Best paint for rehabs by part location? How much is needed?


 
So I ordered some rustoleum high heat ultra and I received high heat :( The little guy still cleaned up nicely. Not bad for about 10 minutes and a rattle can. Oh and about 30 minutes of teardown. And 30 minutes of scrubbing with dawn dish soap. The bolt holding the firebox on snapped under moderate torque with a small ratchet. Oh well... it needed to be replaced anyway. I can live with the flat finish for now.840A772A-71FE-408B-AE0B-3EC9A8520A7C.jpeg
 
Yah, no problem. If you can grab a can or two of the ultra Semi Gloss before you use the grill, you can just throw a couple coats over the flat.
Do you still have the wire rack for the bottom of that grill?
 
Bruce said:
Yah, no problem. If you can grab a can or two of the ultra Semi Gloss before you use the grill, you can just throw a couple coats over the flat.
Do you still have the wire rack for the bottom of that grill?
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No, the rack was gone when I bought the grill. I hear they are a hot item.
 
Yah, they either get lost, or rusted out bad and replacements, if you can find them are way too expensive.
 
Bruce said:
Oh, and I use Rustoleum High Heat Ultra on the frame on any area that is adjacent to the cook box. The rest I do with Rustoleum 2X gloss black.
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Hey Bruce do you use the Rustoleum 2X Gloss or Semi-Gloss.
Just wondering which one matches the High Heat Ultra best.
 
The semi might match the high heat better, but I use the gloss on the frame on parts that are not adjacent to the cook box.
 
Samuel Sandoval said:
Bruce are these black rocker switches painted or are they OEM black. If so what paint did you use for this. If you paint them do they hold up?
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Sam: They are "Dyed". They are basically black now. The dye penatrates the plastic so only a deep cut or gouge will expose the true color of the knob.
 
Here is a test run I initially video taped.
But, I suggest you check out YOUTUBE for "the right way to do it".

 
The amazing thing to me was that you went back in for a second try (with the burner off, I notice). I would have had to change my underwear first.

EDIT: To the people that want to dye knobs: the acetone is totally unnecessary. Don't believe it? Try it without. You can always run it through a second time. And if you choose to use acetone indoors, always have a camera running so your wife will know why the house burned down.
 
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Yah, I probably didn't need the acetone. Anyway, I did a bigger test later on outside on my turkey fryer and dyed more knobs and even some of the gray end handles and even a Silver B gray lid handle. They all came out great. But, durawood does NOT take the dye. It does slightly, but not much.

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Those grey plastic handles and table trims

So curious what's the best way to clean the grey plastic parts? Is there a way to keep them from fading? Also is there any way to keep the oil from staining them? I know wishful thinking it's only a grill ya know. Might as well not cook on it LOL. I've just saw Rick W dye his which is quite...
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I have photos from most of my rehabs. Since I list them on CL and FB MP, I just save the photos to my computer.
 
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