The White Weber is Now Black!!

I guess I could have put this in my other thread, but since this was my first attempt at painting a grill I started a new one.

So I bought this Weber yesterday and the guy who sold it to me said he bought it already painted white (really off white by the time I got it). Pretty crazy since it looked bad. So I ran out today grabbed some high temp black paint and gave it a spraying.

Keep in mind I'm no painter and did this fairly quick. But I think it looks a million times better. She won't ever shine again, but that is fine with me.

Goodbye horrible white paint job.


Hello mediocre black paint job


Now a little flashback


And finished. Well still gotta put the handles back on. Who's got links on how to make new wooden ones?? Though I'm not very handy.

el_matt said:

MUCH BETTER!! With a little elbow grease, some very fine grit sandpaper, and various polishing compounds, you may be able to wet sand it to a decent shine. I could be wrong, as I've never tried it with high temp paint.

As far as handles go...I made a lid handle out of some scrap hardwood. I just routed a dado, just wide and deep enough for the metal to sit into. Cut to length and width, softened the corners, and glued on a bottom piece using some CE glue. Surprisingly enough, it's held together for MANY long cooks.

You could also go this route, http://store.weber.com/items/?pid=1300

Matt

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Thanks. I would like it to shine, but really doesn't matter. I found some of the actual weber handles on ebay too. Was trying to see if I (with little skill for anything construction/building) could attempt to make some handles.

{Midnight ☼ Smoke};1629477 said:

You did a nice job. That is the exact same paint I used on my Bandera restoration and I had the same mottled effect. Even after 3+ coats, it just would not even out.

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Thanks. Yeah I put on 2 coats thinking that would get rid of the botches. I just thought I really sucked at spray painting stuff and that is why it looked like that. But at the end of the day it is all I wanted. I'll be cooking some wings and corn on it in a bit. So more to come!

So I fired it up with some wings and corn. Did a honey teriyaki marinade on the chicken.

Funny, as soon as I poured the chimney into the weber the rain started pouring outside. It rained the whole time, but it ran without a problem.

Luckily I have a rain suit.


Looking good.


It was delicious. I love me some char on the chicken. I see a lot more grilling in my future.