This will remove any remaining rust and in addition dirt and grim that could muddle your painting.
Can you repaint a wood stove.
Dealers will often customize the stove to another color.
Use paint thinner to clean drips.
You can apply stove paint with a paint sprayer.
In each normal painting of the stove about 9 mils of dry paint are applied.
The first and most crucial step to painting your wood stove or fireplace is surface preparation.
How to do it yourself instructional video on repainting stoves and other appliances.
Problems arise when in repainting the stove or in changing again to a third color the total paint film thickness gets too thick.
Check the appliance for any rust peeling or blistering.
Use the heat from your stove to cure the paint.
You can use vinegar as a rust converter.
Heat your wood stove to a temperature of 250 degrees f 121 degrees c for 20 minutes.
Let any remnants of paint thinner dry.
Turn the heat off and allow the stove to cool.
After you have removed as much rust as you can wet a rag with paint thinner and go over the entire stove surface.
Curing occurs when you heat your stove to seal the silicone resin in the paint which is what contains heat resistant properties.
Transcript provided for the hearing impaired.
You can use an electric rotary tool with a brush attachment to remove rust.
Then using the blue painter s tape tape around the feet of the stove and handles.
Stoves are generally painted once at the factory.