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Painting a side draft hood

Cormad

New Member
Hey all,
I just had a side draft hood made at a local sheet metal shop. Do I need high heat paint (Automotive) or can I use regular metal paint ?

Jeff
 

PaulL

Technologist at Large
Premium Member
Oh, painting. Novel idea. The hood itself doesn't get "particularly" hot - though it will burn you. I'd try regular primer and see how it behaves.
 

Susquatch

Ultra Member
Moderator
Premium Member
Hey Paul, If I don't paint it now I never will :) . Bought two rattle cans of black exhaust header paint.

I vote you paint it but only if you promise that you will never show it to any of the other members' management - especially not mine. The last thing I need is to have to start painting things.

If you ever have a fire in there you will regret not using high temp paint. On the other hand, if you ever have a fire in there, you will regret a lot of things a lot more than that!

Personally, I doubt it matters but why not! Since you already have the paint, I'd use it.
 
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DPittman

Ultra Member
I vote you paint it but only if you promise that you will never show it to any of the other members' management - especially not mine. The last thing I need is to have to start painting things.

If you ever have a fire in there you will regret not using high temp paint. On the other hand, if you ever have a fire in there, you will regret a lot of things a lot more than that!

Personally, I doubt it matters but why not! Since you already have the paint, I'd use it.
I had a welding instructor that used to say "that anything worth making was worth painting".
 

trevj

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
Paint hides a LOT of sins! LOL!

Git-R-done!

Good choice, on the high heat paint. May stink on the first heat, but should work fine!
 
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