Exposed heat pipies

What's your motivation for enclosing them? Unsightly? Too much heat? Don't want to get burned?

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fro creative ideas you should check houzz.com

http://www.houzz.com/heat-pipes

I have spent about $5-10k trying to get the pipes re-painted, in white. But the paint peels unevenly from the heat (it is ugly). Quite frustrating.

Apartment Therapy suggests wrapping the pipes with a rope:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-wrap-you-15526

Am looking for a solution where the covering/wrapping is white. I might go the route of wrapping in white rope if all else fails.

Ropes seems to be a great suggestion.

especially if they dry out over time, and then burst into flames.

Are you sure you properly prepped the pipes before the heat-resistant white paint? It could be substrates peeling, not the stuff you used.

And was that stuff oven paint?

What neighborhood is this in?

http://streeteasy.com/nyc/talk/discussion/35761-getting-rid-of-drop-ceiling-in-condo-building

Mine are artistically wrapped with thick rope (done by previous owner) & they look great. (At first I was worried this was a potential safety issue but the rope actually doesn't get hot.)

Does anyone has experience with using pipe insulation? Would the material come in white, and in different diameters?

what material is the rope?

I have one expoed heat pipe in the powder room and my painter says he will use oil based primer and paint. Hopefully that will prevent peeling.

I am dealing with the same problem again this year.

Any news ways to cover up heat pipes? Tired of having them re-painted.

Thank you.

Why not scrap (& scrape) the paint altogether - & just have the natural iron exposed?

It would (in my opinion) add an industrial-type look, in a finish that would go with virtually any decorating scheme - AND no more flaming paint chips to contend with.

The safest option, of course, would be to enclose them, as I can personally attest.

Many, many moons ago, as a child in our prewar Crown Heights apartment, I had to use the bathroom really badly.

My father was inside with the door locked, preparing to take a shower.

I kept banging & yelling for him to open the door, which he finally did, buck naked except for a shower cap. Truly a sight to behold.

I pushed my way inside, forcing him to back up - which he did - right into the silver painted riser.

He gave a loud scream as his butt made contact, & I can almost remember hearing a sizzle as it did so.

What sticks in my mind most, however, is the strange odor I smelled immediately, which reminded me of burnt peaches (or what I thought burnt peaches would smell like).

Obviously he DID need to get into that shower - & quickly!

Typo: "flaming" s/b "flaking".