Painting the Stove
Oct. 17th, 2021 07:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeThank you to everyone who left nice feedback about the new bedside lamp, all of which I have shared with Lisa. Lisa does point out that aside from the lampshade, whose provenance is unknown, all of the parts for that lamp appear to be US made, or at least not from China.
The last few days have been relatively warm, which allowed me to let the fire burn out and to dig ashes (and nails, lots of them, thanks to burning old pallets for the first week of "fire season"). This also allowed us to work on a test paint job, as we decided to try repainting the flashing of the fireplace insert (not the main body of the stove) and to change it from its original black to a copper color.
Here's the fireplace cold and clean. We decided to do a test section on the lower right to see how well the high-temperature paint we bought will hold up.
We pulled the fireplace insert about a centimeter out from the wall. It just sits in the hole in the stonework. Then while I vigorously shook the can of Rust-Oleum High Heat Ultra copper paint, Lisa taped up around the area to be painted. Lisa applied the paint while I made sure the area was well-ventilated, with doors and windows open and fans running. (This was another reason we had to wait for the weather to warm up a little.) Lisa, of course, wore her paint respirator while I wore one of our N95 masks while she applied the paint. Per the instructions, she applied two light coats of paint a few minutes apart, and we left it to dry overnight, removing the tape and paper a few hours after she applied the paint.
This morning, I re-lit the fire and got it hot enough for me to cook breakfast.
I kept the fire burning all day, and there is no sign of any degradation to the section Lisa painted yesterday. There also was no discernible out-gassing of paint fumes, which the instructions said was possible once the section got hot.
This painting test went pretty well. While there is a storm moving in and even a small chance of snow again (mostly in the mountains), the weather forecast for this week suggests that in a couple of days we can let the fire go out again. After that, Lisa will get in and scrub and clean the remaining flashing. Once she has prepared the area, she can then apply the copper paint over the rest of the flashing. Ideally we should apply multiple coats 48 hours apart and allow more time for the paint to dry before re-firing the stove.
I like the look of the copper paint, and I think it will improve the look of the fireplace.
The last few days have been relatively warm, which allowed me to let the fire burn out and to dig ashes (and nails, lots of them, thanks to burning old pallets for the first week of "fire season"). This also allowed us to work on a test paint job, as we decided to try repainting the flashing of the fireplace insert (not the main body of the stove) and to change it from its original black to a copper color.
Here's the fireplace cold and clean. We decided to do a test section on the lower right to see how well the high-temperature paint we bought will hold up.
We pulled the fireplace insert about a centimeter out from the wall. It just sits in the hole in the stonework. Then while I vigorously shook the can of Rust-Oleum High Heat Ultra copper paint, Lisa taped up around the area to be painted. Lisa applied the paint while I made sure the area was well-ventilated, with doors and windows open and fans running. (This was another reason we had to wait for the weather to warm up a little.) Lisa, of course, wore her paint respirator while I wore one of our N95 masks while she applied the paint. Per the instructions, she applied two light coats of paint a few minutes apart, and we left it to dry overnight, removing the tape and paper a few hours after she applied the paint.
This morning, I re-lit the fire and got it hot enough for me to cook breakfast.
I kept the fire burning all day, and there is no sign of any degradation to the section Lisa painted yesterday. There also was no discernible out-gassing of paint fumes, which the instructions said was possible once the section got hot.
This painting test went pretty well. While there is a storm moving in and even a small chance of snow again (mostly in the mountains), the weather forecast for this week suggests that in a couple of days we can let the fire go out again. After that, Lisa will get in and scrub and clean the remaining flashing. Once she has prepared the area, she can then apply the copper paint over the rest of the flashing. Ideally we should apply multiple coats 48 hours apart and allow more time for the paint to dry before re-firing the stove.
I like the look of the copper paint, and I think it will improve the look of the fireplace.
