How to Paint a Stove Top Appliance

If you would like to paint a stove-top appliance, there are some important things you must consider before you begin the paint-application process. Because stove-top appliances are ill-suited for adhesion, you must abrade them with sandpaper to provide "teeth" for the paint to stick to. In addition, you will need to select a particular type of paint, one capable of remaining durable in the face of heavy friction and high temperatures.

Trisodium phosphate cleanser
Coarse plastic brush
Rags
Towels
120-grit sandpaper
Masking paper
Blue painter's tape
Heavy-duty fabric drop cloth
Appliance epoxy spray paint
Respirator

Instructions

- 1
  Clean the stove-top appliance with a trisodium phosphate cleanser, using a plastic brush. Rinse the appliance with wet rags. Use towels to dry the appliance.
- 2
  Enhance surface adhesion by abrading the stove-top appliance. Scour the appliance with 120-sandpaper until it feels slightly gritty.
- 3
  Cover areas you do not want painted with masking paper and painter's tape. Protect the floor beneath the appliance with a fabric drop cloth.
- 4
  Coat the abraded appliance with appliance epoxy spray paint. Hold the can 8 inches from the appliance as you apply.
- 5
  Wait a full day before using the appliance.

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