How to heat cure paint on stove legs ?

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Birkie

New Member
Dec 15, 2021
10
Wisconsin
I found a 1993-95? Lopi Endeavor and have been sanding the light rust off with steel wool for several days now. Today I had the fun part of painting the heat shields front and back, stove box, door and legs. It looks good, but I am wondering how you heat cure the legs, and maybe even the heat shields? I don't think they will get hot enough to "cure". The Stove Bright manual says cross-linking occurs at 400-450 degrees and air dry resin burns away at 600 degrees.

Thoughts?
 
Don't worry about it. If the area doesn't get hot enough it won't outgas.
 
I found a 1993-95? Lopi Endeavor and have been sanding the light rust off with steel wool for several days now. Today I had the fun part of painting the heat shields front and back, stove box, door and legs. It looks good, but I am wondering how you heat cure the legs, and maybe even the heat shields? I don't think they will get hot enough to "cure". The Stove Bright manual says cross-linking occurs at 400-450 degrees and air dry resin burns away at 600 degrees.

Thoughts?
A heat gun?
 
I have painted many many stoves and never worried about it never had an issue either