DaveF in IL
TVWBB Member
Starting to think about my upcoming Gen5000 restoration. Just for the heck of it, I'd like to do it as nicely as possible.
Has anyone ever done anything other than rattle-can paint on the frame before? I have an air sprayer that I've used to paint cars and things like that before and I'm thinking that might actually be easier than spray paint, especially since I'm noticing that the 5000 has quite a few more parts that need to be painted than my previous Silver B restores (like the rear panels, all the hardware for the folding trays, z-bars, etc).
That got me wondering if there's any high-heat paints that would provide a more durable finish than regular spray paint. I know when painting cars you can sometimes add hardeners and things like that. Has anyone ever done anything like that with a grill frame?
I realize this is probably overkill, but if I'm going to put a lot of time into it it would be nice to see it last as long as possible. I might end up doing some of the rust encapsulation products inside the frame as well depending on the condition there.
Has anyone ever done anything other than rattle-can paint on the frame before? I have an air sprayer that I've used to paint cars and things like that before and I'm thinking that might actually be easier than spray paint, especially since I'm noticing that the 5000 has quite a few more parts that need to be painted than my previous Silver B restores (like the rear panels, all the hardware for the folding trays, z-bars, etc).
That got me wondering if there's any high-heat paints that would provide a more durable finish than regular spray paint. I know when painting cars you can sometimes add hardeners and things like that. Has anyone ever done anything like that with a grill frame?
I realize this is probably overkill, but if I'm going to put a lot of time into it it would be nice to see it last as long as possible. I might end up doing some of the rust encapsulation products inside the frame as well depending on the condition there.