Detail paint for woodstove

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mobetter

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I just finished painting my old Country Comfort with Rust Oleum satin black.

Is there a high temp detail paint for the raised oak leaves and other details to really make my make-over pop?

I was thinking ceramic glaze, but am sure the stove wont get hot enough to "fire" the glaze properly.

If anyone has did some detailing I would like to hear/see your methods.
 
Hi,

I used rustoleum for detail also and it lasted over 25 years

Jim
 
I know you can buy "stove paint" in a lot of different colors. I never tried this, but what if you bought a can of colored stove paint in a spray can, shook the heck out of it and sprayed it into a little cup, then applied it with a small paint brush?
 
Here are a couple crappy pics (camera battery about dead so no flash)
 

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Franks said:
I know you can buy "stove paint" in a lot of different colors. I never tried this, but what if you bought a can of colored stove paint in a spray can, shook the heck out of it and sprayed it into a little cup, then applied it with a small paint brush?

I did this at my boss's suggestion, (several decades ago), and was not pleased. Had to work too fast...the stuff is designed to dry quick. Couldn't get the little detail brush clean after. It is like instant dried out brush.

Just my experience. (Test on a scrap material first. Use an old, unwanted brush...)
 
Why not use a GLOSS stove paint, assuming you used flat black for the stove.
 
Try this: Mask off the general area you want, in this case let's just say you want gold paint in the crevasses of the leaves. Give that masked off area a spray or two until it looks good. Next, remove the mask material, very lightly sand off the gold over spray, then spray your black paint on a lint free cloth and quickly wipe over the gold over spray area. The crevasses will remain gold while the flush area will take the wiped on black paint.

Shari
 
Thanks Shari,


What kind of gold paint will take the heat?

I was thinking more along the lines of red,green,yellow, brown.

A gold leaf would look cool as well.

Would a copper paint take the heat?

I have a can of that around, I use it to coat the head gaskets on my hot rod.
 
Looks pretty in just black like that too!
 
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