Rusted Baseboard Heater Covers

They re boxy often institutional beige and they tend to accumulate scuffs and splotches of rust.

Rusted baseboard heater covers.

Item 1529142 model bc001 72 wht. This combined with our baked on epoxy powder coating results in a product built to last. The rust on the top cover vent flap and front cover in a small area. They are also subjected to great fluctuations in temperature as they operate.

We re so confident in our products that we offer a lifetime warranty against rust. Baseboarders basic 6 ft electric hydronic baseboard heater front cover. Cover luxe the better baseboard cover is designed to be superior to traditional baseboard heating covers and look beautiful in every room of your home for years to come. Remove rust and flaking paint from the heater cover using a wire brush.

And the longer you don t repair them the harder it will be when you do. Sand the surface using fine grit sandpaper. Remove dirt and sanding dust from the heater cover using a clean cloth and a. Let s face it baseboard radiators are ugly.

But despite having all the charm and appeal of fluorescent strip lighting baseboard radiators do serve an important purpose and those of us who rely on them to heat our homes are more or less stuck with them. Baseboard heaters can be painted along with the rest of a room or with an accent color to give some character to the border where your walls and floor meet. Plan this project for a nice sunny weekend and spend some time outdoors. The challenge is that the heater covers unlike other paintable surfaces in your room are made of metal.

The easiest option is to replace just the front covers and end caps with aftermarket ones made of plastic or metal which are available at home centers and online. Ez snap covers are the strongest and thickest galvanized steel and epoxy powder coated baseboard heater covers on the market period. Little ones crawling on the floor can put their hands on them and get cut or transfer the rust to their mouths. My tenants apartment kitchen baseboard heater cover is rusting in one spot.

End caps cost about 16 to 28 apiece. Our modern baseboard heater covers are stronger because they use 18 thicker steel. Not justifying replacing the whole 12 heating cover.