To Paint or Not to Paint my UDS

charlieg · Jan 9, 2016

Just got a brand new no liner RED 55 gallon drum. The company produced the wrong color. Anyway, The color is perfect. My question is Can I get away without painting this drum or will the it start peeling if I dont paint it. I have always sanded my drums and painted them different colors but since this drum is perfect already I dont want to screw it up. Help

yakdung · Jan 9, 2016

I got tired of fighting mother nature. My UDS is truly ugly and turned into a rust cylinder.

mikemci · Jan 9, 2016

You can absolutely leave the factory paint on your new drum. It will hold up just as good, or better, than a rattlecan paint job. :thumb:

charlieg · Jan 9, 2016

Thats what I wanted to hear. Many Thanks

Nuco59 · Jan 9, 2016

leave it- may not survive a "left the lid off- oh hell fire is licking the eaves" scenario... if that happens I see a rattle can spray job in your future.

Forrestbro · Jan 9, 2016

Nuco59 said:
leave it- may not survive a "left the lid off- oh hell fire is licking the eaves" scenario... if that happens I see a rattle can spray job in your future.

I hear you. I had a beautifully painted Chicago Bears UDS that got caught like that :mad2: ... it still cooks great cue!

mikemci · Jan 9, 2016

Nuco59 said:
leave it- may not survive a "left the lid off- oh hell fire is licking the eaves" scenario... if that happens I see a rattle can spray job in your future.

Yep to that. Happened to me twice :-(

jdb5c · Jan 9, 2016

I hear you. I had a beautifully painted Chicago Bears UDS that got caught like that ... it still cooks great cue!

I have a Packers one that looks great.

To Paint or Not to Paint my UDS

charlieg

Found some matches.

yakdung

is Blowin Smoke!

mikemci

Babbling Farker

charlieg

Found some matches.

Nuco59

Babbling Farker

Forrestbro

Full Fledged Farker

mikemci

Babbling Farker

jdb5c

Found some matches.

Similar threads