Radiator Paint
Freshen up your radiators with a fresh coat of radiator paint from The Paint Shed, we offer a wide range of leading brands ensuring you have access to affordable, quality paint specifically designed for your metal radiators. Radiator paint must be quick drying, durable and heat-resistant, discover our trusted paint brands below, including Zinsser Allcoat, Frenchic, Crown Trade, and Johnstone’s Trade.
We stock an extensive range of paint perfect for radiators, including an extensive colour range as well as our colour matching service that’s available with all our paints; if you’re looking for a colour to match your wall, or even your soft furnishings then you’ve come to the right place. Alternatively, if you’ve found your radiator paint and are looking for painting advice then explore our how to paint a radiator article – we always recommend painting radiators when they are fully cooled and allow at least 24 hours of drying time for the best results.
FAQs
We recommend you follow these steps to paint your radiator successfully:
- Turn off the radiator
- Lay down a dust sheet to prevent damage from drips
- Sand the radiator down
- Apply at least one coat of a metal primer paint
- Use the correct paint for the job
- Leave plenty of time for the paint to dry
If you need additional advice read our how to paint a radiator article in more detail.
The best paint to use is a high quality satinwood radiator paint - this has a great finish and is suited to constant changes in temperature.
The easiest way to paint behind a radiator without removing it is by using a long-reach radiator brush, this avoids issues with having to try and remove a radiator from a wall as you can paint all the hard to reach areas. Alternatively, you could colour match your radiator to the colour of the wall behind your radiator as this is becoming a popular trend.
If this is your first time thinking about painting your radiators, we recommend reading our article on how to paint a radiator before you get started, if you need additional help get in touch with our customer team.