I finally got a project started this weekend. I have been putting it off for a while and waiting for the weather to improve. But I was finally able to start it.

What is my project you may ask? I wanted to re-finish my smoker (BBQ smoker). It was horribly rusted and looking like crap. The wood was looking bad too. I took all the handles off and spent Saturday stripping and sanding it down. Then I sprayed it Sunday with a couple of rattle cans of hi-temp black Krylon. Its looking a whole lot better now. Sometime this week I am going to re-finish the handles. But it feels great to finally get a project started, especially after putting it off for a while.

Here is a shot of it as it is now. I didn't think to get a before picture but by the time I remembered it was already sanded down. I will put up more pictures when it is finished.

 

Pretty shnazy if you ask me.

 

You missed a spot, oh wait, thats just something on my screen, sorry.

Looks as good as new to me, if not better!!

 

Thank you. I think it looks better than new. When I bought it it was matte gray that looked okay, but looked really bad when it rusted. One of my nieghbors has one too that is still gray, I'll see if I can snap a picture of it.

 

Don't want to pop you baloon bud but it will last only one year, especially in your environment. I did mine last year with the same product!

Looks good until you go to use it next year.

Rick (resident paint expert)

P.S. Please cross hatch your spray pattern

 

I hope it doesn't. I use mine fairly regularly year round (our weather isn't seasonal). I am also planning to get a cover for it. I did give it several coats (i used up 3 cans of paint), so hopefully that will help.

Runamuk, do you use a cover on your grill?

 

Cover???

My grill is cast aluminum no paint will stick well to aluminum.

Point being, Nice grill and watch the corrosion that happens in your area.

Coat it every year and you'll have it quite a while! Heat well after coating then recoat afterwards

Rick

 

Paint will stick to aluminum is there if a primer base underneath it. However I have yet to see a hi-temp primer so I don't see that working for you.

I plan on firing it up this weekend. I am going to burn a nice steady pile of coals and wood for about 8-10 hours (going to smoke a nice big slab of beef). Nothing to high temperature. Thats about 6 days for the paint to cure before it gets warmed.

Thanks for the compliments .

 

I finally finished the grill. It took me several days to do the wood. I sanded it, cleaned it up, and then varnished it. After the varnish set and dried I sprayed some clear poly-urethane on the pieces to further protect them from the elements.

All of the bolts got replaced with stainless steel hardware. Every bolt, nut, and washer. I even put hi temperature anti-seize on them. I am very pleased with how great this thing turned out. Check it out:



I have it running right now with some charcoal and hickory wood. I am smoking a beef bottom round roast.

 

In order to give you an accurate reply as to what I think of your project, you need to send me 10 lbs of smoked ribs.....Don't forget the extra sauce

 

Me too... But I think I can get a good enough reading on your project with a mere 6 pounds of ribs............

 

OK Lary, hopefully they will stay good on the 8000+ mile journey from here to west virginia.

 

Too bad you couldn't take it to the corrosion control shop on base and have it powder coated !! I wonder how that would hold up to the heat. That stuff is awesome for corrosion !!

PISTOL

 

Worked on an episode of MASH. Adam's Ribs, I believe was the name?

Great episode...

 

At my company we do powder coating, and it will withstand all the heat you can throw at it. It's MUCH thicker than paint, and a lot more resistant to flaking too. It's a bit heavier though, and your tolerances get tigher when you use it in tight spaces, but it works great and has a very good finish. It's also a bit more forgiving to work with than paint, and will hold up longer, whereas paint will stand up best with a primer/ground, then a color coat, and finally some clear. Our powder coated parts last a lot longer.... As a durability test we made a part with paint and clear, then an identical part with powdercoat, then proceeded to drive over the parts, throw them into the street, skim them along concrete, step on them and mash them into the ground, and finally spin the tires of an automobile on them.... The powder coat was much stronger and a lot more resiliant to cracking and peeling in large chunks. The only problem is finding a large enough oven to bake huge parts in..... That's what limits our powder coating production...