Painting A Barbecue. Need advice.
#1
06-14-15, 06:25 PM
Painting A Barbecue. Need advice.
My friend has an old barbecue, still in decent shape, but needed a paint job. We cleaned it up, sanded it a bit, and painted parts with something called "polyurethane high gloss oil enamel."
After a while I thought, "is this heat resistant?" and realized it probably wasn't. He had a can of engine paint, which said, also for barbecues, so we put a coat of that on (the other stuff was dry).
Should it be junked? My fear is now it may be flammable. Any help is appreciated.
After a while I thought, "is this heat resistant?" and realized it probably wasn't. He had a can of engine paint, which said, also for barbecues, so we put a coat of that on (the other stuff was dry).
Should it be junked? My fear is now it may be flammable. Any help is appreciated.
#2
06-14-15, 07:21 PM
Group Moderator
I doubt it will burst into flames, but likely the paint will peal off and smoke a lot. What not put it some place safe away from combustibles and light it up with a hose handy in case things go crazy.
Either that or just strip it off and start over. Just FYI I painted a grill with some high temp paint many years ago and it still looks good.
Either that or just strip it off and start over. Just FYI I painted a grill with some high temp paint many years ago and it still looks good.
#4
06-15-15, 12:17 PM
The more paint you apply to a surface that sees a lot of heat the more likely it is that the paint will fail. The thicker coating reduces it's ability to disperse theheat.It's unlikely the paint will catch on fire,most likely it will just bubble up and fail off.
I'd either leave it and see how it does or sand it off and then apply heat resistant paint.
I'd either leave it and see how it does or sand it off and then apply heat resistant paint.
#5
06-15-15, 06:25 PM
Group Moderator
I agree with Mark, besides, he's the pro. Covering it with high temp paint is like putting wood on a fire and then covering it with metal expecting the wood not to burn. If the paint can't handle the heat covering will just waste your money.
