Painting copper pipe

[Roger645]

We have two short pieces of cold water copper pipe in the bathroom that can be seen, Mrs 645 wants to paint them white, what is the best paint to use?

[Gingerbread Man]

Normal paint will work fine.

[Zip106]

As above, but needs to be oil based paint.

[Gingerbread Man]

Just to add, if they do turn out to be a hot pipe. Let the paint dry before letting the pipe become hot or the paint will dry funny.

[Leve Lad]

Hammerite or you could even get pipe covers.

Edited by Leve Lad on Monday 6th December 20:18

[ColinM50]

Err, how about white paint?

[GarryA]

Snap-over covers.

[basherX]

I use hammerite, you get a much nicer longer lasting finish to it

[MJG280]

Snap-over covers

Yes that. Takes 30 seconds to do ignoring going to B&Q. As the covers are about £10 for a large pack also tidy up your radiator pipes.

Don't bother painting

[steve_bmw]

i wouldnt paint the copper pipe, i would use some brasso and polish them up, i think nice shiney copper pipe to rads ect looks very smart.

[eps]

MJG280 said:

Snap-over covers

Yes that. Takes 30 seconds to do ignoring going to B&Q. As the covers are about £10 for a large pack also tidy up your radiator pipes.

Don't bother painting

+1, if standard gauge copper pipe.

[rash_decision]

Or buy a metre length of white 10mm/15mm, whatever the pipe size you're wanting to cover, plastic pipe. Cut the desired length, cut a slit up the length of it and snap that over. Far cheaper than the pipe covers!!

[eliot]

I was always told you need to use "zinsser bin primer" on copper pipes, otherwise your paint tends to turn green.