Painting stainless steel

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10 October 2026 at 10:08 #868737
Colin Teasdale
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I have acquired a part built model which has a stainless steel smoke box, which I would prefer painted.

Is there an etch primer that is suitable for stainless, or is it a case of ‘rough up the surface’, to provide a key, and hope?!
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10 October 2026 at 11:40 #868763
bernard towers
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according to the blurb Jenolite etch primer is good for stainless.
10 October 2026 at 13:43 #868789
Baz
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Don’t bother with Phoenix Precision Paints etch primers as their site says it’s ineffective on stainless steel, also all their etch primers are out of stock, and have been for at least six weeks, two ignored emails asking when they were likely to restock totally ignored and a phone call asking got the reply sometime soon. Make sure that whatever etch primer you use can handle the heat of the smokebox, I know that Upol Acid#8, available in car accessories shops will take the heat as I have used it on ally smokeboxes with a high temperature black gloss over it but don’t know if it will stick to stainless. I believe Hammerite do a speciality metals etch primer but again don’t know what temperature it will take.
10 October 2026 at 18:50 #868850
Colin Teasdale
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Thanks for the information, chaps.

Baz, it was the Phoenix Paints website that made me ask the question! I had hoped to use the small amount of Phoenix 2-part etch primer, but a quick peek at their site . . .
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