painting cast iron stove

[PGD1]

Hi,

We had a woodburning stove put into our living room and it's great but we opted for a matt finish. I don't mind the slightly used/dusty look but my wife hates it!

I was wondering has anybody hand painted any of these with enamel paint or anything like that? Were the results good? Did it last long?

Any advice?

 

[woodbine]

http://www.stovax.com/products.htm?cid=7&sid=46


i haven't used this stuff, just googled it. i actually didn't know that stoves could be painted, but i suppose why not?


we have the stanley erin in majollica brown and i love it. it's so easy to clean the paintwork. just a wipe of a damp cloth and it's lovely and shiny.

is the matt hard to keep clean?

 

[PGD1]

thanks.

matt is impossible. the ash gets ground in and when you wipe it looks clean, but when it dries you can see all the streaks.

 

[headache]

Don't know what kind of stove you have, but why not buy a tin of black stove paint/spray. Brings your stove back to new!!

 

[PGD1]

when the lined stainless steel chimney was installed it was sprayed matt black so I assumed the sprays were all matt.

It seems there are a few options. Has anybody painted a matt stove with success? I wouldn't like it to be ruined.