It is safe and inert as it does not emit any compounds into substances that it comes into contact with, such as water and soil. It is the most recycled substance in the world and the material recovery rate is sitting somewhere at around 100 percent.
We took advantage of Home Depot’s Black Friday appliance deals, so we’ve got a new oven and microwave coming, in stainless, of course. Recyclability Stainless steel is completely recyclable and can be recycled over and over. Throw your stuff in a cooler, turn the fridge off and save yourself the trouble! It is so much easier if you can leave the doors wide open, especially when painting along the edges and insides. – The videos say you can leave your fridge on when you do this, but I don’t recommend it. If it says to wait 1 hour, wait 1 hour! I got impatient towards the end and have a few imperfect spots to show for it. Also, I kept it in a plastic bag in between uses. Too much paint on there seemed to make it harder to work with. – Speaking of the squeegee, after each pass over the paint, you’ll need to get all the excess paint out of the foam. For the fridge, its recommended that you paint in an up and down motion, rather than side to side as is recommended for the dishwasher. If you make crooked lines, you will be able to see them when they dry. Here are the before pictures of the mismatched set:Īfter you roll the paint on, you use the squeegee to make streaks in the paint. Paint my appliances? It’s kind of a big deal! What if I screwed them up beyond repair?īut my Liquid Stainless Steel was already in transit, so I put my big girl panties on and decided to go for it. This is about the point that I started freaking out. They said yes and generously sent me a refrigerator kit and a dishwasher/range kit. I watched their YouTube video about 87 times, then decided to contact them and see if they would send me product to review here on the blog.
So I started looking around and found a product called Liquid Stainless Steel. Stainless steel fridges cost $1000 if you get them on sale? ACK! That was definitely not in the budget.īut we needed to order a microwave and I want stainless steel, but I didn’t want to add a third finish into the mix. I had never really looked at purchasing appliances before so when I saw the price, I was a little shocked. The home came with a black fridge, a white dishwasher, a black and white oven, and a hole where the built-in microwave should be. Step 1 Clean the range hood thoroughly Step 2 Sanding the range hood Step 3 Prime the hood Step 4 Paint the hood Step 5 Seal the hood Step 6 Drying FAQ Can you paint a range hood You definitely can paint or repaint a range hood. All of them worked, but none of them matched. I don't think I'll use it on the refrigerator, but the jury's still out on the white dishwasher.Our house had an appliance problem. But does it look 100 times better? Definitely yes. I thought that surely some paint couldn't make it worse.Īnd I think I was right! Does it look like actual stainless steel? Perhaps not. Or maybe they all just stand out since they are all different colors? Anyway. This picture doesn't even do justice to the grime (Wes had to use his finishing sander to get it off - seriously, how does that much grime get on top?) but you can imagine that it stood out like a sore thumb from our white, almond and black appliances.
We've been working on a few little fixes to hold the kitchen over for a real makeover, and one of the items that really needed attention was the rust-colored and grime-covered hood over the stovetop.Īfter the cabinets got a fresh coat of paint, I just couldn't ignore it anymore. Nathan loved it, Lauren hated it, and I've been left quite curious. Stainless steel paint has gotten some mixed reviews in blogland.
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