FYI for any future jobs, the narrow strip between the top and the front cover flips down so the opening fully closes. That will keep the paint from getting on the fins. Good job!
So, this was so helpful. So far. I have almost the same exact type and length of natural gas boiler heated baseboard heaters in my living room and was dreading taking it apart, outside, sanding, priming, painting etc etc. Other areas of the house have much less length and those were easier to do taking them apart. So, i will try this out. Even got some of the brown paper and of course plenty of frog tape. Using a prime / paint in one Rustoleum spraypaint, French Cream color in a MATTE finish. Have used that in other areas of home and usually turns out nice.
Just make sure you do this in the morning and are able to stay out of the house for a bit, it really stinks the place up! But with windows open and fans running it completely aired out within a few hours! The brown paper worked like magic! Just painted more baseboards last week with this exact method 👍🏻
I would recommend the spray gun trigger attachment for rattle cans, makes spraying a larger job much easier. Also, stick the biggest fan you can pointing out of the closest window and open furthest (sheet off adjoining rooms if possible) that will keep fumes to a minimum.
Thank you for the tips! I had no idea that a spray gun trigger even existed, just looked it up and that looks so helpful! Using the cans trigger definitely cramps up your fingers after a little while! The only reason we didn’t open windows was due to it being a high of 10 degrees Fahrenheit that week. Way too cold for open windows haha! This project is definitely better suited for the fall or spring when you can have the windows open all day!
@@TayMarie23 wow, that is super cold! Probably too cold for the paint as they usually have an application temperature window. Yes, definitely saves on finger cramps. Nice job on the units BTW, they looked 10 times better, amazing what a lick of paint will do!
Just remember, if you cant/don't want to take the baseboards apart to paint outside...make sure you have windows open, fans running, and mask up! Good luck girl 😁
The paint is holding great! Our baseboards weren’t too bad or rusty to begin with but if yours are I would definitely use a primer first! After 24 hours there was no smell at all, even when heated :)
This project was a while a go I but I’m very confident we did two coats. I would also recommend a primer if your baseboards are rusty to prevent future breakdown
Most baseboard heaters have a max temp of 160-180 degrees Fahrenheit. Luckily most spray paints can comfortably reach 200 degrees, so as long as the spray paint you choose states it’s range reaches 200 degrees you are all set. (You can find this info in the super small print on the back of the can) I got my spray paint from Home Depot, but Walmart and really any large chain store should have something available that will work :) High temp paints can reach 1200-2000+ degrees, it is definitely a very safe option but in my opinion is overkill. I think a 20 degree buffer is more than sufficient for this little project! If you are set on using a high temp paint I believe your best option would be to look online for a larger variety of color options! Hope this helps :)
It depends on how rusty your heaters are! If they are just mildly rusty like ours were 220 grit or finer is all you need! If they are more rusty I would still start at 220, but if the 220 is not taking the rust off, use a slightly coarser grit like 180! Hope this helps :)
Good question:) It’s Trisodium phosphate or TSP for short! ItS a really good heavy duty cleaner and degreaser! A lot of people use it to prep surfaces for painting. You can get it at almost any box store or grocery store. It comes in two forms - a prediluted liquid or a concentrated powder - both work great! I like using TSP because it works well and it barely has any odor!
I think this is a probably a bad idea. No offense. It’s not hard to take the cover off, in my experience. But mostly it’s because you’re getting toxic chemicals on the inside parts of the heater, which get very hot, so it’s like baking paint in a toaster oven for a long time, or like putting paint in your George foreman. For health reasons and bc of inhalation of chemicals, I’m sorry. Symptoms are probably headache, dizziness, irritability, inability to think, throat irritation, etc.
No offense at all!! I would have loved to take the covers off and paint them outside, would have saved me a lot of prep work haha! But living in northern maine during the winter makes that practically impossible and the project had to be done by spring. These are not electric baseboards, they are just old hot water baseboards and only get to 100-160F max. The temperature resistants on the paint is higher. They seem to be holding up well, time will tell 😄
@@TayMarie23some people just have to say something negative in a effort to look like they have a brain cell left. It's obvious to take them off and paint them in a ventilated area like a professional will do, but this is a dyi video and showing people a short cut for good enough results. And probably renters would appreciate this video the most. Lastly the comment about releasing toxic fumes every time you turn on the heat and 😂 are you kidding me the example of just how much some people have to enter a conversation. Even a two part paint that needs the heat to finish the process of hardening after the first time it's baked in. I guess you have to always be tolerant but I don't and hopefully you get a little warm feeling inside enjoying this moron being told what you probably wanted to do
When it's winter in Maine and below freezing there isn't much choice lol! Project could not wait until spring so windows open, fans running, and masks was the go. Worked great and the whole house aired out within a few hours
Really? We have done this in two houses and never smelt a thing! They still look like the day they were painted! They don’t get hot enough to burn any paint! Are you thinking of electric base boards maybe? These are hot water baseboards 😊
FYI for any future jobs, the narrow strip between the top and the front cover flips down so the opening fully closes. That will keep the paint from getting on the fins. Good job!
Thank you! 😁
This was something I didn’t know and I’m prepping to paint it! This is game changer.
I didn’t think this was a problem I would come across until recently. Thanks for giving such a great tutorial, made it super easy!
Of course! Happy I was able to help :)
So, this was so helpful. So far. I have almost the same exact type and length of natural gas boiler heated baseboard heaters in my living room and was dreading taking it apart, outside, sanding, priming, painting etc etc. Other areas of the house have much less length and those were easier to do taking them apart. So, i will try this out. Even got some of the brown paper and of course plenty of frog tape. Using a prime / paint in one Rustoleum spraypaint, French Cream color in a MATTE finish. Have used that in other areas of home and usually turns out nice.
