coozer
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 03:32 PM |
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Wood burner coating?
I'm building a wood burner for my garage out of a gas bottle and am wondering what the black coating is that log burners use.
I remember my grandma buffing the cast iron fire many years ago with some thing to make it black but don't know what it is.
Anyone know what it is??
Ta,
Steve
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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BenB
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 03:32 PM |
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B+Q sell a "barbeque black" paint.
Should do the job nicely....
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iank
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 03:47 PM |
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It's called stove black, or stove polish.
http://www.stovesite.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=360&product=STOVAX+BLACK+GRATE+POLISH
Don't know whether it'll work on a gas bottle though.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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mr henderson
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 03:53 PM |
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The stuff your granny used probably contained quite a lot of powdered lead in some kind of grease
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nstrug
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 04:22 PM |
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Zebrite stove blacking.
Looking forward to sitting in front of the woodburner with a large Talisker and the dog tonight
Nick
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minitici
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 05:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by nstrug
Zebrite stove blacking.
Looking forward to sitting in front of the woodburner with a large Talisker and the dog tonight
Nick
Is "the dog" a euphemism for your OH 
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nstrug
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 05:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by minitici
quote:
Originally posted by nstrug
Zebrite stove blacking.
Looking forward to sitting in front of the woodburner with a large Talisker and the dog tonight
Nick
Is "the dog" a euphemism for your OH
NO 
Dog: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=50874&l=8a669&id=610422183
No photo of OH 'cos you'll just be jealous
Nick
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 06:27 PM |
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I would just use a rattle can of black stove paint.
- You cang get it in tins, but i juse the rattle can. Matt usally as its hides dents! £5-10
Just it for the steamboats funnel most spings to hide the last years rust and battle scares.
Daniel
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r1_pete
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 07:14 PM |
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I've a gas bottle with no valve in sat behind the garage to do the very same, please post some pics when you're done, might spur me
on.....
I like the one here with the VW cylinder as the flue neck....
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Benzine
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 07:54 PM |
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I'm 80% of the way through building a wood stove (with oven compartment) at the moment and I'm using a Plasticote BBQ spray can.
I've seen the gas bottle wood stoves before, they're great 
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owelly
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| posted on 3/12/08 at 08:49 PM |
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The stove I made used to glow red hot and no paint wanted to stay on! It was designed to burn engine oil but it would eat anything you stuffed in it!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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