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.

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Jim McLaughlin

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The 1200 degree paint works fine, a few years ago I redid my grill the
paint has held up well. ONLY use on the outside!!!!

I saved LOTS of cleaning work Disassembled my grill put the parts in
my self cleaning oven. They came pout looking like new

It was amazing no scraping wire brushing etc...

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The 1200 degree paint works fine, a few years ago I redid my grill the
paint has held up well. ONLY use on the outside!!!!


Thanks for the testimonial abou the 1200 degree paint.

I planned on only doing the outside surfaces. I am reluctant to put paint
on a surface that will be over or under food that is cooking.

The "Temproof" pint's label say that it can be used inside ovens, etc., so
long as it is "cured" by a low heat baking for a couple of hours.
Regardless, I think I'll just skip paintng the insides.


I saved LOTS of cleaning work Disassembled my grill put the parts in
my self cleaning oven. They came pout looking like new

It was amazing no scraping wire brushing etc...

I like your idea about the self clean oven trick. Where were you and your
bright ideas three days ago when I started this project? G

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Jim McLaughlin

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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

"Jim McLaughlin" jim.mclaughlin wrote in
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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.


Using a wire brush and coarse sandpaper to remove all paint if possible.
Dust the aluminum and clean off the aluminum with mineral spirits. Use a
few coats of any name brand 1200 degree stove paint.

I like your idea about the self clean oven trick. Where were you and your
bright ideas three days ago when I started this project? G

--
Jim McLaughlin

All you had to do was ASK

Its common knowledge doesnt everyone know thats how you clean grills