Old Woodstove Rejuvinated

[BigAl52]

That stove looks serious for sure. Kind of a cool lookin old stove.

[JEBar]

for many years I ran a secondary chimney cleaning business .... over time, I've seen and serviced hundreds of wood stoves .... yours is a fine one .... one well worth maintaining

[Sir Henry]

Cool stove or should I say hot!

[JEBar]

The original finish has not been touched. Need to redo. Do you have any recomendations? I was hoping for something that doesn't smell or smoke too bad. Probably wishful thinking on my part.

I was told by one manufacture of wood stoves that their finishing process gets down into the pores of the metal .... don't know if that is true or not but have no reason to doubt it .... I never found an aftermarket product that would last under the intense heat that can be generated by a good wood stove .... with double wall stoves designed so that air from a fan would carry out some of that heat ... even with them, I didn't find a process I could apply with confidence .... sadly, the more efficient the stove the stronger the hard creosote buildup in the chimney and the more difficult it can be to remove