Anyone here use a kettle with a brand logo on the lid? How is the logo actually applied to the surface? Is it painted on after the enamel finish is cooked? How well does the image actually survive the high temps of kettle use? Just curious.
Dale-
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that it is put on with another layer of porcelain, then baked on over the top of the already porcelainized finish.
They look like they would be fragile, but you'd basically have to chip the porcelain off to make them go away.
What logo are you looking at buying? :D
Thanks Saxart. Just curious. I picked up a copper Sam Adams a while back and have not used it. I had it shipped to my MN address and have not actually seen it first-hand yet. But I got to thinking about how durable that logo might be. I can't imagine that Weber would put something out that would degrade with normal use. I haven't seen this discussed on here (although I'm fairly new :D) and thought I'd ask about other's experiences with them.
Logos can be transferred to surfaces using hot stamping http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_stamping, pad printing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_printing or other similar methods. I don't remember off hand which one prints better for high heat applications. It's actually not that expensive. I've called vendors before to stamp SJ lids........ :-X
buddy is my budlight logo 18.5 kettle. just did a quick finger test and it seems like the logo is applied over the powder coat. I've done several cooks on it and have not noticed any negative affects on the logo.
I have a Coca-Cola redhead in my camper. I have cooked on it 20-30 times and the logo isn't going anywhere.
Like someone said above, the logo is UNDER the paint.