Paint for the stove (panel, counter, kitchen, color)

[mrsengle]

I'm looking for some glossy black paint for my stove.

I make candles, and one day I splattered the wax on the panel of the stove. I was trying to clean it before the wax set with Orange Power 409 and a scrub sponge. I took off the gloss - the 409 was shiny, so I couldn't tell I was doing this. After I cleaned up the mess, I saw a few spots of bright metal where I took the paint, too.

I did some homework on the Internet, but I'm a little nervous. The trick was finding a high-temperature resistant paint. It really does look awful, especially since this is only on one half of the panel. Any suggestions would be great!

[square peg]

Appliance Dealers have touch-up paint that they use for small scratches and nicks. Your smudge sounds more like a wide area. Give the appliance store a call and see what they recommend. Also, the panels on modern stoves are removable. They can be repainted at an auto body shop or if worse comes to worse, you can just buy a new panel. Either way, it's going to cost a little.

[Cosmic]

They do make a high temperature paint for spray painting automotive engines. I have some, think mine is all grey but it might come in black. This comes in spray cans. If you could find some, do a small test area on some other metal surface first and let it dry to see what it will look like.

Most of your auto body paints might not work. Plus you also need a high temp primer. They do make such a primer and paint for under the hood of cars.

Some of those appliances may not even be paint. Lot of them are a powdered spray coating that is then heated and it flows out like a paint. You could ask at an appliance store but get an old timer instead of the kid hired yesterday.

[mrsengle]

Lot of them are a powdered spray coating that is then heated and it flows out like a paint.

That's exactly what I read, and why I'm a little nervous about going the DIY route. The paint that I found was marketed for use on refurbishing old wood stoves and the like, although the manufacturer said it could withstand some rather high temps (I think the highest I found was 1200F).

[Cornerguy1]

If it helps reassure you, mrsengle, I once had a house with a woodstove which a previous owner had painted with high-temp paint (creme colour).

The paint withstood 2 winter of constant use without discolouration or smell before the stove was replaced for other reasons.

If the paint is designed to handle wood stove temperatures, the heat from your kitchen stove isn't going to bother it.

The trick will be getting a close neough colour match so the panel doesn't standout from the rest of the stove.

[Baltic_Celt]

Mrs E -

Cosmic, as usual & Cornerguy have good advice here.

If this helps, "Gascoals dot net" is a place I've used before & they sell paint for coal/corn/pellet/wood burning stoves with high heat (to 1200 degrees) for $10-12, paint on & spray. They even sell a cleaner/degreaser that is great for a $12 spraycan & have cream polishers for caste iron stoves (haven't used the polishers, but noticed them). If you have breathing difficulties, with the cleaners, spray & leave to let it settle so you don't breathe in the fumes. They bother me, but even Windex does. You should see me clean my bathroom. I spray & run for my life. Anyone looking in my window would get quite the laugh at the woman with the rubber gloves & sponge doing the Olympic dash around her house. "Wow, she really loves cleaning!"

I have several old Glenwood gas-on-gas stoves in my apartments & have needed cleaners & paint before. I'll email the full link if it doesn't appear here. Not sure I can do that? Good luck & chalk it up to one lesson learned. I have a notebook full of cures for mine, but I'm now the Eastcoast Mistress of Stain Removal. I even have a tiara with a Comet container on the top! Fancy...

http://www.gascoals.net/Accessories/...9/Default.aspx

Good luck!

[mrsengle]

I have a notebook full of cures for mine, but I'm now the Eastcoast Mistress of Stain Removal. I even have a tiara with a Comet container on the top! Fancy...

Eastcoast Mistress of Stain Removal.....LOL!!!!!! Thanks for the link.

If you have a hard time with Windex and other cleaners, try Mrs. Meyers. I use the lavender counter spray and glass cleaner. I can smell the lavender for hours after I use it. http://www.mrsmeyers.com/?gclid=CKOc...FQ0eSgodfXZDWA

[Cosmic]

Here is a source for materials.

http://eastwood.resultspage.com/sear...t%20paint&rk=1

Talking the Paint GM Gloss Black Aerosol 12 oz and Hotcoat Powder Satin Black Hi-Temp 2 lb

Both a high temp paint to 300F and a powder to 1000F. Most auto body repair shops probably can do the powder or will know somebody that can. Like most things, the repair might be more than a new stove. The spray paint tho might be the right price. My guess 300 F is ok for the outside, I doubt it actually gets much over 110-120. 130F is about the temp when it starts to get painful to the touch and nothing on the outside of a stove other than the burner areas are that hot.

[mrsengle]

Cosmic - thank you very much for your research and help!

[Baltic_Celt]

Originally Posted by mrsengle

Eastcoast Mistress of Stain Removal.....LOL!!!!!! Thanks for the link.

If you have a hard time with Windex and other cleaners, try Mrs. Meyers. I use the lavender counter spray and glass cleaner. I can smell the lavender for hours after I use it. http://www.mrsmeyers.com/?gclid=CKOc...FQ0eSgodfXZDWA

MrsE -

Thank you very much. I am in search of something that doesn't scare me out of the building everytime I spray. I will give it a try.

Cosmic -

I appreciate your links & research, too. You should write your own online repair/fixer-upper manual & charge $3/yr membership. You'd be a millionaire in no time.

Have fun... VV