I've pretty much read the entire LONG Thread, as well as Norco's. I have a great charcoal basket etc, all parts, so now it really comes down to getting it painted. After a good burnout, I wire brushed the drum, then used high heat BBQ paint as primer as prep for the final paint job and to keep it from rusting. Not so sure I should have done this, as the paint seems to not be sticking at all. I think I need to do a lot more wire brushing or use something else as primer, or BOTH.
So my questions are:
When you wire brush the outside of the drum, does it need to show bare metal 100%? After my first go around, I had all the rust and remaining paint off, and thought this would be more than adequate to create a "sticky" surface for the paint to adhere to. Apparently not!
What kind of paint should I use, and should I use primer? I plan on using a glossy red as my paint, so does that need to be high heat resistant engine paint, or can I use plain automotive paint?
Feedback will be greatly appreciated, and thanks to all the pioneers on this board who inspired me to get myself into this mess!
So my questions are:
When you wire brush the outside of the drum, does it need to show bare metal 100%? After my first go around, I had all the rust and remaining paint off, and thought this would be more than adequate to create a "sticky" surface for the paint to adhere to. Apparently not!
What kind of paint should I use, and should I use primer? I plan on using a glossy red as my paint, so does that need to be high heat resistant engine paint, or can I use plain automotive paint?
Feedback will be greatly appreciated, and thanks to all the pioneers on this board who inspired me to get myself into this mess!