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I'm going to repaint the inside our fireplace before fitting a stove. Although I've swept all the soot/dust/muck off the brickwork there is still a lot of blackening from previous open fires.
Can I paint (emulsion) straight over this or do I have to do something else first?
I used a stain block paint on ours first as the soot just leeched through emulsion. not sure whether it'll be ok with a stove, though, we don't use ours with a fire.
I did this with black floor paint once
Then I went downstairs for a cup of tea
Then my 3 year old and her mate went to 'play build a den inside the fireplace'
Oil based black paint everywere
Worth considering something more industrial? Look for a specialist heat resistant masonary paint?
It may be worth giving it a proper scrub with a wire brush. Will emulsion withstand the heat, I doubt it? You might be doing it again in a few months.
The emulsion will just burn off when the stove gets up to temp, I used stove paint the 2nd time round.
i painted the inside of mine last september before installing a wood stove.I used just a black emulsion and it still looks good as my stove sits only 3 inches away from it.
Just make sure that the paint is water based and NOT oil based.