I just recieved a Juwel 21 wich was nice since it's my first non-swedish paraffin stove but the seller had not rinced it out and left the travel plug open so the left over paraffin had leaked all over the place and even seeped through the packaging to the outside. So the thought struck me, are petroleum fuels corrosive to the paint on the tins as for example hydraulic oil is?
Hi Eamonn it's best if you wash off any spillages of fuel from any painted surface, petroleum based fuels are basically solvents for most paint finishes. So they will be corrosive and damaging to freshly painted unseasoned paint work, once the paint has aged and seasoned they usually stand up well to short term fuel spillages
And speaking of such things, will Linseed oil deteriorate the paint in any way? I was thinking that since it hardens and protects against rust a wiping of it might be good once it is cleaned off. I have some handy and use it for knives and other steel or wood implements.
If you wash that tin with water make sure you dry it well and make sure the hinge joint channels are free of water I would use wax not linseed oil on the tin,the type you use on furniture .
