Ugly Drum Smoker

sbramm · Mar 25, 2009

wow... it took since saturday but i finished the entire thread! gonna/gotta get a drum and get a uds done. have a wsm and thought that was the shizzle but no longer. must... have... drum....

cheers.......

Phred · Mar 26, 2009

I bought a used drum for $20 that had corn syrup in it. It has the tan paint liner in it. I read about 39 pages of this thread and didn't find an answer to my question so here's my question. When you burn out the inside paint will it crack & peal off or do you need to sand it off after the burn?

Thanks,
Phred

sfbbqguy · Mar 26, 2009

Phred...Pretty sure you're still going to need to do the wire wheel exercise on the inside after the burn.
Need to be down to bare metal beofre the seasoning run.

Phred · Mar 26, 2009

Well, I'm now up to page 100 and it looks like I will have to take wire wheel to it. Thanks.

Thawley · Mar 26, 2009

sfbbqguy said:
Phred...Pretty sure you're still going to need to do the wire wheel exercise on the inside after the burn.
Need to be down to bare metal beofre the seasoning run.

This is the sure, safe, commonly accepted advice... Too much work for a $20 drum – IMHO.

The low-effort – Thawley approved – method is to get the paint to just peal off the inside. For that you need a LOT of heat. You'll never get enough from a fire built inside the drum. The fire just can't get enough oxygen in there for a really REALLY hot burn.

I burned the Ultimate Ugly Drum Smoker™ from the outside in. Just got me a genuine HF weed burner, a full tank of propane, one of them nonflammable Budweisers and put the hurt on it. Once cooled the paint flaked right off with a stiff wire brush. And I had another beer.

Unless you're after that oh-so-desirable antique patina, it's probably best to paint it before winter.

N8man · Mar 26, 2009

Thawley said:
Unless you're after that oh-so-desirable antique patina, it's probably best to paint it before winter.

Love That Red Patina Look Your Drum Has!!!!:-D

sfbbqguy · Mar 26, 2009

Thawley said:
This is the sure, safe, commonly accepted advice... Too much work for a $20 drum – IMHO.

The low-effort – Thawley approved – method is to get the paint to just peal off the inside. For that you need a LOT of heat. You'll never get enough from a fire built inside the drum. The fire just can't get enough oxygen in there for a really REALLY hot burn.

I burned the Ultimate Ugly Drum Smoker™ from the outside in. Just got me a genuine HF weed burner, a full tank of propane, one of them nonflammable Budweisers and put the hurt on it. Once cooled the paint flaked right off with a stiff wire brush. And I had another beer.

Unless you're after that oh-so-desirable antique patina, it's probably best to paint it before winter.

Agree...too much work. Not a job I would wish on anyone that's for sure. If you have the opportunity to torch then torch.
Bottom line is you're looking for the most efficient way to get to bare metal.
Good luck and remember to show picks!

1130home · Mar 26, 2009

Propane costs money.
Free wood does not.
I have burned out 5 drums with the tan liner.
Burn some wood.
Burn somemore wood.
Look and realize you forgot about fire.
Burn some more.
Nice long hot...........fire and most of the liner will be gone.
I have noticed where there are flakes, there is still liner left.
Where smooth black, no liner.
Wire the flakes and good to go.
Average burn 1-3 hour havin fun.
Average wire wheel experience, inside and out. 1 hour
Have fun

Norcoredneck · Mar 26, 2009

Trouble with a burn like that in a city environment is a visit from the fire Dept for sure.

1130home · Mar 26, 2009

I guess that could be a problem, also do not burn drum within 5 feet of house, brick or not. Soffit and fascia tend to warp/buckle

So I've heard......

MS BBQ · Mar 27, 2009

White plastic fencing seems to warp too....not that I ever did it....no pictures, so I guess it didn't really happen. :shock:

Thawley · Mar 27, 2009

Norcoredneck said:
Trouble with a burn like that in a city environment is a visit from the fire Dept for sure.

Yeah... Life is a little different here in SoCal.

sbramm · Mar 27, 2009

ok, what would others do: be patient and wait for a score on stainless lined drum or rush out and get a regular ol' lined drum right away and burn it out? i have a wsm but i also have issues with being patient.

cheers......

schoonch · Mar 27, 2009

Burning it out is half the fun.

Mark · Mar 27, 2009

Norcoredneck said:
Trouble with a burn like that in a city environment is a visit from the fire Dept for sure.

As long as you've got a hot dog on a stick hanging over the fire, it's a BBQ.

Thawley · Mar 27, 2009

sbramm said:
ok, what would others do: be patient and wait for a score on stainless lined drum or rush out and get a regular ol' lined drum right away and burn it out? i have a wsm but i also have issues with being patient.

Me too. And spending money.

BURN it...

bbq lover · Mar 27, 2009

like this stainless is nice but very hard to cut and drill

Thawley · Mar 27, 2009

What's that chrome box on the side?

JD McGee · Mar 27, 2009

bbq lover said:
like this stainless is nice but very hard to cut and drill

Is that a pellet poopin' UDS?

STX Cue · Mar 27, 2009

Buy it and burn it...no need to wait. I didn't even take a wire brush to mine. I burned it, burned it again, and took the burner to it. If all of that didn't get it off, it wasn't coming off at 225.

Ugly Drum Smoker

is one Smokin' Farker

Is lookin for wood to cook with.

is one Smokin' Farker

Is lookin for wood to cook with.

Take a breath!

Babbling Farker

is one Smokin' Farker

1130home

Guest

somebody shut me the fark up.

1130home

Guest

MS BBQ

Guest

Take a breath!

is one Smokin' Farker

Knows what a fatty is.

somebody shut me the fark up.

Take a breath!

bbq lover

Guest

Attachments

Take a breath!

somebody shut me the fark up.

Full Fledged Farker

Similar threads