I used car exhaust paint on our LPG gas heater a few years ago. Worked well.
I recommended red but Her Indoors insisted on orange.
I duly painted it the requested colour to which she commented – “Oh! It’s very orange isn’t it? I thought it would be more like a Burnt Sienna.”
I pointed out that when boy racers bought exhaust paint for their souped up Corsas they were, generally, looking for more of a bright orange than a Burnt Sienna.
“We should have painted it red.” – was her response.
Making it seem as if, somehow, I was complicit in choosing to make it bright orange.