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Painted discoloured heater vents

A very simply fix but proved to be effective. This had been on my mind for a very long time and I looked into chemical treatment and even replacing the vents, in the end I bought a can of gloss white spray paint and off I went. The hardest part was how to remove the vents from the ceiling, but once I worked that out it was incredibly quick and easy.

Materials

Gloss White spray paint

Tools

None. To remove the vents it was only a matter of pulling the vents down which released x3 holding clips.

Steps

Step 1

Removed vents from ceiling

Step 2

wiped vents down

Step 3

spray painted the vents

Step 4

re installed them into ceiling

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Heating and Cooling

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Comments

MitchellMc

Wonderful solution to an unsightly problem @Jimi.

What type of paint did you use and were there any special steps for the cleaning process or preparation?

Mitchell

Noyade

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/37093#Comment_37093

I'm inspired Jim. @Jimi

I would like to try this.

I have the same questions as @MitchellMc My concern was/is solvents in the spray can may 'buckle' or melt the thin old plastic?

Clearly not in your case.

Cheers.

Jimi

https://www.workshop.bunnings.com.au/discussion/comment/80795#Comment_80795

Hi @MitchellMc @Noyade ,

No special cleaning, i just used a dustpan brush to clean the inside from dust, and the outside was completely clean, just discoloured. I only sprayed the outside.

I used the Fiddly Bits brand spray paint from Bunnings, gloss white. I did a light but even spray, and they look brand new. As the old plastic is just a solid plastic, I can't see how spray paint will cause any buckling/melting.