Hello Best time to give your stone a spruce up is now. I use 2,000 deg flame proof for the inside and stove bright high temp for the outside.
Where did you get the paint for inside the stove? I paint mine with the rustoleum stuff. Keeps it looking good until first flame.
Well not the whole stove, but the brick inserts. I also used the VHT 2000 paint, then cured them in my power coat oven.
I had some flaking on my stove near the cat. I also have a few spots on the 'cook top' to sand and re-spray.
Yeah I did this also with the same stuff and the flame scourched It black. Oh well it looked nice all summer at least
repainted a few spots that needed touched up. Also, the front of my stove by the cat flaked the paint. And, I repainted the stovetop "burners"