Thread Number: 44497
Need KA 18 Series porcelain door liner... swap?? |
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Post# 653493   1/15/2013 at 10:40 (4,090 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 653691 , Reply# 2   1/16/2013 at 09:48 (4,089 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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right in the center-top where it's most visible... while it can be "repaired" with porcelain "paint" for now, being a perfectionist I want to find a mint door liner for it... and I want this 18 to be our faithful family member and dishwashing companion for the rest of my life, if I can keep it going... kinda nuts, I know...
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Post# 653764 , Reply# 3   1/16/2013 at 16:01 (4,088 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 653765 , Reply# 4   1/16/2013 at 16:10 (4,088 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Why not have the chip properly repaired? When I worked for a company back in California that restored classic ranges, we had a gentleman who repaired/refinished bathtubs and the like who would repair the porcelain properly. It didn't cost that much and you couldn't tell where the damage was in the first place when he was done. The repair also held up well.
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Post# 653876 , Reply# 5   1/17/2013 at 07:04 (4,088 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 653920 , Reply# 6   1/17/2013 at 12:32 (4,087 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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ie: painting with "Porc-A-Fix" paint, which in reality is enamel painted on with a brush, result in a band-aid repair imo that doesn't hold up long term... at least it hasn't on my ranges. True porcelain is fired at very high temp in an oven like a ceramic pot. The heat produces a super hard glaze. An entire panel can be done this way, and often is by range restorers, and a panel the size of this door runs about $200. I was quoted $300 for my 40" range top. The KA result would be all white, no blue specks. I'd prefer to find a good door panel to replace mine, I could put on the Band-Aid but prefer a more long term fix!
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Post# 653928 , Reply# 7   1/17/2013 at 13:20 (4,087 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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Post# 654509 , Reply# 9   1/19/2013 at 14:56 (4,085 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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and may well the the end result. Agree it may be easier to find a whole machine, and I can always swap the Coppertone panels. I'm pretty satisfied with how the lesser models wash, even my KD-67 and KDC-17s with the singe HydroSweep do just fine if loaded right. But KDS models do seem more comoon for some reason and I'm looking all the time - this Imp 18 was from a nice home just 2 blocks away, and free!!
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Post# 654510 , Reply# 10   1/19/2013 at 15:00 (4,085 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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