I have an order exhaust hood in my kitchen that I want to refinsh and was wondering what would be the best products for cleaning, priming and painting this exhaust hood? Any ideas?
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What kind of metal?
Are you trying to do it in place or are you going to take it out to work on?
I am going to take it out to refinish it. Far as I know It Is regular sheetmetal. It is nice but I dont think Sears 30 years ago gave the very best but its here and it works.
Since I am taking it out what would be your opinion on powder coating it as compared to painting it?
Far as I know It Is regular sheetmetal.
That doesn't narrow it down. Is it stainless steel, copper, painted steel, etc? All would be handled differently.http://grantlogan.net/
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My guess is painted steel. It is nothing really fancy but works like a horse.
Trying to save a little on the remodel instead of buying new and recycle the old with some proper clean and paint.
"If it ain't broke----"
Probably automotive finishes would be your best bet. I've taken several units like you've got and wrapped them with copper for a completely new and different look for not a great deal of money.http://grantlogan.net/
My mother once said to me, "Elwood" -- she always called me Elwood -- "Elwood, in this world you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant." For years I tried smart. I recommend pleasant.
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Take it to an auto body or industrial coatings shop and let them strip, prime, and paint (or powder coat) it.
I'm assuming that this hood is unique enough to be worth the expense. If not, it's probably cheaper to just replace it.
Any good ideas on brands to look for new hoods?
Or do you know of any sites to check out pricing of painting such an item?
bizrate.com for a new one & look in the phone book for a powder coating place---- I would have it powder coated before I would have it painted---- any body shop should have a sand blaster.
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Broan(?) makes a decent hood. I put in one of their higher end units a couple of years ago that ran so quietly that I thought I had wired it wrong. IIRC, it was a three speed unit and at low speed the only way you knew it was on was the illuminated power light. I could hear it at high speed, but it wasn't very loud.
Was it a 30" model and do you remember a part number or price?
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I'm pretty sure it was a 30", but I don't recall the model or price. The customer bought it after we had talked quite a bit about getting a quiet unit. He didn't mind spending money, so I'm sure it wasn't the bargain basement unit.
A plain Jane 30" rangehood is fairly inexpensive, $50 +-. I doubt you could have it painted for that. You could have a new one, without grease and maybe quieter.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
$50? Wow! It must be pretty stripped down to the essentials. I paid about $500 for the one I put in my kitchen, and it's nice but not uncommon. I think a lot depends on the finish (mine is ss), how well it's made and how much air it pulls.
Sears has a couple hoods in the under $40 range and a bunch of them under $60.
To the original poster: unless it's a really nice (expensive) hood, I'd say a can of Krylon is the ticket - I repainted my dishwasher and refrigerator with spray cans and they came out quite nice. The trick is applying the paint with smooth, overlapping strokes, and not holding the can too far away from the surface so you don't get a rough finish.
as a old paint and body guy i can tell you if you walked in to my shop it would run probably 125. to paint,a pint of paint now is in the 60.00 range.
take it down,get some dawn dishwashing detergent and you need a red scothbrite pad.get a bucket of water and scrub every nook and cranny with the scuff pad and soapy water,this thing will be greasey.switch to clean water and do it again. i would probably real quick sand all the outer surface that show with 600 grit wet or dry sandpaper. dry it and get some krylon spray can pant ,paint the underside first,the go to the outside,only trick is to keep the paint wet without it running. cost 10.00
now don't scratch it when you put it back! larry
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I'm inclined to agree with Stuart. I would even consider spraying it in place, (I don't know your situation). I used to do auto body work when I was in high school, my friend's dad had a small business, and I was always amazed at how short a time it took us to mask something off after all the sanding and rubbing was finished, and just a few passes with the sprayer was it.
The time that you would spend taking it down and reinstalling it (that is if you're going to keep it) is worth a lot too.
On the other hand if you think the hood is worth a lot and you really want to keep it....then see what a auto body or good powder coat would cost.