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In my caravan, the gas hob has a piezo igniter which makes a pretty good spark. However on all but one of the rings, there's rust around the base of the electrode which has broken through the enamel. So the spark just jumps down to the hob surface instead of across to the burner, and consequently the flame doesn't light.
So I was thinking of filing a little rust away and painting something over it. What paint that'll be pretty strong and not wash/flake off with further rusting, at least not for a little while? And also insulate against the spark.
get some enamel model paint the same colour as the hob?
you'd need to use a needle file or something to get the worst of the rust off first.
I read that as 'insulting paint'
I am sure you could - you are a natural. 😉
So did I.
There exists such a thing as high temperature paint - it's for radiators and such iirc. Maybe something like that is what you need.
Oi, emulsion, you're shit you are!
Hmm, yeah, high temperature.. good point..
Dulux "Once," the word you're looking for there is "twice."
Etc.
Bad reviews tho. But I'll search more.
Scrape the rust off?
Which Paint?
Sincere failure to man up here. Just install a gas flamethrower as a pilot. Job done.
But then how do I light the flamethrower? See, not easy is it? 🙂
Why not just use a lighter/match to do the job?
I could. But it's nice not to have to have matches isn't it?
Honestly mate, I had thought of that. In fact, it's what I did the last two times I used it 🙂
Or you could just use one of those hand-held piezo lighters, which are designed for just this!
Or you just have breast milk whilst camping - I hear it is good for you and is ready-warmed.
😉
me too - insulting paint
Or you could just use one of those hand-held piezo lighters, which are designed for just this!
Right. What was the original question?
Did I ask "please help me I don't know how to light my stove because the igniter's not working?"
No I bloody well didn't! How retarded do you think I am?!
[i]How retarded do you think I am?![/i]
Well you post on here expecting a decent answer......
[b]The paint doesn't need to be a good insulator.[/b]
All that's needed is for igniter to burner to be an easier path than igniter to stove-top. I suggest getting a fibreglass pencil, rubbing the worst of the rust off with that, then using whatever heatproof paint matches the stovetop.
Fair point ton.
Heatproof paint it is then. In brown 🙂