Hi everyone, I am new to this forum,and unfortunately need to start with a general question . I am currently re-furbishing three coleman dual fuel stoves. My question concerns the paint used by coleman for the fuel holding tanks . Std car paint quickly goes soft if you have any fuel spill on it . Does anyone know of the right paint to use ? Regards to you all Jeff
Hi Jeff, I believe the paint used in cars nowadays is polyurethane, though not impervious to fuel stays longer and does not soften. Again, the best way is really to prepare the metal clean. Meaning no grease or particles that will "float" the paint from the surface and prep it up with epoxy primer. Hope this helps. Ron
Hi Ron , thank you for your reply . I have read about a clear coat that is fuel resistant. I will need to use a clear coat anyway over the new decals to seal them, so i might also try that. I did think that coleman may have used an enamel paint or even a twin pack epoxy, just wondered if anyone knew. I guess what i need is an insider ready to spill the beans lol. Thanks again for your feed back. regards jeff
Jeff1, the guys at Coleman Collectors Forum are always painting Coleman stoves and lanterns. They might have some insight that would help. We mostly just polish brass.
What Sparky said. There is a great painting tutorial and color match guide there as well. Unless your going for a perfect match to the original, any automotive paints work fine. Rustoleum is very fuel resistant also. Just make sure you follow the recoat directions and timetables to keep the clear from wrinkling or crazing the base coats. Make sure you test the decal material for compatibility. Water slide decals usually do fine, but some sticky decals will be ruined by some clearcoats. Mike
If you are re-painting Coleman stoves, you should bear in mind the Coleman philosophy and use paint which lets the stove rust as quickly as possible.
But those rusty stoves are keeping a lot of stovies off the street and out of the bars with the re-painting projects!
