a brush attached to an electric drill.
If you have a happy opportunity to temporarily remove the household, then we advise you to use modern reactive paint removers. Each of them has a manual, but as a rule, it is enough to smear the surface with a compound and leave it for a certain time. After that, the coating is easily removed by improvised means. This may be a metal spatula or ordinary scourer for dishes from wire.
Important: Regardless of the way in which the old coating was removed, before applying a new surface, it is necessary to coat it with a primer, wait until it dries and only after that start painting.
If the house walls are covered with wallpaper, then all the work of such a plan is better to coincide with glueing. Thus, you do not have to additionally protect the surface of the walls from accidental paint, just lay the floor with newspapers or plastic.
In order to obtain the highest quality coating, the composition should be applied in two thin layers, with a break for drying. The paint applied from the spray gun or an aerosol can is even better, but in this case all problematic surfaces within a meter radius must be tightly covered, since small particles, no matter how hard you try, will scatter.
In the second place in terms of quality is a narrow paint roller, in particular, they are recommended to cover cast iron radiators and pipes of large diameter. In all other cases, a set of ordinary paint brushes will come to the rescue. Note that regardless of what you work, you should paint in the direction from the bottom up.
And most importantly, painting of heating pipes can be done only with the heating system turned off. Batteries and wiring must be cold, and the system can only be started after the coating has completely dried.
The video shows the details of the process.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it should be noted that paints and varnishes do not belong to the category of healthy compounds. Therefore, before painting the heating pipes, you need to take care of a quality respirator, glasses and normal gloves.
