Fireplace paint

[Sticks.]

I've had a look round the DIY stores and Internet, but haven't yet been able to find a suitable paint for my fireplace. It's a small Victorian type of thing and I'll need matt black (slight shine to it), and heat resistant, naturally. It's just the section in front of the fire which needs doing. Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks

Sticks.

[Merlot]

What you want is stove paint, it is a spray and is (obviously) resistant to high temps and cures with heat. I have a can at home and will get you the name when I'm back unless someone posts first.

I used it on my own small Victorian fireplace and it worked a treat.

[Sticks.]

Thanks, I'd be interested to hear what it is.

[Merlot]

Sticks. said:

Thanks, I'd be interested to hear what it is.

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=10146450&fh_view_size=10&fh_eds=%3F&fh_location=%2F%2Fcatalog01%2Fen_GB%2Fcategories%3C{9372014}%2Fcategories%3C{9372037}%2Fcategories%3C{9372162}&fh_refview=lister&ts=1270835265271&isSearch=false

This isn't the one I have, but it looks similar!

[Sticks.]

Thanks very much. Should've googled stove rather than fireplace. I'll see if I can get a brush-on otherwise I'm bound to get it on the carpet.

Thanks

[Wings]

Can you not use a product like zeebrite, zebo, black lead, used in the old days for blackening fireplaces;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bl...

[Cogcog]

Not paint, old black grate does the trick. Apply with a cloth once a year. We use it on out multi-fuel stove and our cast iron fireplace. Bit of a smell when it first gets hot so we tend to do it in the summer when we can open the windows for an hour.

[Sticks.]

Thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated. It has to be paint I'm afraid, as it's for the bit in front of the fire, not the grate etc, where a bit has chipped off.

Thanks

[Elskeggso]

See if you can find a tin of "Gallery Ultra High Temp Paint", matt black aerosol. Very good fireplace paint, quite thick though.