Choose from 100+ stunning colours to find the perfect complementary shade, ideal for painting your radiators to match your walls Turn your concrete floors, wooden floors and previously painted floors both indoors and outdoors Anthracite Grey with Rust-Oleum 7200 Floorcoat PU with added polyurethane for enhanced durability. It can be applied directly to most floors only needing primers such as Rust-Oleum 7201 Universal Floor Primer for new concrete. It’s also ideal as a line marking paint! Accent and Accessory Paints To apply the primer coat, you can use a standard paintbrush or, if you have a particularly unusually shaped radiator to paint, perhaps invest in an angled radiator brush instead. Being sure that your radiator primer is completely dry and that the room is well ventilated, give your radiator one last wipe down before you start to paint.

Distress without stress and revive old or vintage interior and garden furniture, kitchen cabinets and more with Rust-Oleum Matt Chalky Finish Furniture Paint in Anthracite. The paint can be used directly onto wood (bare, painted or varnished) without priming or sanding to create the perfect shabby chic look. To protect the finish of your freshly upcycled furniture, a protective layer of Rust-Oleum Finishing Wax or Rust-Oleum Furniture Lacquer must also be applied. Before you can add a glorious new top coat of paint to your radiator, you’ll need to apply a metal primer or a specialist radiator primer first.Then, wearing gloves and protective goggles, use a good quality paint remover like Nitromors and paint onto the entire radiator. Leave it for about an hour until the paint has softened.

According to the study, if you were to take two radiators – of the same size and heat output – and painted one with standard white paint and the other with a metallic-based alternative, the one painted with the standard paint would give off more heat.Open a couple of windows and doors to ensure you’re not breathing in paint fumes – this is even more important if you choose to use spray paint. You can do it inside but be sure to protect the surrounding area well – covering furniture, protecting the wall, curtains and anywhere nearby – as spray paint is tough to direct and has a tendency to drift around. Sanding your radiator will help to slightly roughen the surface, making it easier for the paint to stay in place. It may sound obvious, but before you begin to paint your radiator you must be sure it is off and completely stone cold. If you have a particularly dirty radiator, you could use our ultimate radiator cleaning article to help you.