Replacing baseboard registers?
The house is pretty old and it's unlikely I could locate a new register similar to the ones around the house. Is there a new register or enclosure that could work here without significantly modifying everything?
This is what the baseboard register looks like: http://i.imgur.com/k2lXQlj.jpg
Posted Feb 5, 2016, 7:43 PM UTC
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If you want to replace that one specifically... I'd take it off -- clean it with steel wool and use hammer tone spray paint on it.
I'm looking to upgrade them if possible. Replace it completely with something new that works. The flaps are so horribly rusted that it's a bit pointless to try to restore. However, baseboard registers of that size seems to be very uncommon. These days people have heating/cooling vents on the floor instead of the baseboard.
If you clean it up and use a rust remover like naval jelly, you'll have better than new. Not that you really should close the vents much.
I concur about cleaning them up. Rustoleum makes a line of metallic paints and high temp paints that look great. Just get a pack of varying grits for the orbital sander and go to town. In less than 1 hour and some elbow grease and new paint and it'll look great! it will be easier than finding and retrofitting something else, and it will look more correct for the age of the house.