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Painting Rayburn Oven

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Jim

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Feb 17, 2003, 5:33:39 PM2/17/03
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Looking for advice re Painting a Rayburn Oven. Oven body is white, oil
fired, and very seldom used. The top part and plates are black and
this is fine. New kitchen units would best suit Dark Green Rayburn so
the question is.. what to use? Google search threw up suggestions
about radiator paint, car exhaust/manafold spray paint, hammerite
paint... but no conclusive suggestions by anyone who has actually done
it. Anyone out there done it or got any suggestion. thanks in
advance.

Gordon Henderson

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Feb 18, 2003, 6:37:35 AM2/18/03
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In article <1ac18fcd.03021...@posting.google.com>,

We got a small jar of touch-up paint with our new range, so I guess it's
possible, you just have to find the right paint... But I don't think
that painting the cast iron hot-plate would be a good thing to do!

Have you contacted the factory? They were very helpful when I had an old
coal-fired Rayburn - they'll know what the best stuff to use, I guess.
(in our case they suggested a complete re-enamel at great expense,
but we ended up replacing it in the end)

Gordon

Andy Hall

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Feb 18, 2003, 10:00:45 AM2/18/03
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For a re-enamelling route there is Twyford Cookers who might also take
an old part in exchange and reduce the cost that way.


Andy Hall

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Jim

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Feb 18, 2003, 12:41:25 PM2/18/03
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> Have you contacted the factory? They were very helpful when I had an old
> coal-fired Rayburn - they'll know what the best stuff to use, I guess.
> (in our case they suggested a complete re-enamel at great expense,

Thanks Gordon. I did contact the local Rayburn shop who also suggested
a complete re-enamel. They avoided saying that it shouldn't be
painted, they just didn't want to commit to making any suggestions
about what to use. I did try to ask whether the Hammerite paint would
be the sort of thing to use and again they were vague and almost
evasive but did give the impression that it would be ok. I would have
though that someone else must have painted theirs and could advise.
oh well :o/

Gordon Henderson

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Feb 18, 2003, 12:46:48 PM2/18/03
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In article <1ac18fcd.03021...@posting.google.com>,
Jim <ren...@hotmail.com> wrote:

How about the paint that people use to paint car engines with? (or steam
engine boilers?) That'll stick to metal very well and withstand higher
temperatures... Might be worth looking into!

Google on engine paint gave:

http://www.mgocaccessories.co.uk/acatalog/MGOC_Accessories__Engine_Paints_163.html

and others..

Good luck!

Gordon

Grimly Curmudgeon

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Feb 19, 2003, 12:20:34 PM2/19/03
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On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 17:46:48 +0000 (UTC), gor...@unicorn.drogon.net
(Gordon Henderson) wrote:

>How about the paint that people use to paint car engines with? (or steam
>engine boilers?) That'll stick to metal very well and withstand higher
>temperatures... Might be worth looking into!

Sperex VHT paint - most car accessory shops.
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Dave

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