Paint

[goprog]

So, except for having a professional paint job done, what do
people think is the best way to repaint an appliance? I've
done it before with enamel paint, but that was before I had
the expertise of everyone here to tell me something better...

Is there a special (manufacturer supplied) paint or will a
good enamel or "enamel appliance" paint be sufficient?

The scratches/gouges in the top of the dryer I just got are
too deep to polish out so it really should be repainted (or
something.)

Alternative question - when did a "porcelain/baked" covering
give way to paint?

 

[badata]

painting

i hope this helps......it says to use epoxy.

michael

http://lifestyle.msn.com/homeandgarden/bejane/article.aspx?cp-documentid=683034

how do you guys get those "links" to pop up????

 

[goprog]

What do you mean about links popping up?

 

[goprog]

ewwww. I can understand the epoxy paints the website
recommended, but a film (contact paper)? Nope, can't
do that. Would have been nice if it had said what
grit sandpaper to use. (My preference would be 400-600,
but the might be thinking something else - especially
since they say "sand paper". I'm thinking about wet/dry
finishing paper. Don't want to put any more scratches
in it than there already are.)

 

[badata]

links

i knew that didn't sound right!! LOL

when the links are copied and pasted to the post.....i can't seem to get mine to do that.

 

[maytagbear]

Have you tried?

using the "URL Link to share" box...just putting it in to that particular box, and letting Robert's magic take over?

It's worked for me when I've linked to Lehman's Hardware in the past.

But then again, I know next to nothing about this computering stuff. And I admit it.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

Lehman's - Products For Simple Living

Live simply with the Lehman's online store. We sell oil lamps, wood cook stoves & more. Non-electric tools & homesteading supplies since 1955.

lehmans.com

 

[maytagbear]

Clarification:

I don't think Lehman's knows anything in particular about repainting appliances, it's just a link I have successfully added in the past using the "link to share" feature.

L/Mb

 

[goatfarmer]

I use RustoLeum, when painting appliances I resell. Spray bombs work good, but lately I've been buying it in gallons, and using a spray gun.

kennyGF

 

[sudsmaster]

Porcelain tops (and cabinets) seem to have started getting phased out in the 80's, along with the appearance of more cheaply made washers and dryers. Interestingly the turquoise matching '65 Whirlpool washer/dryer features a porcelain top for the washer, but a mere painted top for the dryer.

Today I believe most appliances, even high end ones, have substituted powder coating for porcelain enamel. I imagine it's cheaper to apply and easier to mix colors for. It's pretty good, but not quite as durable as the porcelain enamel, though, which actually has a thin layer of glass on its surface. The EPA probably likes powder coating too because the powder is electrostatically attracted to the target surface, so less is released into the atmosphere than with regular painting, and the energy needed to bake a powder coat finish is much less than that needed to bake a porcelain enamel finish.

The tops and front of my Neptune 7500 are powder coated, not porcelain.