Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Does appliance spray paint really work?

I have a perfectly good fridge, but I want to change the color. Is spraying my fridge a mistake? Also has anyone heard of Thomas liquid stainless steel , does it work?Does appliance spray paint really work?
When appliances are manufactured, the paint is applied as a powdercoat. They apply a positive electrical charge to the chassis and spray negatively charged enamel paint powder on it. They then bake the enamel on by placing the chassis into an oven. This is why original appliance paint is so thick, yet it covers so uniformly.





If you then come along and spray something like an enamel appliance paint over that, it won't have the same thickness and durability as the original powdercoat enamel. The best way to describe it, I guess, is that it comes out looking like a car that was painted over with Krylon or something. You can change the color. But, you won't get the original uniform finish.Does appliance spray paint really work?
I used the tried and true metal spray paint (Rustolium, sp?) on an avocado range hood, changed to soft white gloss. Worked great.


Do be careful of over spray and ventilation. As big as a frig, you might want to hang an old shower curtain behind as you spray. Don't forget to clean, clean, clean all the dirt and grease from it before spraying. Prep time took longer than actual paint time for my range hood.

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