I used regular (non high heat) spray paint for my Genesis 1000 frame. Is this ok or do I have to start over?


 
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ChrisArgentino

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I used some rustoleum protective enamel spray paint for my entire genesis frame. Will this be okay? Or does the part of the frame that the firebox goes on has to be high heat?
 
I think it is very possible that you will have some bubbling where the frame touches the firebox, especially if you do longer or very high heat cooks. If this is a keeper, I probably would just live with it and figure that you will have to repaint the frame in a couple of years. By then it might benefit from more than just redoing the upper part.
 
I use VHT Epoxy paint on my Frames and while it's only rated to 250 degrees I've never had bubbling and it is holding up extremely well even after almost a decade on several of my restores.

Wish I can say the same about my End Caps as I have to touch those up every couple years no matter which High Heat Paint I choose.

Jeff
 
I had a bubbling problem with a recent grill cookbox and I'm not sure why it happened. I roll painted it with Kylon High Heat Max. I think I put on two or three coats and it dried for several days. On it's first use there was a lot of bubbling on just the sides, one side in particular. It's first use was at an event where it was on for probably 5 or 6 hours mostly lid open. Here are some shots of the paint, initial application and bubbling. I20250901_124456.jpg20250901_182816.jpgIMG_20251017_130109.jpg20250812_104800.jpg20250812_104828.jpgAny thoughts out there?
 
I had a bubbling problem with a recent grill cookbox and I'm not sure why it happened. I roll painted it with Kylon High Heat Max. I think I put on two or three coats and it dried for several days. On it's first use there was a lot of bubbling on just the sides, one side in particular. It's first use was at an event where it was on for probably 5 or 6 hours mostly lid open. Here are some shots of the paint, initial application and bubbling. IView attachment 121116View attachment 121118View attachment 121119View attachment 121120
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Any thoughts out there?
LMichaels said:
Might have been on there too thick or maybe moisture had penetrated the casting (which is porous) and basically steamed the paint off
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Thanks Larry, that's very possible. I put the paint on pretty thick. In addition, I think it might have been a really hot and humid day. I have roll painted endcaps before but have brought them immediately inside to dry in an air conditioned area. This was the first time I rolled a cookbox. I liked the initial look but I have to figure a way out to reduce the bubbling.
 
I'm sorry that happened Val. I haven't experienced anything like that. I do like Krylon high heat Max the best but it definitely needs thorough mixing or shaking. More so than Rust-Oleum. Not sure if that had anything to do with this specific situation though.
 
Bruce said:
I am not sure on Krylon, but Rustoleum High heat calls for a burn in period. If you didn't do it before taking your grill up to full temps, that could be an issue as well.
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Thanks Bruce, for Rustoleum, what kind of burn in temp do you do and for what amount of time? We definitely took this grill up to full temp and for a long time on the first lite up.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I'm sorry that happened Val. I haven't experienced anything like that. I do like Krylon high heat Max the best but it definitely needs thorough mixing or shaking. More so than Rust-Oleum. Not sure if that had anything to do with this specific situation though.
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Thanks Josh, it's ok, it for personal use and works great. I can easily repaint just the cookbox if I want. The paint was leftover from a previous grill and had been sitting for at least a few weeks. I remember stirring it but it's possible that I didn't shake it enough. My Ace is really close by so next time I may have them machine shake it.
 
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