Hello. I've had my smoker for about 3 years now. I always keep it covered with the weber cover however i plan to start using a trash bag over the OEM cover to prevent water from getting in from here on out.
I only really clean it about once in the beginning of the season (the main section that is, the dome and bottom gets cleaned more frequently due to spills and usage) and then once again near the end if i do not plan on smoking over the winter.
Anyways, on the lid, the rim has developed a bit of rust in the rolled lip.
I have used some rust dissolver from the autoparts place around the block from me after sanding with some steel whool. However, I am unsure about my next move.
Should I just shoot it with some BBQ paint? should i use por15 or the like then top coat it?
I have also read about ospho (I believe it to be very similar to the phosphoric rust dissolver made by klean strip I am using now).
I am thinking of trying to locate some ospho, then top coat it with some rustoleum bbq paint (i can only find flat locally and thus my lid will look like some beat up pickup when i get done with it).
the other thought is to start seasoning the entire thing on the regular like a cast iron skillet like some many other real q'ers do.
My only concern is the potential for mold growth from this. Last season i didn't clean the smoker out well before the winter rolled in (shamefully, i didn't get a chance to bbq in the winter months due to school) and when i went to use it come spring i had all kinds of bread growing on the inside which required a serious cleaning followed by a long burn.
Any thoughts on paint? The lid and rim itself doesn't get very hot so I would really like to try something like por15 but my better judgement is to just stick with the bbq high temp paint and resolve to sanding and painting on the regular.
I only really clean it about once in the beginning of the season (the main section that is, the dome and bottom gets cleaned more frequently due to spills and usage) and then once again near the end if i do not plan on smoking over the winter.
Anyways, on the lid, the rim has developed a bit of rust in the rolled lip.
I have used some rust dissolver from the autoparts place around the block from me after sanding with some steel whool. However, I am unsure about my next move.
Should I just shoot it with some BBQ paint? should i use por15 or the like then top coat it?
I have also read about ospho (I believe it to be very similar to the phosphoric rust dissolver made by klean strip I am using now).
I am thinking of trying to locate some ospho, then top coat it with some rustoleum bbq paint (i can only find flat locally and thus my lid will look like some beat up pickup when i get done with it).
the other thought is to start seasoning the entire thing on the regular like a cast iron skillet like some many other real q'ers do.
My only concern is the potential for mold growth from this. Last season i didn't clean the smoker out well before the winter rolled in (shamefully, i didn't get a chance to bbq in the winter months due to school) and when i went to use it come spring i had all kinds of bread growing on the inside which required a serious cleaning followed by a long burn.
Any thoughts on paint? The lid and rim itself doesn't get very hot so I would really like to try something like por15 but my better judgement is to just stick with the bbq high temp paint and resolve to sanding and painting on the regular.