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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".:-)

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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.