Advice on cleaning/restoration coal burner/stove

[Chintzybang]

Hi,

Just purchased first wood/coal burner.

Need some advice around appropriate cleaning techniques and advice regarding painting.

I guess the top and front section with glass are enamel, but the body of the stove looks slightly different, so hoping this can be cleaned and repainted but not sure.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I recently watched a video where a similar stove was rebuilt. The body of the stove was sheet metal with refractory inside. If that’s the case with yours, you could sand and repaint, but be careful you don’t sand through the sheet metal. Since the sheet metal is so thin, make sure the refractory is in good shape so the heat doesn’t burn through the thin metal.

High temperature paint can be used on the metal.

Your floor protection looks a bit light in front. You may want to fix that before burning.

 

[Chintzybang]

I recently watched a video where a similar stove was rebuilt. The body of the stove was sheet metal with refractory inside. If that’s the case with yours, you could sand and repaint, but be careful you don’t sand through the sheet metal. Since the sheet metal is so thin, make sure the refractory is in good shape so the heat doesn’t burn through the thin metal.

High temperature paint can be used on the metal.

Your floor protection looks a bit light in front. You may want to fix that before burning.

Hi, Thank you for your reply. I dont suppose you know the link to the video you watched?

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I was able to find it!

 

[Chintzybang]

I was able to find it!

Thank you for this, much appreciated

 

[FanMan]

Not so sure that is designed to burn coal? I don't see any evidence of a shaker grate or secondary air inlet and the loading door looks too low to handle any useful quantity of coal. But it's hard to tell from the pictures and I'm no expert.

I have a somewhat similar stove which I restored some years back. Mine definitely is a coal stove, with a sheet metal body (which I replaced) lined with firebrick.

 

[begreen]

There is a shaker handle on the lower right side and the air feed. The other thread has clearer pictures with the front door open. The air feed is under the base of the fire with the coal basket above. The stove has a liner.

? French wood burner/stove by ? FAR

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