I have a 1930s gas stove that I am restoring. There are a few dings in the porcelain enamel finish and I’m wondering if anyone has had any luck with porcelain touch-up kits, or if they have used other methods for repairing these areas? Some are rust spots about the size of a quarter, and have eaten through to the metal underneath. I know that I can send it out to a professional restorer, but since there are so few, I thought I might try it. What’s complicating things is that the stove color is a weird yellow, so I would need to custom mix whatever I patched it with. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Unfortunately, most of the porcelain repair materials available are not very heat-stable, making repair of a stove iffy at best.
This is a kit that claims to tolerate heat, but only limited colors available:
http://www.porc-a-fix.net/store/index.php?cPath=24&osCsid=db3d1710b06c093a4416dfc0322f4d23
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