Powder coating smokers?

[Gizmo]

What's the deal with powder coating? Is it temperature rated high enough for a smoker? Some people do so maybe it's a special high-temp recipe that I would have to spec. thx - r

[Tom_Heath]

I think the reg powder coat would be fine on the smokeer it self. Now the firebox would be a different story.
I have not personally used it so pls dont take my words as gospel.

Jambo turns out some pretty wild paint jobs and I bet his paint isnt high temp paint.

[The Czar]

Bump.....I am kinda curious as to if anybody might have come up with an answer?

[Gizmo]

I've since learned that the powder is good to 400 but you can get an 800 degree rated powder coat too. It's available in any color you want as long as you like black. Edgar's red is powder coat but those are insulated walls too. The bottom is good 'ole smoker paint and I've had it hotter than I care to admit ...

[The Czar]

I can only imagine that powder coating is pretty $$$.....

[Gizmo]

My red was $116 including sandblasting.

[Smokeone]

116 is cheap if it keeps her happy!

[The Czar]

Shoot that is very cheap....and Edna looked really good...I think that was a steal!!!!

[Gizmo]

I do too since I just blasted Eddy's tank and 2 plow discs and it was $63 just for the blasting...

[The Czar]

Holy crap that sounds so cheap...I think I live in the wrong area for that kinda stuff....

[trickworm]

If not using powder coating, what paint do most of you guys use on the smokers? I'm building a reverse flow trailer mounted smoker. Just sandblast and then use high temp engine paint from autostore? Maybe I should post this as a new topic?

[The Czar]

Its what we currently use as well.....

Darn you auto correct!!!!

[trickworm]

say what DC?

[Smokeone]

Trickworm- you can use high temp grill paint or engine paint. I know that Sherwin Williams has a line of high temp paint. I think you can get all sorta color, but not positive. I dont know if it only comes in spray bomb or if you can get a quart or so.

I dont have anything that big so i buy spray bombs of high temp from da box store! If i was doing a trailer i would want to shoot it with a spray gun.

[Frank_Cox]

you can get the rustoleum grill paint at most any lowes etc. in a quart can for spraying in flat black or you can use the spraytbombs in other color. for the cook chamber, 500 degree engine paint will wrk ok. fire box really should be 1200 degree. rustoleum now makes 2000 degree gray primer.

[trickworm]

great. ill checkout lowes. plan on shooting trailer silver, then black on smoker with silver flames to match truck. thanks for the paint info. didnt know rustoleum had 2000deg paint! wow.

[Blazer]

I've used the rustoleum 2000% , got it at auto zone. Doing good so far. It's high $ but covers real good.