Epoxy

I had a great idea for my kitchen.  I was painting the walls and ceiling colors in the olive green family.  I had horrible, ugly brown that-was-supposed-to-look-like-dark-brown-wood countertops that were not near wearing out and mismatched appliances.  Yes, each appliance was a different color: stainless steel stove (not the new kind, either), black dishwasher, white microwave oven that is wonderful, and an almond fridge from about the 1980's.  If I could afford a new fridge, woo-hoo!  Alas, the new and simple ones are a few hundred bucks.  I do realize that the energy efficiency would pay for itself, but it couldn't buy itself upfront!

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Fresh paint does wonders.  I was browsing at the store and found an epoxy for countertops and for appliances.  How exciting!  I really, really had to think hard about this because when I was just a kid I wanted to paint our appliances at home (they were almond.  I thought my parents were nuts for choosing such a goofy color) to which my father lovingly scoffed and said that paint won't last long for items like that. 

While at the store, this is ringing in my head.  It is horrible now, how much more horrible could it really be?  So I bought 'em!  I should correct myself, it was the same epoxy, I just had one colored and the other I left the brightest white ever.  Looking back, I should have used the spray can, and not the brush on paint.  Or perhaps I should have used primer.  Or perhaps I should have put a clear coat over the top...

Appliance Paint, Epoxy Finish, White, Ace

Here I am, 6 months later, scratches and dings in the counter tops (the color really was great, though) and a white fridge that the almond is bleeding through, and not a single scratch on the horrible, horrible paint job.  That is how much more horrible it can be.  Not only did the nice color turn icky, but the icky color won't come off.  As for it peeling off of the fridge, though, my father stands corrected...

VHT Gloss Black (OSHA) Epoxy All Weather Spray Paint