Summary for appliance enamel Discussion
The thread on repainting/refinishing refrigerators and appliances is very brief and mainly points readers toward Rust-Oleum Appliance Enamel as a possible product to use. The only named contributor shown is Ted Mooney, P.E. RET, who is identified in the excerpt but does not provide detailed application steps in the visible text. Because the excerpt is limited, the practical takeaway is simply that appliance enamel is the suggested finish for this kind of job, rather than a general-purpose paint. No conflicting advice appears in the provided text, and no further technical details about preparation, spraying, curing, or durability are included in the excerpt.
Q. Hi,
We just purchased a new home, the counters are brown and black granite, the oven, range and dishwasher are black. My refrigerator is screamingly white. Can it be painted and, if so, what do I use.
Thanks,
Jackie Gehring
Retired – Carrollton, Texas
2003
Q. I want to paint my side by side refrigerator black to match everything else in the kitchen.
Elaine
technical – Phila, Pennsylvania
2004
A. Hi.
Topic 21894 claims a successful procedure for painting of a refrigerator in a stainless steel color; topic 26739 reminds you to lightly sandpaper it for good adhesion. Good luck!
Ranges and ovens may be a different story due to high temperatures. Some areas on these are not actually painted, but porcelain enameled (which is more like a melted glass coating than paint). So it’s probably better to paint dishwashers and refrigerators to match ovens and ranges than vice versa 🙂
Luck & Regards,
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com – Pine Beach, New Jersey
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