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Baseboard Heater Covers Rusting
How to Replace or Renovate Baseboard
Heating Covers
By: Mark J. Donovan
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Over time baseboard heater covers can begin to rust, particularly ones
located in bathrooms or other moist areas. Rusting baseboard heating covers is
particularly common when the heating element is located near a toilet or
bath/shower unit. In these locations, within just a year or two of
installation the baseboard heating covers can show signs of rust and
corrosion.
Replace Rusting Baseboard Heater Covers
To eliminate the rust you have two basic options.
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First you can purchase replacement baseboard heating covers and simply pop
off the old ones and snap in the new ones. Unfortunately finding replacement
ones that match the original baseboard heating element covers can be difficult
and they are not inexpensive. This said, it may be worth a little bit of
investigative effort to see if you can locate some affordable and matching
replacement ones. Alternatively you can purchase baseboard heater covers that
don’t necessarily match the other baseboard heater covers in the home. This
may not be such a bad compromise, particularly if you are changing all of the
baseboard heater covers within the same room. Again, however, restoring
rusting baseboard heater covers by replacing them can be expensive.
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Renovate Rusted Baseboard Heater Covers
The second option for baseboard heater cover rusting is to restore them to
their original look with some sweat equity. With a little effort you can
renovate them to their original look. All you need is some steel wool, enamel
paint, masking tape, and a dust mask.
To refurbish rusting baseboard heating element covers remove all sections from
the heating element, with the exception of the back piece that is fastened to
the wall.
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Next, sand down all of the surface areas of the rusting
baseboard heating element cover pieces with steel wool. Make sure to remove
all of the rusted areas down to the bare surface metal.
Now, using a sponge foam brush apply a thin coat of
protective enamel paint over each baseboard heater cover piece and then allow
the pieces to dry fully.
Apply one or two addition coats of enamel paint to ensure an even and
beautiful look.
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For the baseboard heater cover section that
you left fastened to the wall, first apply masking tape on the drywall around
the periphery of the cover. Then use the steel wool to lightly sand the exposed
surface areas of the baseboard heating cover. Wipe the cover down with a clean
dry rag and then apply a coat of enamel paint to it using a foam brush. Allow
the paint to dry fully before applying one additional finish coat.
Once the baseboard heating covers are dry reattach the disassembled pieces to
the baseboard heating element. And with that, your rusting baseboard heating
covers should be a thing of the past.
For more information on
Restoring Baseboard Heating Element Covers, see the
Restoring Baseboard Heating Element Covers Ebook from
HomeAdditionPlus.com. The Restoring Baseboard Heating Element
Covers Ebook provides easy to understand, step-by-step instructions, on how to
restore Baseboard Heating Element Covers so that they look new again. Pictures are included for every key step in the process.
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