With a fire bowl, you can not only make yourself comfortable with a small campfire in the garden in summer. Unfortunately, fire bowls are not particularly cheap to buy, so they should be treated with care. Painting with a fireproof paint is part of it.

Lacquered fire bowls last longer

Why should you paint the fire bowl?

Fire bowls are subject to heavy use, after all, the extreme heat also wears down heat-resistant material over time. In addition, fire bowls are made of metal, which of course can rust. Rust, in turn, destroys the material and thus the fire bowl over time and should therefore be prevented. The easiest way to do this is to paint it. In addition, the color has the pleasant side effect that you can design the fire bowl according to your personal taste - after all, it also functions as a decorative element in the garden in everyday life.

Which color is suitable for painting the fire bowl?

For painting, you should only use fireproof thermal or oven paint. Both paints are usually heat-resistant up to 1200 °C and should therefore be able to withstand the stresses of a flickering fire. You can choose between spray paint and brush paint. Spray paint has the advantage that it can be applied not only faster but also more evenly than brush paint.

Paint the fire bowl - Here's how

When painting the fire bowl, proceed as follows:

  • First of all, the shell must be carefully cleaned.
  • Remove any dirt residue and then let the bowl dry.
  • Now roughen the surfaces with sandpaper or a wire brush.
  • You can roughly remove any rust spots.
  • Now you can apply the paint either with a brush or a spray can.
  • Depending on the brand and manufacturer, you will need to apply between three and five coats of paint.
  • Let the individual layers of paint dry in between.
  • Don't apply the paint too thick, it will be uneven.

Experience has shown that you need about one to two spray cans for a medium-sized fire bowl. If the shell is larger, of course, correspondingly more color.

tips

For optimal protection, a frequently used fire bowl should be varnished every two to three years. If you use them less often, you can treat them at longer intervals.

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