That would be me. I painted one of my Cajun Bandit conversions Red to match my Performer.
I used Dupli-Color Engine Red with Ceramic-the same paint I use on my REDrum Smoker, Imperial Kamado and Red kettle restorations. It says on the can its good to 500*. The only other HT paint I can find locally is Stove Brite and the Red is no match to Weber Red.
...so the paint eventually starts to get a two tone shade and although it hasn't burnt off (yet) it will at some point.
I only say that, because I repainted my 2.5 year old CB last year with 1200* Gloss BBQ paint and its starting to fade as is my Mini CB.
But I don't worry about it much because I use them and they get used a lot!
When I give my WSM's a good cleaning, you can tell the center section is taking a lot of heat and the the only thing keeping them from rusting is the porcelain finish.
The anodized finish and high temp paint of the Cajun Bandit is probably the best option they have to keep them affordable, in my book I can deal with a little rust.
If it were my choice, I would not get an unpainted one, because I haven't found a decent High Temp gloss paint-they all seem to fade out and burn off. I knocked myself out repainting a Bandera, taking most of it to bare metal and using 1200* HT flat as a base coat and gloss over it and they all fall short.
I hope this doesn't sound too negative, or in any way changes your mind about painting yours Red, I'm just laying it all out there from my perspective.
I am the Cajun Bandits biggest fan!
