Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss

enamel paint for gas burner caps?

719 views
Skip to first unread message

Harry Davis

unread,
May 8, 2012, 11:40:10 AM5/8/12
to
Hi, can someone advise on what type of enamel paint I will need for gas
burner caps on an LPG cooker that I'm restoring?

Screwfix and Halfords sell some (only in black, I think) that's rated up to
650 deg C. LPG burns at a higher temperature than that, although that's
presumably the hottest part of the flame, so I'm not sure how hot the
burner caps actually get.

Also it would be nice to get paint in various colours :-)

Thanks in advance!

Harry

Baz

unread,
May 8, 2012, 11:41:52 AM5/8/12
to

"Harry Davis" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
news:XnsA04DA99066...@88.198.244.100...
You could get them Plated or if aluminium Anodised.

Baz


Harry Davis

unread,
May 8, 2012, 12:17:31 PM5/8/12
to
"Baz" <bras...@REMOVEmsn.com> wrote in
news:DoudnZ7mNrd8ozTS...@bt.com:

>
> "Harry Davis" <th...@is.invalid> wrote in message
> news:XnsA04DA99066...@88.198.244.100...
>> Hi, can someone advise on what type of enamel paint I will need for
>> gas burner caps on an LPG cooker that I'm restoring?
>>
>> Screwfix and Halfords sell some (only in black, I think) that's rated
>> up to 650 deg C. LPG burns at a higher temperature than that,
>> although that's presumably the hottest part of the flame, so I'm not
>> sure how hot the burner caps actually get.
>>
>> Also it would be nice to get paint in various colours :-)
>>
>> Thanks in advance!

> You could get them Plated or if aluminium Anodised.

Forgive my ignorance, but what does that actually mean?!

Harry

newshound

unread,
May 8, 2012, 1:07:05 PM5/8/12
to
650 C is a dull red heat, so I doubt if they reach that. Mine are
magnetic, so forget anodising if yours are. If you must have colours,
talk to someone who makes enamelled ornaments or jewellery.

NT

unread,
May 8, 2012, 3:15:41 PM5/8/12
to
Original coating will be stove enamel. Nothing else is as robust or
durable.

When burning gas from a hole in a test tube, the hole slowly enlarges
over time, so the temp at that point must be pretty high.

Anodising is depositing a thick solid layer of oxide onto aluminium.
Dyes can be incorporated into this oxide layer.


NT

Thomas Prufer

unread,
May 9, 2012, 2:11:19 AM5/9/12
to
On Tue, 8 May 2012 15:40:10 +0000 (UTC), Harry Davis <th...@is.invalid> wrote:

>Hi, can someone advise on what type of enamel paint I will need for gas
>burner caps on an LPG cooker that I'm restoring?
>
>Screwfix and Halfords sell some (only in black, I think) that's rated up to
>650 deg C. LPG burns at a higher temperature than that, although that's
>presumably the hottest part of the flame, so I'm not sure how hot the
>burner caps actually get.

The enamel on the burner caps is chipped?

I'd try the exhaust paints sold for exhaust manifolds and such, available in
pretty much any color so long as it's black. Also "stove paint", this one here
googled at random goes to 1200°F/650°C.

<http://www.thefiresideshop.co.uk/maintenance/stove-paint-spray.html>

Another heat-resistant, less durable, but very easily applied finish: stove
blacking. As the name suggests, it's black...


Thomas Prufer

harry

unread,
May 9, 2012, 10:24:07 AM5/9/12
to
On May 8, 4:40 pm, Harry Davis <t...@is.invalid> wrote:
I think you will find it is vitreous enamel not paint. (A form of
glass)
0 new messages