BBQ smoker building help

[Jburton]

I completed building my own smoker and i need some instructions on painting the smoker. Here are some questions but then I have a specific question and some pics.

1. Should I have the smoker media blasted to remove all of the mill scale before painting?

2. What kind of paint should I use.

3. Instead of paint should I have some one ceramic coat it? I want it to look really good?

Lastly I notice some deep pits on one of my doors. How do I remove the Pits so that I can get a good Paint job? Is thee something that I can fill it with? Grind them away?????? Here are some Pics.

 

[Lomey]

Can't help you on the paint, but let's see the whole smoker.

 

[Jburton]

ok. I did season the inside and this is my first use of it.

 

[Burn]

You could weld the pits or just leave it. You could also season the outside and forgo the the paint. Nice looking pit by the way.

 

[Jburton]

so you mean weld little divots in each hole and come back and grind/sand the welds down? I have thought about that but surly there's a better easier way.

 

[Burn]

so you mean weld little divots in each hole and come back and grind/sand the welds down? I have thought about that but surly there's a better easier way.

I’d just leave em! Adds character. Oil it. They will fill

 

[Chester]

That’s a good looking pit you built.

Hi temp paint like the kind Lang or Lonestar Grillz uses (many others use the same stuff also, but I think they both list the paint they use on their website.)

Black out the wheels.

Not sure I would bother filling in the pits. Not sure of a way to do it that will withstand the higher temps the pit will see, except maybe the welding suggestion earlier.

 

[1MoreFord]

High temp JB Weld should fill the little divots but I don't see a real reason to mess with them.

 

[Nuco59]

I'd leave it alone- if my wife had wanted perfect, I'd still be single