"Has Anyone Painted Kitchen Appliances?"

We had our refrigerator repainted after we moved. Just contact www.servicemagic.com and put in your zip code and they will find Paint Refinishers for you in your area. It will be done safely and professionally and it doesn't cost that much. Good luck!

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M.,

I own several rental properties and we have painted the appliances many times and they come out wonderful and saves a bundle. We use Epoxy brand spray can paint for appliances. You can purchase at Home Depot, Lowe's or Walmart. Spray first with a can of Kiltz and then spray Epoxy paint on top of it. We have also used this method on counter tops.

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We painted our old coppertone oven black. Mask off the window and controls and then just paint with automotive ENGINE paint... it can stand the heat.

Yes, and there are specific paints at Home Depot and Lowe's just for appliances. You will need to remove the oven from the wall to paint, or at least remove the door from the oven. The paint is aerosol and I don't think you would want the overspray or smell lingering in your new home. You can use craft paper and blue painters tape to tape off the window. I have done this many times and it is a great money saver! Just be careful not to clean with abrasive cleaners as they can wear down the paint and the old color will come through.

We re-did our kitchen a couple years ago and my husbnad decided to spray paint our harvest gold double ovens. They still work fine so he said if it worked it would save us $1500 on new ones. He went and got black appliance paint at Home Depot - taped off the window - and started to paint. You do have to be careful - the spray paint "dust" got all over my new tile floors - but the oven looks great! Some people even thought we got a new one! It looks so much better - and we haven't had any issues with it. You do have to be careful and not overspray - we had one spot that dripped. I can send you before and after pics if you'd like - just let me know!

We've painted a refrigerator before. I seem to recall there being a special paint for appliances. You can ask someone at Home Depot or Lowes...

M.,
I used to paint appliances for my dad's used appliance business. Just make sure you practice your technique before you paint the door. You don't want to get any runs in the paint. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation.
If you decide you don't want to paint it, you can order a new door for the oven in the color you want.
V.

I have not personally painted kitchen appliances, but when I was in high school my best friend's parents had their oven painted at an auto body shop. It turned out beautiful and you would never know that it used to be turquoise.

I saw this on Trading Spaces. I have no idea how it would work. I would try painting on a piece of metal equivalent to your oven. There's a discount warehouse for Habitat for Humanity I believe in Garland. Never know what you might find there. Never been....

Doors just pop out and off I am wondering if you could just get a new door? I have a 5 yr old microwave that the paint is coming off and I used that high heat appliance paint and it is coming off and even sanded it a little. I think I would not attempt it as most of paint is baked on. At least I think it is. Maybe a used appliance place could help you. G. W

I haven't but I bet you could.
My best friend covered hers with wallpaper!
My sister painted her yucky formica countertops with latex wall paint and it lasted for years, even with 3 kids!
My nephew painted a concrete floor to mimic brick!

The door comes off pretty easily. Take it to garage and carefully mask anything you don't want painted. Then spray with a good quality spray paint. I think Krylon is great.
Unless your oven doo gets very hot--and it shouldn't--you don't need a heat resistant paint.

Let me know if you have any questions.

D.

very simple prime, and spray paint just be careful and use even stokes!

I'm looking forward to learning about this topic from the responses you receive and what you finally choose to do - please keep us updated! That's how we learn!

A.

I know of people who have done this, but I have not. You might check with an appliance store or a place like Lowes and see what they can recommend. I want to say I remember that there was a primer out specifically for repainting appliances.

Best of Luck!

i've seen the pros on HGTV do this several times on shows like "designed to sell". it works and seems to look great (on tv). just get the correct type of paint. ask an expert. one time I saw on Designed to sell ...they were painting the sides of the refrigerator black (while placing a stainless steel like surface on the door)... they used some sort of spray paint but when they saw a drip on the side, the contractor took a small piece of blue tape, lightly pressed it on the drip, (which left a section with no paint, of coures) then carefully and lightly went back over the area with teh spray paint so that it looked perfect. hope that helps!

We did this when we lived in an apartment and the appliances were gold and green...UGH! We got special white appliance spray paint...they sell it at any home improvement store like Lowes or Home Depot. But you need to get the special spray paint for appliances because an oven gets really hot and the special spray paint is made for that...it won't ruin the paint when the oven heats up. Regular spray paint will react to the heat.

I don't know what you should use, but do your research. Especially for an oven that (obviously) heats up. Many paints are flammable and can give off toxic fumes when heated. Good Luck!