Dish Paint ?

aileen · 27-09-2008

Hi guys. In respect for my neighbour who hinted he thought it stated in the deeds that all aerials should be 'In the loft' I intend to spray paint my largish disk a colour similar to the background bricks.
I presume I cannot use metallic paint and seek info on which paint to use. (aerosol). A source would help assuming the standard 'plastic' in DIY shops is not suitable TIA.

**Analoguesat** · 27-09-2008

Tell him its not an aerial - its a dish

and it wont work if its in the loft.

Matt car primer will do fine.

aileen · 27-09-2008

Thanks for that but: Primer probably ain't brick colour. I assume you mean cellulose but that might react with the paint that's on it. ? My neighbour is the sort who would have a word with the LA and I guess they would still 'suggest' that two dishes and a terrestial aerial on the chimney is a bit much.

**Analoguesat** · 27-09-2008

Cant you get brown car primer??

If not matt aerosol paint of some sort should do.

**Robbo** · 27-09-2008

Some matt plasticote paint from B&Q should do it. I'm pretty sure that's what I used on my Triax to paint it green. Since your dish is dark, it should only need a light spray over.

***johnsattuk*** · 28-09-2008

I used 'Hammerite' , mixed copper, gold and a touch of red to get as close to brick as I could. It's not aerosol, but hammerite is very easy to apply.

After the paint has hardened just matt the suface with 'scotchbrite'

***nanochickin*** · 28-09-2008

As AS has already stated its not an aerial

Does it say anything in the deeds about satellite dishes ?

If not you can legally put upto a 1m dish on your property. The best bit about it is there isn't a fat lot he can do about it

I've had a similar run in with my neighbors in the past over my 2 dishes.

I got round it buy installing the biggest size i could get away with under current law. I have since under the cover of darkness increased both dishes in size

There is now a 1m and a 90cm dish up which the neighbor hasn't said a thing about

I'm always under the assumption that neighbors who complain have nothing else better to do with their sad little lives other than make peoples lives a misery

Nano

**Robbo** · 28-09-2008

Originally Posted by nanochickin

I have since under the cover of darkness increased both dishes in size

Yeah, put them up at night nano, when no-ones looking, works a treat.

Another option I have used is to spread the dishes around a bit, so that one neighbour can only see the one dish. For example aileen, your minidish could be moved so that it can't be seen from your neighbour's property.

aileen · 28-09-2008

He's not a bad old fellow. Has probably slept since comment and forgotten it. I have to agree dishes are a bit ugly on the low level of a bungalow. Definition as mentioned above: It would never come to it but in a Court a Judge would probably lump dishes and aerials all as 'Antenna' and define them together for the purpose. This being my guess. I cannot find if there is precedent of this. It concerns me that, as I understand it, motors cab be a bit noisy should I have one fitted. Don't want to push my luck.

**rolfw** · 28-09-2008

Can you take a photo of your dishes and upload it aileen?

**Robbo** · 28-09-2008

The Motecks with nylon gears are not really that noisy. I find that from inside that you have to strain your ears to check that its actually moving sometimes. My metal geared Stab, when I had it on the side of my house,was not too bad either.

aileen · 28-09-2008

Originally Posted by rolfw

Can you take a photo of your dishes and upload it aileen?

Will dig out the camera tomorrow

aileen · 28-09-2008

Pic of Dish to be painted

Taken by Robbo who fitted dish for me

**Topper** · 28-09-2008

It really all depends upon yourself, how much you want to hide it but this is an example of how far you can take it Aileen

Spot the Dish

**bigtee** · 29-09-2008

Originally Posted by aileen

He's not a bad old fellow. Has probably slept since comment and forgotten it. I have to agree dishes are a bit ugly on the low level of a bungalow. Definition as mentioned above: It would never come to it but in a Court a Judge would probably lump dishes and aerials all as 'Antenna' and define them together for the purpose. This being my guess. I cannot find if there is precedent of this. It concerns me that, as I understand it, motors cab be a bit noisy should I have one fitted. Don't want to push my luck.

Can't remember correctly but I think that the planning regulations do indeed lump them as 'Antenna'; can't immediately recall a judicial or other precedent either.

Sorry that whilst not contributing to the painting conundrum, I have a request. Could you and Robbo kindly put me out of my curiosity by confirming what satellites the four LNBs are receiving?

**Robbo** · 29-09-2008

From left to right, 19E,13E,9E, 1W bigtee.

**rolfw** · 06-10-2008

Read the sticky for planning guidelines, UHF TV aerials are not counted, it is dishes only and yours comply with size and number restrictions.

***pedro2000uk*** · 06-10-2008

The planning regulations do call satellite dishes... antennae - typical civil servants writing regulations like arranging so much spaghetti on a plate ready to either confuse or be unravelled...

You can have two of these satellite antennae up to 1m and 60cm on a property... Literally.. To me that could mean an LNB with antennae up to 1m & 60cm inside the lnb and the reflector/ dish can be anything you want ... they don't mention it...

The planning site does show favoured positions for satellite dishes (they ave pictures of em- look more like a load of balls to me) .... not on a ground floor though.. X ..oops.. (bungalows excluded)

BTW... Nice neat looking job...

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