One thing that I forgot to add last night - from Por15's website.
LABORATORY TEST RESULTS
A POR-15® Rust Preventive Coating coating was subjected to 450°F for 10 hours; it remained hard and showed no apparent loss of adhesion A panel subjected to elongation was pulled beyond the yield point of the base metal without affecting the POR-15® Rust Preventive Coating coating.
Seems to me, that having something that will withstand 450 deg F, would be a good thing next to a hot stove top, rather than a finish that was "designed for wood", but won't take the heat.
Then again, that's just my view point, based on what the manufacturer says.
