Advice Needed: Repairing Damaged Paint on Blaze King Princess Insert

[lh372]

Hi all,

We have a Blaze King Princess Insert, and this is our second heating season using it. The stove runs 24/7, and we love it! It’s been fantastic at delivering long and consistent heat. With seasoned oak, we easily get 12–18 hours of burn time, which is amazing.

Recently, we had an accident where a bib from our kids landed on the hot stove top (briefly but enough to cause damage). It left marks and damaged the exterior paint (see the attached photos).

My plan to fix this is:

1. Use fine sandpaper to remove the burnt remnants carefully.
2. Repaint the area with Blaze King Wood Stove High Temp Spray Paint (Metallic Black), 12 oz, SKU: 190-1011-1.

Before proceeding, I’d like to get some input from the experts here. Does this plan make sense? Are there any additional tips or precautions I should take?

Thanks in advance for your help and advice!

 

[EbS-P]

How long has it been on? I’ve let my kids accidents just burn of. Get it good and hot a couple times then when it’s cool scrub with a damp rag. If that doesn’t do anything wait till spring and redo the whole top. A light sand is good. But the real key is to clean it well before you paint probably with acetone. Two or Three light coats are better than 1 normal.

If the bib belonged to one of your own kids get used to blemishes on the stove. I think almost everything has finally burned off mine. It still has a couple spots that are tiny. But the youngest is 2.5 and just entering that experimenting phase of life.

 

[lh372]

How long has it been on? I’ve let my kids accidents just burn of. Get it good and hot a couple times then when it’s cool scrub with a damp rag. If that doesn’t do anything wait till spring and redo the whole top. A light sand is good. But the real key is to clean it well before you paint probably with acetone. Two or Three light coats are better than 1 normal.

If the bib belonged to one of your own kids get used to blemishes on the stove. I think almost everything has finally burned off mine. It still has a couple spots that are tiny. But the youngest is 2.5 and just entering that experimenting phase of life.

Thanks for your helpful response! The incident happened about a week ago. I’ll give it some time as you suggested and see if it burns off with a few good, hot cycles. If it doesn’t, I’ll plan to fix it in the spring after the burning season.

If I do need to repaint, would you recommend redoing the entire top or just focusing on the damaged area? I’m leaning toward repainting the whole top to ensure the finish looks uniform, but I’d appreciate your advice on that.

Thanks again for sharing your experience—sounds like I’m not alone in dealing with these little “adventures” caused by kids!