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Paint melting - Kitchenaid K5SS Hobart

August 30, 2024 - 2:22am
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Paint melting - Kitchenaid K5SS Hobart

I just bought a Kitchenaid K5SS Hobart and when I washed it tonight, the paint started to literally melt and a small part of the motor head cover is down to the metal. I used dish soap and a little bit of baking soda because the soap alone wasn't cleaning the old stains/dirty spots.

 

Did I make a mistake using baking soda? I always read that baking soda is a good cleaning agent.

 

moving forward: can I lightly sand it and paint the entire mixer with a Rustoleum spray paint?

 

I don't want to make this a huge project - this is my first mixer and I would rather spend time using it.

 

I do see a lot of posts around greasing so I plant to do that too.

 

Thank you,

Alberto

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Rock's picture
Rock
Aug 30 2024 - 8:55am

Yes, baking soda will remove the paint. But the Rustoleum will work to repaint.

I found this website with information on how to with a list of what's needed for the job.

https://sunshineandmunchkins.com/how-to-repaint-your-kitchenaid-mixer/

You might also want to check the Mr. Mixer videos. Lots of info there including greasing.

https://www.youtube.com/@MrMixer316/playlists

Good luck with your project.

Dave

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808baking
Aug 30 2024 - 11:05am

Thank you Dave. Do you what is the original paint type? I wanted to understand why it removed the paint.

-Alberto

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Rock
Aug 30 2024 - 11:35am

I'm sorry, I don't know the type of paint used by KA. I'd suggest sending an email to Mr. Mixer to see if he has an answer. I would imagine he has refinished some. Contact info on his page:

https://www.mrmixer.store/contact

Dave

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Sep 3 2024 - 3:55pm

A small amount of baking soda shouldn't cause that.   Factory finishes are far more robust than that. 

If you wanted to track down the issue:  Couple of things to start with.

  • The best (least worst) is it is just a bad home spray job - particularly if it hasn't had time to fully harden or had a proper clear coat may result in that.
  • If you rule out the paint as the issue, then you may want to look if something you used (either your water, or even the sponges or bucket) are reacting in an unexpected way to cause the cleaning mix to be that damaging.  That would be a bit concerning.