Painting stainless T?

[Dustin]

Did a search and didn't locate much.

My Jotul 602 sits infront of my fireplace. The only part of the liner you can see in the room is the stainless T

Can this be painted with high temp stove paint?

 

[skinanbones]

yup we just scuff it first with 00 steel wool and then paint it. It more than likely will need to be touched up every 3 - 4 years

 

[bag of hammers]

this thread might also be of interest (it references previous threads too)

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/painting-outside-of-supervent-chimney.112822/

 

[Heatsource]

homesaver makes hi-temp black paint for stainless steel

 

[Ashful]

I've not painted stainless in a hi-temp application, but I can tell you that stainless is usually primed with a special etching primer, before painting. Fail to use it, and your paint will surely begin to flake off after a year or three. I'd definitely check out the Homesaver paint A1 recommends, if it's truly formulated for use on stainless. I wouldn't use any regular hi-temp paint, unless you intend to repaint every couple of years, as skinanbones suggests.

 

[Heatsource]

it seems to work well, i typically still scuff the pipe up w/320 grit sand paper or a fine sanding block