Stove Blackener

[2807]

Hello list

Dont know where to ask this - so I suppose here is as good as anywhere.

Last winter I had a burst pipe upstairs in my house.  The water ran along the ceiling of the ground floor dining room & dripped onto the woodburner which is used to heat the room.

The woodburner has gone rusty where it was wet.

Any ideas on how to blacken it again?

Thanks in advance.

2807

[martin]

http://www.firesnflames.co.uk/vmchk/Stove-accessories/Stove-Polish/456-13503.html - seem to remember aged Grannie applying similar to her Victorian range with a brush (rubber gloves job, it's really messy!)

[Tigger]

Yep, that's the stuff.  I used to use it on our open fire as well as still using on the WBS.  Definitely wear rubber gloves though or better still, get someone else to do it for you.  It's a sod to wash off your hands and do polish it off the WBS afterwards to save unintentional transfer to clothing......

[Scotch]

Hi,
Stovax Thermolac worked well for me. Painted on with a brush and no mess.

[Ivan]

I've used firebright occasionally. However, open living room windows the first time you run the stove - it smells foul the first few times the stove is run