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Bark Newbie

Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 30 Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: Jan 05 2011 Post subject: Piggy Sue - Refurbished Brinkmann Smoke King Deluxe Pics |
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Last year my brother-in-law purchased himself a Green Egg. With this mighty new tool, he had no need for his old Brinkmann Smoke King Deluxe. It was rusted and needed a bit of work. He offered it to me for a project which I graciously accepted. In September I began working on the restoration in my free time. I recently finished it and had my first smoke. Here's the story from start to finish
Here is what it looked like when I received it
Smoker
Firebox Bottom
Lid
I grabbed some Naval Jelly, a wire cup brush, and an angle grinder and began to de-rust
Naval Jelly on the bottom of Stack
Stack Rails
Firebox Lid
Once I cleaned with Naval Jelly, I would grind and scrape to metal. This is the side of the firebox
I repainted with 3 coats of Rustoleum High Temp BBQ Paint
Repainted Firebox
Repainted Stack
The Firebox material is thin. Using an idea from the Ring, I lined the bottom of the Firebox with Firebrick. I got 4x9 split and it was the perfect size for my box. I hope it will help with deterring rust and keeping the box warm.
Test fire for the clean out. I used k.a.m.'s steam and Pam method
My first smoke was 2 butts, Cranky Buzzards Onion, and 2 links
Thanks to everyone on the site. I have been "lurking" for the past 6 months or so. It gave me some great ideas. Thanks - Jed _________________ Bite the Bark, the Bark has Bite
Hook 'em Horns
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ckone BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 2451 Location: Austin, TX
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Posted: Jan 05 2011 Post subject: |
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Looks good, but .... Did you paint the inside? That is not usually considered a good idea if you did. _________________ 22.5 Weber Kettle
OK Joe
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Bark Newbie

Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 30 Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: Jan 05 2011 Post subject: |
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I did. From what I've read, if you do the Steam and Pam method you are ok. I burned it at 350 to 375 for 3 hours the day before the first smoke. _________________ Bite the Bark, the Bark has Bite
Hook 'em Horns
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ckone BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 23 Oct 2009 Posts: 2451 Location: Austin, TX
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USDA Monkey BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 18 Jun 2007 Posts: 1449 Location: St. Louis
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Soapm BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 06 Aug 2010 Posts: 2087 Location: Mile High City
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You think KAM missed a good opportunity to fire up his "weed burner" <read>? And he's got incriminating pictures so it happened... |
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Posted: Jan 05 2011 Post subject: |
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Bark, very nice work on your re-hab project she looks great. I have never said paint the inside of a cooker or firebox. I do rinse the inside of them then warm them up to dry and use the Pam on the inside to season them. But painting the inside is something that I never do. _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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hvac81 BBQ Pro

Joined: 12 Sep 2005 Posts: 590 Location: Fort Mill SC
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Posted: Jan 07 2011 Post subject: |
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I was at the Home Depot and Lowe's today... Made it a point to look into the cookers they had on display.... They didn't seem to be powder coated, more like high temp paint....
I wouldn't have a problem eating anything that was cooked on it...After a good high temp session.... Buy that's just the Rebel in me  |
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Tony BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Posts: 3486 Location: Rehoboth Beach ,Delaware
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Posted: Jan 07 2011 Post subject: |
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hvac81 wrote: | I was at the Home Depot and Lowe's today... Made it a point to look into the cookers they had on display.... They didn't seem to be powder coated, more like high temp paint....
I wouldn't have a problem eating anything that was cooked on it...After a good high temp session.... Buy that's just the Rebel in me  |
Nah...Ain't the Rebel in 'Ya'll...Jus' some good Rebel Common Sense.
Best Regards, Dennis.
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Bark Newbie

Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 30 Location: Dallas, TX
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Most smokers are painted with high temp paint on the inside. With a steam and pam at 3hrs at 350 I thought would do it. I hope I didn't mess this thing up. Should I scrape and grind again? _________________ Bite the Bark, the Bark has Bite
Hook 'em Horns
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k.a.m. BBQ Mega Star

Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 26020 Location: Southeast Texas.
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Bark, I am not sure which smokers are painted on the inside. As hvac81 said the box store cookers seem to have paint on the inside. I doubt you will ever get the cooking chamber hot enough to flash off the paint in a cook except maybe around the firebox to cooking chamber opening. the heat is pretty intense right there. The firebox is another story, if the paint bubbles on the outside and flakes off it will on the inside as well. So you ask yourself do I want this happening during a cook, I would not so the paint in the firebox would have to go as well as around the firebox to cooking chamber opening. The factory paint in said smokers is probably some electro static process like powder coating if not powder coating, your job although it looks fantastic is not to those standards and will most likely start to leave especially in the firebox. I am not trying to sway you in any direction just trying to help.  _________________ Always remember slow and steady wins the race.
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milt BBQ Super Pro

Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1233 Location: June-OCT N.Y. Nov-May FL
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Some of mods that I made was to put a plate over the
fire box grate to direct the heat into the cook chamber also made a heat deflector to direct the heat
around the water pan(which was filled with sand and
covered with foil.
 _________________ Curt
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