Our Fireview's castings need some "freshening up". We have a can of stove black paint that I used the last time I did it. It's been stored in the basement, never frozen, and I gave it good shake and stirred it thoroughly. No sediment. Is there a "shelf life" to this stuff? saw no indication on the label...
Can "stove black" paint go bad?
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MountainStoveGuy
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Clogged tips are about the only issue i have had with using older paint. I dont have a date for you, but a few years should not be bad.
If it sprays and dont fish eye as soon as it hits the stove, then it should be good. just used some paint that was about 8 years old after my pre-season full clean. repainted the single wall above the stove. seemed to work fine.
"Stirred it thoroughly" and "No sediment" leads me to believe the OP has brush on stove paint. It should still be fine.
Fsappo
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The stove pipe that connects the stove to the flue is looking sort of "aged", too (still solid, but the finish is looking "rusty"). We live near the ocean and it's humid here, can I use the stove black on that, too? There is nothing about that on the back of the can of stove black.
The stove pipe that connects the stove to the flue is looking sort of "aged", too (still solid, but the finish is looking "rusty"). We live near the ocean and it's humid here, can I use the stove black on that, too? There is nothing about that on the back of the can of stove black.
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