Can I paint cooktop with BBQ paint? Or perhaps enamel paint?
I recently picked up a 1970-something SixPac truck camper that obviously has been sitting unused for quite some time. Decent shape, but in desperate need of a good cleaning, and I got it for a song.
I started going through it this past weekend, and it appears that the cooktop hasn't been cleaned in a LONG time...we're likely talking years here, lol. Baked on crud and all...
It's an old style 2 burner drop in, appears to be made of all galvanized steel, and has some corrosion as well. But it IS functional. Amazingly, there was still some propane in the cylinder, and the burners both light up.
I was thinking of giving it a good soaking with oven cleaner, which I expect will have a negative effect on the galvanizing, followed by a couple good coats of BBQ paint or maybe the enamel spray paint.
I know I can get replacement drop in cooktops for around $100, and I don't expect this to be a factory quality finish or a long term solution. I picked up this camper much on impulse as it was a fairly lightweight shortbed camper that would work on my 1/2 ton, but I'm not 100% sure this is the way I want to go long term, so I'm hesitant to start throwing a bunch of money into it only to find out after a few trips that I want to go in a different direction. So for now, this is largely an inexpensive way to dip my foot into the water, so to speak.
I started going through it this past weekend, and it appears that the cooktop hasn't been cleaned in a LONG time...we're likely talking years here, lol. Baked on crud and all...
It's an old style 2 burner drop in, appears to be made of all galvanized steel, and has some corrosion as well. But it IS functional. Amazingly, there was still some propane in the cylinder, and the burners both light up.
I was thinking of giving it a good soaking with oven cleaner, which I expect will have a negative effect on the galvanizing, followed by a couple good coats of BBQ paint or maybe the enamel spray paint.
I know I can get replacement drop in cooktops for around $100, and I don't expect this to be a factory quality finish or a long term solution. I picked up this camper much on impulse as it was a fairly lightweight shortbed camper that would work on my 1/2 ton, but I'm not 100% sure this is the way I want to go long term, so I'm hesitant to start throwing a bunch of money into it only to find out after a few trips that I want to go in a different direction. So for now, this is largely an inexpensive way to dip my foot into the water, so to speak.
