UDS build 2 ... Primer or no primer

Teepah · Jul 28, 2014

We inited my sister in law and her family over for a bbq. My brother in law was checking out my USD and was in awe that something so simple made good food. I made brisket and boston butt. My sister in law asked me to build one for him as a surprise. They have been very helpful to us over the years so I agreed.

Will priming the barrel help hold the paint or will the heat damage the paint job ?

I want the UDS to turn out nice but not as nice as mine

Sorry for the long post for such a simple question but I rarely post but I am on this site daily reading and expanding my BBQ knowledge. This place is awesome.

Teepah

mikemci · Jul 28, 2014

I used a self etching primer in rattle can from Lowes and it has held up great!

pbj · Jul 28, 2014

The high heat paint I used said don't use primer. I did use primer on the rusty areas after sanding them. Can't really tell the difference in quality on the primed areas from the non-primed areas.

AussieMatt · Jul 28, 2014

I also used BBQ paint and it said not to use a primer, so far, it's holding up just fine.

nwahogs · Jul 28, 2014

I used engine primer and paint. Worked and looked great. Even survived forgetting to put on the lid and a 600+ degree burn for 30+ minutes

Teepah · Jul 28, 2014

Thanks brothers for your input

TexasRT · Jul 28, 2014

I've used Rustoleum High Heat on two drums over the original paint after scuffing it.
No problems at all.

bstomper · Jul 28, 2014

nwahogs said:
I used engine primer and paint. Worked and looked great. Even survived forgetting to put on the lid and a 600+ degree burn for 30+ minutes

Good to know that the UDS can get up to those temps do cooking pizza. Have to test mine out after my cook today to see what it can do.

CambuiAl · Jul 28, 2014

My drum with no primer blistered at 600F doing pizza recently - not sure why, but I need to strip it again and re-paint now. This was high-heat spray paint, but not sure of the make.

Thefiveo · Jul 28, 2014

I just built my first UDS. For what's its worth, I primered the drum before painting with hi temp BBQ paint and was pretty happy with the results. The barrel already had a good surface from sandblasting so that helped. Here's the link to my results.

http:// http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194338

nwahogs · Jul 28, 2014

bstomper said:
Good to know that the UDS can get up to those temps do cooking pizza. Have to test mine out after my cook today to see what it can do.

Scared the crap out of me, but no damage. I shot the side of the drum with infrared thermometer and it wasn't anywhere near that hot.

UDS build 2 ... Primer or no primer

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