Stove paint advice.

[lkp6470]

Hello all,
Sorry if this topic has been covered previously, but just wanted some advice on stove paint/polish.
Hopefully, I will be buying an Eldfell stove for my Tentipi at the weekend (got to be nice to the OH !)
Can't afford the Pro model, so it's "ordinary" steel (good price though).
I presume it will go all rusty on me, so should I paint it, or use stove polish?
Not sure I like the idea of painting it (fumes/chemicals,etc), not too bothered about appearance, just want it to last, and me not get mucky when setting up/taking down!
Seem to remember when we had a woodburner at home, I used Zeebright or something - looked good, but we got covered in black everytime we went near it!
Any thoughts?

Regards, Lee.

 

[spandit]

I use BBQ paint on my woodburner. Does take a couple of burns to stop smelling.

 

[CBJ]

+ 1 for the BBQ paint

atb

Craig

 

[ged]

If you use the stove paint on a stove that's indoors, the smoke detector will go off for about a week afterwards...

 

[blackfeather]

my friend makes gas bottle wood and coal stoves... he uses simoniz vht paint on his stoves it can take up to 1200 degrees and once the stove has had a good burn thats it it dont come off or anything or remain sticky dont know what it would be like on a stove for in the house but for wood burners perhaps in your tent it would be fantastic.. he buys it from a seller on evilbay I believe.. hope that helps....

 

[JohnC]

I used the HT BBQ paint on my stove, it has to be cured, by firing the stove a couple of times, worked fine..

 

[hiraeth]

I use Zebo on the cast iron fireplaces in the house , once polished well the blacking does not come off.

 

[rik_uk3]

Wilkinson's do a high temp stove paint, black, aerosol or brush on; worked on my tent stove.

 

[lkp6470]

Thanks for the feedback guys.
Looks like it will be stove paint, probably run the stove up outside at first though.
Hopefully picking the stove up tomorrow
Finally trying out my home made canvas tarp setup this weekend too!

Lee.

 

[lkp6470]

Just an update.
As I was seasoning my cast iron pans, some of the oil dripped onto the stove....
So now the whole lot has been oiled up - just a little bit of smoke on first light up , but stove and chimney are turning a lovely shiny black colour!
Cheaper, too!

Lee.

 

[spandit]

It might need redoing frequently and you'll have no chance at painting it now but let us know how you get on

 

[lkp6470]

Will do.
Just need to figure out how to get the stove to stay in all night now!

Lee

 

[spandit]

Unless you've got a huge stove, you'll need coal to keep it going all night. I've lit ours from embers the next day but there wasn't huge heat.

Trying to keep a stove slumbering can cause problems with soot as it's not burning hot enough. Cleaning the glass is a pain but cleaning the flue can prevent chimney fires/carbon monoxide poisoning