Just make sure you do this in the morning and are able to stay out of the house for a bit, it really stinks the place up! But with windows open and fans running it completely aired out within a few hours! The brown paper worked like magic! Just painted more baseboards last week with this exact method 👍🏻
I would recommend the spray gun trigger attachment for rattle cans, makes spraying a larger job much easier. Also, stick the biggest fan you can pointing out of the closest window and open furthest (sheet off adjoining rooms if possible) that will keep fumes to a minimum.
Thank you for the tips! I had no idea that a spray gun trigger even existed, just looked it up and that looks so helpful! Using the cans trigger definitely cramps up your fingers after a little while!
The only reason we didn’t open windows was due to it being a high of 10 degrees Fahrenheit that week. Way too cold for open windows haha! This project is definitely better suited for the fall or spring when you can have the windows open all day!
@@TayMarie23 wow, that is super cold! Probably too cold for the paint as they usually have an application temperature window.
Yes, definitely saves on finger cramps.
Nice job on the units BTW, they looked 10 times better, amazing what a lick of paint will do!
Thank you kindly for taking the time out of your day(s) for this tutorial Tay.
Of course! It made such a huge difference too! ☺️
Ty this helped me make my desicion 😊 Going to do this to my office ones
Just remember, if you cant/don't want to take the baseboards apart to paint outside...make sure you have windows open, fans running, and mask up! Good luck girl 😁
Thank you for this!! I’m excited and more confident to do mine in the bathroom now! :)
Of course! It’s such an easy cost effective fix and the difference is night and day! Best of luck my friend :)
Great video by the way
Very helpful!!! Thanks!
Of course :) Thanks for watching!
Great instructional video. Thanks.
Of course! Hope it was able to help you with your project :) Best of luck!
Great video! How is the paint holding up? Any flaking or lingering smell when it’s heated?
The paint is holding great! Our baseboards weren’t too bad or rusty to begin with but if yours are I would definitely use a primer first! After 24 hours there was no smell at all, even when heated :)
Did you do only one coat or two coats of paint?
This project was a while a go I but I’m very confident we did two coats. I would also recommend a primer if your baseboards are rusty to prevent future breakdown
@@TayMarie23 Thanks
Where did you buy your spray paint? I can only find black high temp paint.
Most baseboard heaters have a max temp of 160-180 degrees Fahrenheit. Luckily most spray paints can comfortably reach 200 degrees, so as long as the spray paint you choose states it’s range reaches 200 degrees you are all set. (You can find this info in the super small print on the back of the can) I got my spray paint from Home Depot, but Walmart and really any large chain store should have something available that will work :)
High temp paints can reach 1200-2000+ degrees, it is definitely a very safe option but in my opinion is overkill. I think a 20 degree buffer is more than sufficient for this little project! If you are set on using a high temp paint I believe your best option would be to look online for a larger variety of color options!
Hope this helps :)
What grain sandpaper would you use?
It depends on how rusty your heaters are! If they are just mildly rusty like ours were 220 grit or finer is all you need! If they are more rusty I would still start at 220, but if the 220 is not taking the rust off, use a slightly coarser grit like 180! Hope this helps :)
What color was paint sprayer you used? Thanks
I used rustoleum semi-glass protective enamel in white! Hope this helps!
High heat enamel for radiator since it’s a heater?
What’s TSP? 🤷🏻♀️
Good question:) It’s Trisodium phosphate or TSP for short! ItS a really good heavy duty cleaner and degreaser! A lot of people use it to prep surfaces for painting. You can get it at almost any box store or grocery store. It comes in two forms - a prediluted liquid or a concentrated powder - both work great! I like using TSP because it works well and it barely has any odor!
I think this is a probably a bad idea. No offense. It’s not hard to take the cover off, in my experience. But mostly it’s because you’re getting toxic chemicals on the inside parts of the heater, which get very hot, so it’s like baking paint in a toaster oven for a long time, or like putting paint in your George foreman. For health reasons and bc of inhalation of chemicals, I’m sorry. Symptoms are probably headache, dizziness, irritability, inability to think, throat irritation, etc.
No offense at all!! I would have loved to take the covers off and paint them outside, would have saved me a lot of prep work haha! But living in northern maine during the winter makes that practically impossible and the project had to be done by spring. These are not electric baseboards, they are just old hot water baseboards and only get to 100-160F max. The temperature resistants on the paint is higher. They seem to be holding up well, time will tell 😄
@@TayMarie23some people just have to say something negative in a effort to look like they have a brain cell left. It's obvious to take them off and paint them in a ventilated area like a professional will do, but this is a dyi video and showing people a short cut for good enough results. And probably renters would appreciate this video the most. Lastly the comment about releasing toxic fumes every time you turn on the heat and 😂 are you kidding me the example of just how much some people have to enter a conversation. Even a two part paint that needs the heat to finish the process of hardening after the first time it's baked in. I guess you have to always be tolerant but I don't and hopefully you get a little warm feeling inside enjoying this moron being told what you probably wanted to do
NEVER spray paint indoors!
When it's winter in Maine and below freezing there isn't much choice lol! Project could not wait until spring so windows open, fans running, and masks was the go. Worked great and the whole house aired out within a few hours
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Thank you Larry 😊😊
Hope you didn’t have to use that for heat later the smell of paint burning off the heating elements had to be epic.
Really? We have done this in two houses and never smelt a thing! They still look like the day they were painted! They don’t get hot enough to burn any paint! Are you thinking of electric base boards maybe? These are hot water baseboards 😊