Letter 13876

Need heat resistant antique brass paint

I am looking for an antique brass heat resistant paint I can use to refinish my fireplace doors. Does anyone know where I can purchase antique brass paint that is heat resistant? I can find white, black, etc., but not antique brass.

Mary Pratt
- Muskogee, Oklahoma

I am in the same boat. If you found an answer please let me know. Thanks Ann

Ann C
- Simi Valley, California

Hello, Mary; Hello Ann. A brass finish cannot be achieved with paint. If they are solid brass, tedious cleaning and polishing will bring them back. If they are brass plated they would need to go back to a plating shop for replating (if they are magnetic they are brass plated steel).

The closest you will come to an antique brass high temperature paint, as far as I know, would be high temperature gold brake paint, but I can't say whether you would be pleased with it.

Ted Mooney finishing.com Brick, New Jersey

I have a double sided fireplace with two brass framed doors. Over the years, the brass has had paint dripped on it, been exposed to sea air, and generally looks terrible. Is it possible to use 1200 degree stove paint, and paint the brass black? I've read about cleaning brass, and now I'm more confused than ever! These are just standard fireplace doors, and I'm sure they were cheap, so is it possible this isn't even brass? Any advice would be most welcome!

Mary C
homeowner - Carlsbad, California

Hello, Mary. Your is the easier question, since you'd apparently like black. I would lightly sand whatever you've got, be it brass or not, then apply a Self-Etching Primer [link is to product info at Amazon], and spray on high temperature black Stove Paint [link is to product info at Amazon]. Paint will not stick to brass at all without the self-etching primer.

Ted Mooney finishing.com Brick, New Jersey