Polishing steel stove?

[Bster13]

My BK insert is brand new, but I can imagine the insert getting nicks and marks over time.

All my research (ok 3 minutes) points to cast iron stoves being polished, not steel ones.

What are the options for steel stoves users to refresh the looks of their stoves? Is matte stove spray paint the only option?

 

[Highbeam]

Not matte, but the proper brand and sheen for your stove. You mask off what you don't want or need sprayed, clean the area well, and touch ups actually blend very well. For little nicks I have found that shooting spray into a rag and then apply a touch of paint with your fingertip works well too.

My BK has little blobs of flux or weld spatter that were painted over from the factory at the base. When you pop them off, the metal is bare.

 

[Billybonfire]

I find the colour of my steel stove goes grey after a few months use so occasionally polish it with stove black.
Takes about 10 minutes with an old shoe brush and a rag, looks like new again .

 

[Bster13]

Hrmm, Highbean repaints but Billybonfire uses polish on his steel stove....

 

[jeff_t]

Your insert should be Stove Bright metallic black. You can buy it at any decent stove shop.

 

[Bster13]

So we're back to no polish on a steel stove?

 

[Highbeam]

We never left. People in England do things strangely! Read the manual, paint to touch up.

 

[Billybonfire]

We never left. People in England do things strangely! Read the manual, paint to touch up.

Polish works for me but I have heard said if you do use polish you wont be able to paint it again.

 

[jeff_t]

I'm not sure how well my stove would shine up. Right now it has a winter's worth if dust, a couple of dings from the showroom floor, a bit of rust from the trailer ride home in the rain, and some crusty, burned on dog slobber (mastiff+ear infection=messy). Now that it has gone cold, I'll get it cleaned up, and maybe a fresh coat of paint. And possibly a color change.

 

[begreen]

Stove polish is meant for cast iron stoves mostly.

 

[Billybonfire]

Stove polish is meant for cast iron stoves mostly.

I guess i'm half right then, the door is cast
seems to work the same on the steel though.

 

[Bster13]

Shoot a video Billy, before and after! Would love to see it!

 

[DexterDay]

Stove Bright makes several nice colors (about 2 dozen).

I am painting my Englander 30-NC Honey Glo Brown this Summer

Satin black is a nice color also, that's what I am painting my old pellet stove and my new Venting for my new pellet stove.

 

[Highbeam]

Whorehouse red?

 

[Don2222]

Stove Bright makes several nice colors (about 2 dozen).

I am painting my Englander 30-NC Honey Glo Brown this Summer

Satin black is a nice color also, that's what I am painting my old pellet stove and my new Venting for my new pellet stove.

I tried polish, it can be a pain and be streaky on a steel stove. Stove bright high temp paint like what Dexter has is looks really good and lasts longer!

 

[Billybonfire]

Shoot a video Billy, before and after! Would love to see it!

Hi Bster13
I have recently polished the stove up for summer (done burning till October now) but will post a few pics next time.

 

[downeast]

NO to "stove polish" --- it's a long past coating from pre-WWII days.
Doesn't last long on steel or cast, smokes like hell forever,and looks like hell. Impossible to clean fingernails after application.

Choices ? Sandblast or sand the surface ( steel or cast BTW ), then use a stove or engine paint rated for hot metal ( steel or cast ).
"Whorehouse Red" a.k.a. VC " Burgendy" is fine.
Better solution: get a porcelain or enameled stove ( cast only e.g Jotul ), then there's no need for all this angst.Wipe with a damp rag when cool and forget.
It do chip if you're not careful.

JMNSHO