rusting bathroom rad

M cebee

theres a layer of rust on the bottom of the bathroom rad
Is there any way of restoring it properly-it doesnt seem possible to remove the rust

Billy Bunting

Couple of coats of rust eater, then a couple of undercoats finished with a good enamal topcoat, oh! and tell the boys to aim correctly.

cgarrad

New rad is only €60 or €70. Much cheaper than it rusting thru and leaking.

United road

Yes but perhaps you dont know how to knock off water and fit new rad yourself? Then its payment on top to plumber!
Personally id go with what billy said. Bit of time required but will save a lot of hassle and money.

M cebee

i have the rad taken out
Whats rust eater?
Il prob turn off cold feed to header tank anyhow? -as ive had a few disasters with CH

slimjimmc

Rust eater/ rust converter is a chemical which you paint onto rust. It converts the rust into a hard finish which can be primed and painted. Can be got in DIY, motor factors and car accessory shops.

Check that you're only dealing with light surface rust. If there's doubt give the rust a good scraping with a screw driver to check how deep it goes. If the rust is very deep you'd be better off replacing the rad.

Gary Busey

+1 to replacing the rad. If you have it off, just replace it. They are not expensive, after what you pay for the rust remover and any other related product you wont save that much anyway.

Price the rad products and price a new rad and let us know the difference.

Oh and price the rad in a plumbing wholesaler;)

M cebee

thanks