We have just hit the 1 year anniversary of our Matt Black F500 and we absolutely love the performance out of her. Thanks to this site and all the info we couldn't be happier.
Well, I have waited for too long to inquire about this and I might take some pictures and go the the dealer and get their opinion as well.
Without posting a photo, the best way I can describe the paint issue is you need to picture the front of the stove, left, center, and right above the door (basically the whole area above the radius of the front door on the stove body face) where the textured stippling is. The paint is seeming to fade or "thin" exposing a duller, grey appearance. The bold matte finish is basically gone! I first noticed this late last spring, when I use the vaccum brush attachement to clean outside of the stove. The rough, matte finish just started getting vaccumed off. It is not flaking, and there does not seem to be any raw metal exposed. It almost looks like a wind weathered finish loss. I still continue to use the vaccum brush and this has not occured anywhere else on the stove.
I feel that I performed the break in to the T and I have never had the stove over a 650 corner temp (IR verified). The rest of the stove's finish is like new (except the nice buffed look the paint has earned on the front ash lip at the air control and on the left door lever;-)
Does this sound like a curing issue, an unseen overfire issue, something to take up with the Jotul, or just get some Rutland stove paint and pray that it matches the rest of the finish.
Has anyone else had this occur on a matte black cast iron stove?
Well, I have waited for too long to inquire about this and I might take some pictures and go the the dealer and get their opinion as well.
Without posting a photo, the best way I can describe the paint issue is you need to picture the front of the stove, left, center, and right above the door (basically the whole area above the radius of the front door on the stove body face) where the textured stippling is. The paint is seeming to fade or "thin" exposing a duller, grey appearance. The bold matte finish is basically gone! I first noticed this late last spring, when I use the vaccum brush attachement to clean outside of the stove. The rough, matte finish just started getting vaccumed off. It is not flaking, and there does not seem to be any raw metal exposed. It almost looks like a wind weathered finish loss. I still continue to use the vaccum brush and this has not occured anywhere else on the stove.
I feel that I performed the break in to the T and I have never had the stove over a 650 corner temp (IR verified). The rest of the stove's finish is like new (except the nice buffed look the paint has earned on the front ash lip at the air control and on the left door lever;-)
Does this sound like a curing issue, an unseen overfire issue, something to take up with the Jotul, or just get some Rutland stove paint and pray that it matches the rest of the finish.
Has anyone else had this occur on a matte black cast iron stove?