Maroon Paint for BBQ pit

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Agforlife says he's never seen it but he said you might start here


VHT paint

Yes

I approve

That'll work.

I didn't use maroon, just plain black. But I'm pretty sure I just used high heat Rustoleum paint I got at lowes if I'm not mistaken. I don't tarp it or anything and have had it over a year with no issues so far.

Paint arrived today and I had to stop everything and give it a try. I have applied only a single coat thus far.



I hereby solicit the unvarnished opinions of the Ark as to whether Stove Bright Mojave Red can be an acceptable substitute for maroon.

I personally think that it is MUCH too "red" to be mistaken for maroon (not dark enough), but I think is is probably as close as I will be able to find without spending the money on a custom paint mix. Given the small amount I will need, the cost of a custom mix for high-heat paint (which far exceeds the mix you get at Lowe's) is probably not justified. Agree or disagree?

If you disagree, do you want to join me in buying a custom mix, so you can paint your grill as well?


ETA: I wish I had thought to take a picture of this thing before I started the process of recovering it from its original "rusted mess" condition.

Looks pretty red but if you throw in a white aTm I bet the color will pop better for you

EKG, that is a clever work-around, but I do not know if I can use that paint on top of high-heat paint, in an environment where the metal (especially near the fire) might exceed 1000-degrees. I need to research.

It HAS been a FUN project ... and productive. I am taking an old pit the I could barely even use anymore and rejuvenating it into basically a new pit.

This afternoon I talked with a HS buddy who is a welder here in town. For the cost of materials and a few brews, he is going to help me build and attach an offset firebox. It "works" as a smoker now, but adding the firebox will make it ROCK as a smoker. I am designing the firebox to double as a direct-heat grill (think steaks from Ruth's Chris).

The manual labor has been fun, too. There was not a single square inch of this thing that did not have (at a minimum) surface rust. Parts of the belly were totally pitted.

I spent HOURS with a grinder, making the metal shine. Anyone who has used a grinder on old metal understands the cloud of debris that I created. I wear glasses, so I was basically black everywhere but my teeth and circles around my eyes. Imagine a shave-headed, 190-pound Al Jolson. LoL