Q lid repaint

[Jon Tofte]

It may also depend on the look you like best. I know @Bruce has a picture of a really sharp one he did where he stripped down to bare metal resulting in a smooth, very shiny finish. Sand blasting seems to leave a slightly rough finish that is closer to the original stock texture. It is a nice look, too, just not as shiny since it doesn’t reflect light as evenly.

 

[TomA-Norway]

Well my first Q lid renovation is started. Attached is pictures before and after sandblasting, next is to figure out what color to spray it with

 

[Bruce]

That lid was clearly a sand blasting candidate. Keep us posted.

 

[TomA-Norway]

Well, I went for the easiest solution, black, they also had silver and red. But I was thinking from a selling point, black is a Weber color It said black matte, but it did not look like that after spraying it But after it dried it sure was. I think it looks pretty cool

 

[Bruce]

I prefer the shinier versions of the paints for lids. But that matte looks pretty cool.

 

[LMichaels]

Yeah I like gloss better as well for ease of cleaning. Red is a nice Weber color. Their old red was actually International Harvester red. I discovered that accidentally. But it matches Weber red perfectly

 

[Bruno]

I love the matte! Please do mine next!

 

[Fred Strickland]

Here are my Q220’s

 

[Bruce]

Pretty burnt orange color or whatever you call that.

 

[TomA-Norway]

I love the matte! Please do mine next!

Ship it to me and I'll fix it

 

[TomA-Norway]

Here are my Q220’s

The Orange was real nice! What's the paint manufacturer? Can I get it in Norway??

 

[Fred Strickland]

The Orange was real nice! What's the paint manufacturer? Can I get it in Norway??

It is VHT brand Burnt Copper Metalic Engine Enamel. More of a mat finish, so I hit it with some VHT Clear Gloss Engine Enamel for a top coat. Here is link - https://www.vhtpaint.com/high-heat/vht-engine-metallic