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Old 07-14-2009, 03:53 AM   #1
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Can I paint cook top cover?

The cover over the four burners on our range is old and dingy. It has been polished many times of course. But it sticks in my mind that there was a discussion several years back about actually PAINTING it. Can I just sand the top aggresively and then use one of the new appliance paints on it. Obviously the cover and paint are not subject to much heat since the cover is folded away during cooking.
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Somebody had theirs powder coated, cooktop too, IIRC. Wish I could remember who it was because I thought it looked really nice.

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If you want to paint it inexpensively, I've had good luck with the Appliance Epoxy Enamel that Home Depot sells in the rattle cans.

Like all paint jobs, the quality of the job depends on the quality of the surface preperation.
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If you want to paint it inexpensively, I've had good luck with the Appliance Epoxy Enamel that Home Depot sells in the rattle cans.

Like all paint jobs, the quality of the job depends on the quality of the surface preperation.
^^^What he said^^^

I did the top of my mom's range in her house, looked factory. Just used the white enamel appliance paint from the big box lumber store, it's all in the prep.
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You could always use high temperature engine paint.

My vote is HEMI ORANGE !!!!!!!
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We just painted ours with Rustoleum hammered silver spray paint. It doesn't really ever get hot, we wait to put it down until the burners have cooled, so I'm not worried about using high heat paint. As others have said prep is key. Make sure you thoroughly sand it smooth, clean well, before painting. Several light coats are better than one heavy coat.

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Pictures would be a lovely thing! I posted a pic of our poor stove top in my "replacements" area. The burner areas are very rusty/dingy. I called Colaws & they only sell the whole range, not parts and suggested powder coating. I would be interested in how some of these other ideas look! Thanks.
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You could always use high temperature engine paint.

My vote is HEMI ORANGE !!!!!!!
Hmm... That would match the counter top in my unit!
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Our top was rusty, all the sanding in the world would not have made it look really good. For the cost of the paint and the trouble of doing it, we bought a new top at Colaw's in Carthage, Mo for $30. (And yes, they DO sell tops and burner grates!) They have several styles and sizes.
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^^^What he said^^^

I did the top of my mom's range in her house, looked factory. Just used the white enamel appliance paint from the big box lumber store, it's all in the prep.
Was the range gas or electric ? All the paints I've seen say not to be used where there is an open flame ( as in gas range) including high temp stove paint. How is it holding up?
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Have you used this ? It looks interesting.
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Have you used this ? It looks interesting.
If you've ever owned a gas range long enough they will take on a light kind of egg brown color around the burners.

The manufacturer of this product said it can be used on stove tops but will also take on that brown color in time - depending on the amount of use and how long the burners are on at a time.
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All the paints I've seen say not to be used where there is an open flame ( as in gas range) including high temp stove paint.
i always that that that only applies when spraying the paint on and not after it dried.
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Isadora - that is interesting about Colaws. The guy I talked to was very specific about not selling just the cooktop?? and he was the one to suggest the powdercoat?? I wonder if you have to be there in person to talk them into it? or maybe they just changed the rules? I'm bummed...
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Isadora - that is interesting about Colaws. The guy I talked to was very specific about not selling just the cooktop?? and he was the one to suggest the powdercoat?? I wonder if you have to be there in person to talk them into it? or maybe they just changed the rules? I'm bummed...

Now, they don't sell the stove cover, or lid. At least not that I could find. But the last time I was there, they still had stove tops, and burner grates. In 3 and 4 burner styles, in more than one size. That was just a few weeks ago. They might have sold out, by now, is all I can guess if he told you they didn't have them. But we got our stove top there. New and still in the plastic wrapper but in the salvage area. We are going to have to make another trip over there for a couple of little things, sometime next week. I can check again for you if you would like, if it is the stove top you are after. Just let me know what size you want and we will see if they have it.

Trouble with Colaw's is, sometimes they don't have time to go look for something and they won't tell you over the phone if they have it or not. We needed a piece for our shower head last week, and there was one left. On the back of the shelf, hidden in the corner. They never would have told us they had it if we hadn't gone to look for ourselves.
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Oh, if you are going out to Colaws, that would be great!!! I have always figured they might tell me something is so, but it would be different story if I was there. Not blaming them, I'm sure they are busy, but sure can be frustrating sometimes, not having them close

Here is a picture. Ours is a 3 burner gas Magic Chef. The oven part is pristine-not used by PO. We used some of that car paint referred to above to do under the cooktop, so it looks good now, but nothing we have tried worked on the cooktop itself. Anyway, to the pic...
PS: based on what yours was, can you give me idea of cost? Thanks a bunch!!
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Yes, but not on appliances.
I have been experimenting with different coatings to deal with the filiform problem we have. Try contacting the company, they were very helpful when I explained what I was planning to use it for. Not sure how heat resistant it may be. (i'm still in the filiform experiment stage)
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Oh, if you are going out to Colaws, that would be great!!! I have always figured they might tell me something is so, but it would be different story if I was there. Not blaming them, I'm sure they are busy, but sure can be frustrating sometimes, not having them close

Here is a picture. Ours is a 3 burner gas Magic Chef. The oven part is pristine-not used by PO. We used some of that car paint referred to above to do under the cooktop, so it looks good now, but nothing we have tried worked on the cooktop itself. Anyway, to the pic...
PS: based on what yours was, can you give me idea of cost? Thanks a bunch!!
Mine was $30. + tax. I think they were all the same. What is the measurement?
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I'm going out to where our "Moonunit" is housed early tomorrow morning. I will measure and get back here sometime tomorrow, probably late evening, as I am scheduled to be a worker bee most of the day :{
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