Keystoker Inside Black Velvet Paint
Well, first year over with my keystoker, cleaned it last week and today I painted the entire inside (except the grates) with the POR15 Hi Temp Black Velvet product which is supposed to withstand 1200 degrees. Anybody done this? I am wondering what it will be like when I fire it up in 6 months...lot's of smoke up chimney or glass turn black? I hope not. I figure if this paint can hold up a season and during summer months I'll have a big edge up on rust, even if I a paint it each year. Anybody do this or have any thoughts on painting the inside? Thanks!
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I thought about painting the inside of my Mark II too but rather then do that I treated it with a rust inhibitor and left it at that. The rust inhibitor I used is something like what the Navy uses on their submersibles. It goes on with a spray bottle. It’s actually pretty cool stuff and turns black on application. I figured that anything I put on the inside would burn off in the fall anyway and I already had the rust inhibitor for my RV.brckwlt wrote:I think it sounds like a good idea and makes sense. I am not sure as to how hot a coal can get inside the stove? That would certainly be a big factor as to how well the paint holds up I would think.
My next step is to replace the door gaskets and put a 6 inch pipe cap on the stove itself so the unit is air tight. Then I'm going to put my baro and my chimney connector pipes inside the stove along with a moisture eater. I figure that will slow down any rust that may try to take hold over the summer and I'll know where everything is in the fall. Lisa
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Good idea. What do you use for absorbing moisture?lowfog01 wrote:I'm going to put my baro and my chimney connector pipes inside the stove along with a moisture eater.
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I went to Lowes and found a product that takes moisture out of your basement. I figure that will work since the stove is supposed to be air tight. I thought about using a handful of the air eaters I put in my food storage containers but those are more expensive and harder to come by. My stove sits in the air conditioned family room; not a damp basement so I think I have all my bases covered. Lisarberq wrote:Good idea. What do you use for absorbing moisture?lowfog01 wrote:I'm going to put my baro and my chimney connector pipes inside the stove along with a moisture eater.
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Paint is an insulating layer, you don't want to insulate the steel from the heat of the fire. Hopefully the paint is either very thin, so it's insulating properties are very poor, or hopefully it will burn off quickly once the unit is fired up again.
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I painted the base unit of my EFM and it hasn't rusted or lost it's paint on the inside for two heating seasons now. The aluminum did discolor to amber where the heat was highest. Scott
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I thought about the "insulation issue" and carefully researched first. I have heard of no one that has had a problem of less heat from their unit due to painting the inside.
I used one layer of Black velvet.
Do you know of anyone?
Thanks!
I thought about the "insulation issue" and carefully researched first. I have heard of no one that has had a problem of less heat from their unit due to painting the inside.
I used one layer of Black velvet.
Do you know of anyone?
Thanks!
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Bob, this is what I will use. http://www.damprid.com/rberq wrote:What do you use for absorbing moisture?
If you use paint, don't use 1200F stove paint. You want it to be able to burn off , when you start using the stove next fall.lowfog01 wrote:I thought about painting the inside of my Mark II too but rather then do that I treated it with a rust inhibitor and left it at that.
Yep, good stuff.....
I painted the inside of my stove last year after three seasons. It was a bit rusty. I had to use regular por-15 which bonds to rust. It has held up great. Above the grate where the fire is hottest the paint has burned off but everywhere else looks good. I also have a stove temp guage and I see no difference in temps.