Repainting stove

[Hannah Jones McVey]

I'm about to repaint my stove. I've just re sealed the bottom of the flue and was cracking on with cleaning and sanding the stove as instructed but I just wanted to check some things which are probably very silly. As I sand a redish tint is coming out from under some of the black. Is this rust? It's not bubbly or bright red, like a morning ember glow...if that makes sense? Should I try and get to the bottom of this (literally) before painting or is it normal? Any other tips?

 

Thanks

 

 

[magnetman]

Do you know what make or model the stove is?

 

I assume you are talking about a coal, wood or multifuel stove.

It sounds to me a little bit like you might have an old stove which was originally enamelled which has been overpainted

[valrene9600]

Whatever you do make sure use a proper heat resisting stove paint.

Follow the instructions which will include lighting a small gentle fire to heat the stove slowly and bake on the paint.

Open boat doors on the first burn and let it cool to cold before relighting again a small fire, don't,t let the stove get to hot to soon./

[DHutch]

Assuming it looked ok and not rusty before, I would give it a quick go over with a handheld wire brush, and then rattle can over it with BnQ stove/bqq paint and be done with it. The other option is grate polish...

 

 

Daniel

[Hannah Jones McVey]

It's an arrow fires multi fuel, sorry.

 

Thanks guys...I have stove paint and am pretty sure of the steps I need to take but just wanted to double check I wasn't about to do something totally ridiculous. Daniel, what you said fits best to be honest...it just has a little patch of mild rust that came off with a quick sand.

 

Thanks