How to repaint my rusty smoker

njsmoker · Joined: 09 Apr 2009 Posts: 13

Help!!!

I'm sure many have asked this question before, so Here goes once again. My 4 year old Oklahoma smoker is rusty on the outside of the fire box. How do I prep and repaint it. What process and type of paint should I use and how do I cure it.

Please send me a past link or some advice. Have a smoke filled weekend and enjoy.

Thanks for your help!

Chuck[/b]

Jeff T · Posted: May 23 2009 Post subject:

Best way in my opinion is to sand blast it. Repaint with high heat paint 1200 degree or better three coats nice coats.
At home in the garage one could use a wire wheel or "crud thug" type of tool.... http://www.snapon.com/international/21pdffiles/pt280thug.pdf
I realize that you just cant go out and buy an expensive "snap-tool" just for this, but some thing "similar" would strip the rust/paint off nicely. Get ya some 1200 degree aerosol paint & go too town.
My DPP Big 40 stick burner seems to love to make the paint on my fire box "go away"... always touching it up. Very tough to get any paint to last for the long haul but... 1200 degree stove paint last for a while before it starts to burn off.
Another thing you can do is spray or wipe it down with cooking oil right before you fire it up. This will season it like a cast iron skillet stays nice & black like "moms old skillet". This i have not down yet but they say it works good.

Harry Nutczak · Posted: May 23 2009 Post subject:

I just did a fresh coat on our DPP-70, I got rustoleum primer, and rustoleum flat black paint, thinned them appropriately for spraying, and took care of the rusty fenders, grating for the wood box, coupler and the spots on the cook chamber that were blistering.

Rustoleum does make a "Grill-Black" 1,000 degree paint, but I just used the regular because we keep the top of the firebox well oiled to combat rust.
it looks like DPP does not use any primer on their steel before they paint, I may be wrong though.
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k.a.m. · Posted: May 23 2009 Post subject:

Chuck, as Jeff T said that is the best. but if that is not possible then cleaning it up really good and using Pam after each cook will season the metal. Here is a link that is about refinishing the fire box, take a look at C.B.'s it looks like cast iron.

http://www.thesmokering.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25272&highlight=repainting+firebox
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ou812warford · Posted: May 24 2009 Post subject:

I bought a smoker that had a lot of rust on it. I took a drill and a round wire wheel to it. Then I used navel jelly on it and cleaned that off. I went to homedepot and got grill paint in a spray can. It worked great. I keep mine under a cover now and the paint has not come off. I have started doing the oil on the fire box thing and that seems to work pretty good.
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Canadian Bacon · Posted: May 24 2009 Post subject: