How to Beef Up 1960s Baseboard

Hi,

I've been cleaning my old wot wather baseboard covers and repainted them. Sure looks brandnew after having removed 8 layers of paint. My new challenge is to find some spare covers, but I have no idea of what manufactures existed in the 60's, house was build approx 1962.

Any pointers is appreciated.

Thanks
Michael

if it

If it burham or weil mclain (tall 9") ur in luck as they still make them.... If u have crane, u.s. radators, others.... U may need help.. Can you post a close up pictures of those cast iron beauty?

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. My boiler is a Burnham so that could be. I did check their web site though what they have doesn't look like what I have. In any case I have 2 types. The old_style is the one that I've been stripping and painting. This picture shows a problem area where the covers over lap and a connector is missing. The flapper have 'home made' holes so not working that great. The interior is copper tubing with fins.

The new style is probably 12-15 years old from when the house received an addition. I'd like to know the name of those as well. Internals are fins as well, but here they are more shaped as a box than just straight fins.

Thanks
Michael

Looks like

The old stuff may be Argo, the newer stuff looks like Slant Fin. Just a guess.

So you removed the paint in place? What did you do or use to remove it, they sure look great. Thank you

Hi,

Hmm, I looked at slant fin but the profile is different. On the old ones might be, just haven't found a picture on Argo Technoligies web site.

Thanks
Michael

Thanks. It's only the old_style that got repainted.

They had about 5+ layers of paint on. Most of them must have been brush painted and pretty sloppy on that. I first tried to sand them and quickly learned that was a bad idea. I got some paint stripper stuff 5F15, some pretty nasty stuff. Methyl Chloride or something like that. I invested in proper breathing mask (need organic filters), googles and mask. Got it all off, what a mess. Did it outside and as with this kind of projects it took a lot longer than expected.

Paint was first auto primer. I like that kind since it's more sandable for a better finish. Topcoat was high gloss enamel. Both products were rustolium.

I had first tried this on the bathroom cover, which had quite a few luvers. That one got a very nice surface/shine and the top coat got hard and scratch resistant too. The other covers I've just finished using the same process but I dont' feel the surface is as good, not as hard. Might be because the bathroom cover has been 'baked' over the winter.

Sure fresh'ned the rooms up. Well worth the time.

Michael

Copper fin baseboard

Not sure about the old but the new kinda looks like Embassy. Check out the last page of this PDF it gives dimensions.

http://www.embassyind.com/pdfs/embassyind_paneltrak.pdf

Good luck, they look great. I can't even get my people to clean the dustballs out of 'em. TG

Hi,

Hmm, not sure about embassy, but we're getting closer.

For the old ones I made a cleaning tool that was easy to use. Get a paint stir stick from your local home center. Get some sticky velcro from the local fabric place and wrap that on the end of the stick. You can even cut the stick a little to get a better profile. The thickness just fit between the fins and the velcro lightly wipes the side off each fin.

Michael

Never saw the ols type, but the new type may be suntemp.

I'll 2nd that

I think the old looks a lot like Argo Lo-Trim.

-Andrew

kom pak

The newer stuff looks like kom pac your best bet may be to head down to your local plumbing supply house and see what they carry they may be able to help you also take a look at edwards they also made baseboard for years but i,m unsure if they still do good luck and peace clammy

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