I want to paint the brass coloured part of our gas fireplace grill black. I have noticed a couple of people have done that on this forum. Trixyblues, I think it was, used a special heat-resistant paint. Has anyone used just regular Tremclad. I already have a small can of the Tremclad in black that I would like to use but don't want the paint to bubble and peel off when we put the fire on.
Also my Tremclad is in glossy black and would that look okay or should it be matte?
Also did you sand the brass or use a base (forget what that stuff is called) to help the paint adhere.
It's funny but I never noticed the brass part of the fireplace until I saw some of the before and after shots here on the forum and now the brass looks so ugly and I notice it every time I go into the family room. Now I'm dying to paint it.
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I just came across your post now.
Our fireplace didn't have too much brass trim -- just two strips along the top and bottom of the glass. I removed the trim pieces from the fireplace, washed them with TSP, sanded them with a fine sandpaper, and then wiped them clean with cheesecloth. I painted 3 coats of black matte Tremclad paint directly onto the brass with a foam brush. I probably should have used the heat resistant paint, but a friend of mine who painted her brass frreplace gave me all the supplies I needed, including the paint that she used. But so far, neither of us has had any problem with the paint bubbling or peeling.
Let us know how your project goes, and post pics if you can :)
the BBQ paint as well...high heat paint they call it . I did it last summer...had the fire on this winter...gas...no problems...not even wiping it clean of dust etc. I was worried about nicks as I did not prime...I was told not too...and as I said no problems..would do it again in a heart beat.
I will just go and get the right paint which will be matte and heat resistant. Thanks for the responses. I hope to get it done during the March break.
I've done mine too and used the paint designed to take heat. For the work it takes to do the brass, you might as well make sure your paint is right and it's under $10 so it's worth doing it right.
If you turn your fireplace on and check how hot that brass gets, you should see why the proper paint is important.
I also used flat paint just because I like the look better so use your own judgement there.
I would use a matte rather then glossy personally. It hink Smoodgie used Tremclad, I think her before for and afters may have gotten lost when we lost some of the info on the forums a few weeks back. Maybe post directly to Smoodgie in Decorating and Design, I am sure she would be happy to repost what she did.