Plain old enamel with acetone mixed in for a thinner sprayable mix...about 5-7%
This hardener is what I have used before but I'm sure they don't make it any more but there are many others. Problem is always prep. Lots and lots o' prep
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life
To fasten the 1" aluminum angle I used the short Phillips head drill type tek screws. I pre-drilled the holes in the aluminum to act as a guide so the drill wouldn't walk around the paint then drilled the pilot hole. Additionally had to cut the top corners a tad longer and hand file them to get the best fit. Soft aluminum was easy but still took a few hours for a few corners. Still not happy with the way it looks as I really wanted a nice brake bent edge.
The paint is not high heat paint. It is a typical hardware store enamel that was about $7.50 a quart. I was advised that the temp would not be an issue but it wasn't until I'd actually painted it and fired it up that I was convinced. My cook chamber was running 375 at one point and my outer painted skin temp was only 54. I mentioned elsewhere there is near 85 lbs of insulation in this frame and cabinet and it must REALLY be doing its job
This is aimed at the door
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life
Seasoned the new Gravity Feed and decided to smoke some ribs and cook that over-dated pork loin. Smelled fine so I figured I'd go for it. Lit the coals at about 9:30 am and used 3 chimneys...one lit and the other two just poured in. Smoked the ribs, out in the pork loin a few hours later and it is now 10:08 pm. I took this fuzz picture of the thermometer with the probes laying on the 2nd and 4th rack. Basically it is 5 lbs of charcoal, 12 hours of burn time...and I am really just letting it burn itself out.
High temperature today was about 36
Make no mistake, there ain't no powder in this Puff ! And... I'm not really a crazy person but I play one in real life