We spray painted a small dorm-type fridge from harvest gold (remember that?) to white. We did it 6 years ago and it's held up perfectly. No scratches or nicks or traces of gold. Just be sure you get the right kind of paint, tape up everything you don't want to get paint on (like the handles, gasket and coils and in the case of a fridge) and use proper spray-paint technique, with back and forth even strokes, not a bull's eye aim, so that you don't get drips and runs. I haven't done a larger appliance, but imagine it would work just as well. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Yes, it works great. I had a guy electrostatically paint my 1939 refrigerator. The color I chose is Sherwin-Williams' "Vintage Kitchen" from their now-defunct Martha Stewart line. It's held up really well, and looks like it was always that color. The finish job is very smooth.

I've never done it but I bookmarked this blog "just in case". Scroll down a bit for the refrigerator painting part. HTH

Here is a link that might be useful: Tips for Painting a Refrigerator

We did it to a refrigerator many years ago. We had a green one and moved where the appliances were gold. My husband had a friend who was a auto painter and he did it for us. It came out very good and when we sold it, the new buyers really liked it.

It works. But white is easier than black. I'd go at white myself with a spray can. For black, I'd get a pro to spray them with good auto paint.