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Title: Vitreous enamel painting
Post by: faza on August 06, 2011, 02:11:31 PM

I am doing a restore on my BBQ and the roasting hood is made of stainless steel but has painted aluminium ends that are looking a bit ordinary.
I want to have the ends painted and im guessing that the best finish would be Vitreous enamel .
Any thoughts on any other finishes that might suit and does anyone know where i can get this done.


Cheers

John

Title: Re: Vitreous enamel painting
Post by: Chad on August 07, 2011, 08:21:20 PM

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I want to have the ends painted and im guessing that the best finish would be Vitreous enamel .
Any thoughts on any other finishes that might suit and does anyone know where i can get this done

pretty sure you can't get Vitreous enamel done & if you could it would be very expensive.
I hand a cast iron bath restored a few years ago, they call this re-enameling but all they do is spray the bath in 2-pac paint.
couple of options could be try buying a new hood from the manufacturer or paint the ends with an engine spray paint

Title: Re: Vitreous enamel painting
Post by: /// on August 07, 2011, 09:48:46 PM

Powder coating?
Dunno if it can be done to aluminium, but might be worth ringing around and asking.

Title: Re: Vitreous enamel painting
Post by: faza on August 08, 2011, 12:41:06 PM

Pool fencing is powder coated aluminium but i am not sure if it could handle the heat.
There is a place that restores old antique baths with vitreous enamel on the other side of Sydney i will give them a call this week .