Paint in the Galley

[Hoilung]

Is there such a thing as fire -redardant paint? Or is it simply a matter of choosing a product that doesn't have volatile organic compounds (read that off a varnish tin!) - reason for question is that I'm just about to start tidying up the galley space on Hoi Lung, prior to fitting a cooker (out with the gas, in with the paraffin), and thought it might lower the risk a bit. Any help/advice gratefully received.

T.

 

[sailorman]

there such products availabe.
intumescent paints try household paint manufactures , dulux. akzo ect

 

[Peterduck]

Alternative finishes for the surrounds of a cooking stove might be [a] polished copper sheet. [but you have to keep it polished!]
Laminex / Formica sheet.
[c] tiles.
As I have seen paint for exhaust manifolds on cars [invariably black] I'd be amazed if non-combustible paints were not available. One would probably have to go to the manufacturers rather that your local hardware store.
Peter.

 

[tcm]

yep, intumescent paint is what they paintgirder of steel-framed buidings.

But i don't think it wil be as good as some tiles - 0 rated for fire, and reflect the heat instead of try and absorb it it. Screw a small angled aluminium section horizontally to the surface of the wall around the cooker with countersunck screws, and build up from there? Betcha could get some fantastic tiles specially made too, look surley better than paint. For goodness sakes avoid metal surrounds near a booker or food prep area - interminable cleaning...

 

[sailorman]

NASA do quite good heat-resisting tiles (in black only ) but they do tend to fall off

 

[Hoilung]

Thanks for the tips. I shall have a lookout this weekend for the aforesaid intumescent Paint. Also hadn't considered the tiling option - that sounds interesting.

T.

 

[aztec]

i don't think that intumecent paint will be the best, it works by lifting from the surface to form a protective "shell" to protect the substrate.

a little like the application of a blowlamp to gloss.

i agree with TCM, tiling is by far the easiest and most effective solution.

polished copper looks nice but will tarnish very quickly. i have stailness splashbacks and they're a nightmare to keep clean/free from marks.

exhaust manifold paint is a non starter, it's 'orrible stuff! powdery and most is matt finish so cleaning is a prob again.

no, TCM is right... and with some sympathitic detailing your gally will be up there with the best of them.

good luck, steve.

 

[PeterWillis]

A reader asks for this to be posted:

'The problem with a paint finish is that if you have a flare-up, it will have to be scraped off and applied all over again. This is certainly the case with intumescent paint -as Aztec says, and as the word implies, it works by bubbling up (I looked up 'intumescent' in the dictionary, and 'intumescent paint' on Google, and strongly recommend anyone to do likewise before investing in the stuff.)
And you will have flare-ups with paraffin, unless you are exceptionally careful/lucky. Don't worry, though, they are pretty harmless. Just cut off the supply (which means making sure you can reach it with the burner a ball of flame) and wait. Don't reach for the fire-extinguisher, unless anythig else inflammable has been set alight, you'll be all day clearing up the mess.
This is assuming the galley space is suitably protected. Our Taylors is inside a five-sided cavity lined with copper sheet - has the advantage of being thinner than tiles (space always a consideration) and easier to screw through to mount eg gimbals. And we don't often ppolish it - it looks 'distressed' but not tooo bad.' Jack Blake