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I'm on about the the exterior fridge metal thingy with Electrolux stamped on it (not the plastic vent)
I'm tempted to paint it to tidy it up a bit - someone's had a go in the past then stripped it again by the looks of it
I notice that these things are never painted when 'original' which leads me to beleive there's a reason for keeping them in bare alloy
Not sure what this thing does and it doesn't even get a mention in the instruction manual - so can anyone enlighten me as to tit's function and whether or not it should be painted please?
Ta

It's the fridge gas exhaust flue cover. Where the combustion products from the fridge gas burner exit the van. It gets a bit warm during fridge operation but not 'hot' as such. I've painted mine satin black - just gave it a bit of a rub down with some wet & dry paper to key the surface and sprayed it with a can.

Engine enamel - heat resistant, no primer needed, matt black = right colour, had some in the garage anyway
Ta