

| Subject: | Re: Brown Stove Face Plate. High Temp Rust-oleum: "OK" Match |
| From: | Ben T |
| Date: | Mon, 4 Mar 2013 08:38:08 -0800 |
I believe the appropriate word you are looking for is "donkey".:-) BenT Mod sent from my electronic leash On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:34 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > Neil, > > what was the Tremclad colour name? I tried a krylon brown that was just off enough to make the result look like a**. You seem to have got much better match. (I ended up using satin black, but would like to go back to brown). > > alistair > > > On 2013-03-04, at 12:06 AM, neil n wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> Got lucky on this one as I eye balled the colour in store, no part in hand. >> >> FWIW, I applied this paint over a coat of Tremclad. I understood that >> these paints would "get along". Not so it seems. Hi Temp paint lifted >> from the Tremclad. Tremclad stripped off, this paint seems to adhere >> ok to the OEM paint or powder coat. I'll apply the Westy lettering >> later. >> >> Somewhat premature as I haven't installed the part and real world >> tested it (Rust-oleum and Tremclad seem to be soft paint. This part >> sees dish water etc.) but to my eye, the colour is not a bad "match". >> >> Image of repainted face plate mock up install: >> >> https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g3_aGiWlARg/UTPhDimhI2I/AAAAAAAAHE4/M8C-kMYiLE4/s1000/Stove%2520face%2520plate%2520mockup.jpg >> >> Lighting is not optimum, but it should give you an idea. >> >> Paint I used: >> >> https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7PCa5rNFLq0/UTLbzPlFKAI/AAAAAAAAHD8/f_3TkWrksRs/s416/rust-oleum.jpg >> >> Chose this type of paint only b/c I figured it was the closest match >> of the "off the shelf" paints I saw. >> >> Neil.
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