Radiator repair paint chip.

[Ted808]

Any advice appreciated, for a matching dab of paint for a new rad that I installed and annoyingly chipped the paint in an obvious place.
It's off white and customer provided it from Pfix- worth about £200. It's a Acova Classic 3 Column Radiator 300 x 812mm White
It says it's whit but it's not white, white if you know what I mean.
H E L P Please and thank you- there must be something out there.

 

[Ben-gee]

First port of call is always manufacturer, through your supplier if necessary, they will tell you the colour and usually be able to supply some.

 

[Ted808]

First port of call is always manufacturer, through your supplier if necessary, they will tell you the colour and usually be able to supply some.

Bingo I just had a call back from the manufacturer and they're sending me a pot of touch up paint. Fingers crossed it's the bee's knee's and makes the customer happy, or else I'll be replacing the rad and poof goes my profit.

 

[Ben-gee]

I find if you can attend to it before the customer sees it, you’ll nearly always “get away with it”. If they’ve seen it and are picky, you’ll have to make a really good job of it to pass…
Get yourself a range of “sandpaper” starting at 320 and go up to 3000 then you should be able to feather it in - hopefully they send you spray…
If it’s a RAL colour you should be able to match it, I’ve recently done this myself on some visible fancy brackets and customer is none the wiser 😉.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Ted808]

I find if you can attend to it before the customer sees it, you’ll nearly always “get away with it”. If they’ve seen it and are picky, you’ll have to make a really good job of it to pass…
Get yourself a range of “sandpaper” starting at 320 and go up to 3000 then you should be able to feather it in - hopefully they send you spray…
If it’s a RAL colour you should be able to match it, I’ve recently done this myself on some visible fancy brackets and customer is none the wiser 😉.

Thanks for the advice on the sandpaper. Unfortunately, the chip of paint couldn't be hidden, and I had to own up straight away. Fingers crossed I can make a good job of it and that it doesn't take too long.

 

[Ted808]

Pardon our interruption...

I looked at these but I'm not confidant it will be an exact colour match.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I looked at these but I'm not confidant it will be an exact colour match.

Yep they are as safe ral as the old screwfix ones (discontinued now) eg non flow master ones

Used it a few times

 

[Ted808]

Yep they are as safe ral as the old screwfix ones (discontinued now) eg non flow master ones

Used it a few times

So the rad description says white but it looks off white to me, which colour paint? It might be a dumb question but white comes in different shades.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

If you look in / on the manual it says the ral code

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Colour

 

[Ted808]

Colour

AH but it's not a kudox...
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[Ted808]

Colour

Oh my !! sugar puff Shaun- now I really see what you meant- never knew that- what a plonker!! ha ha thanks mate that's something new I've learnt. The RAL 1960 is the colour code. What a divv

 

[Ted808]

If you look in / on the manual it says the ral code

Bloody brilliant now I know!