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Posted by Joseph Meehan on August 8, 2006, 5:05 pm
Jim McLaughlin wrote:
> I have an old Structo gas fired barbeque which has a cast aluminum
> lid / hood and firebox.
>
> The finish on this thing appears to be a flat black paint.
>
> On the inside top of the hood / lid, and on the outside top, too,
> the paint is peeling badly. There is also some peeling, but nowhere
> near as much nowhere near as much,
> on the bottom outside of he firebox
>
> I have seriously pressure washed all of the unit.
>
> I have disassembled the unit from the legs, and disassembled all the
> support parts and have already sanded, wire brushed, primed with
> Rustoleum Red "lead" primer and put a finish coat of Rustoleum Gloss
> Black on all the support parts.
>
> I am ready to do something with the fire box and the hood / lid. The
> question is, "What"?
>
> In am open to any ideas any one has about refinshing the exterior
> repeat exterior of the firebox and hood / lid.
>
> I have pint can of a "Temproof" brand "1200 Degree F. Stove Paint".
> I can throw that in the spray gun and spray it.
>
> I also acquired somewhere two rattle cans of a "Zynolyte" brand
> "Bar-B-Q-Black" paint which is also supposedly good to 1200 degrees.
>
> I haven't used either of these products yet.
>
> Has anybody here any experience redoing the finish on a cast aluminum
> gas fired barbeque?
>
> Has anybody here any experience using either of the two products
> mentioned above on a cast aluminum gas fired barbeque?
>
> TIA.
I used exhaust manifold paint from the auto parts store and it worked
well for me. Some interesting colors available. :-)
--
Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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