Which paint to use for restoring a Weber gas grill?

[MarkCuda]

I've never called myself a painter, rattlecans are as much as I want to get involved.
I don't paint many frames, as most of my flippers are ok on the paint as it is but when the frames do need painting, I cringe while doing it.
Painting is not my strong part

 

[TomRc]

I’m resurrecting a months old thread here to see if others have noticed a difference in the Krylon paints. I have long used and been a proponent of the Krylon Industrial Tough Coat high heat paint. Until recently, I could pick it up right at my specialty trade workplace at a very generous discount. I’ve used it on cook boxes and end caps for years as I like the continuity of the color-matched satin black finish vs the mix of flat and satin that many others here seem to prefer. For whatever reason, my company is now stocking a different Krylon high heat paint...the Specialty High Heat. I honestly always assumed I was getting the same paint as the folks buying from the home centers just in a different can relabeled to suit the various target markets. Boy…was I wrong. By admission, these paints are at least the same color but that is where the similarities seem to end. The Tough Coat Industrial lays on flat and smooth and I cannot recall ever having a single clogging or other nozzle related issue. For years, it’s made a hack like me look like a real pro. This “specialty” stuff is junk. Coverage is absolutely terrible. It feels thin going on and it dries in such a way that it shadows and looks like you might’ve missed a spot. It also doesn’t fill at all which leaves the finish almost rough looking. And I had nozzle spatter and clogging issues on 2 of the 9 cans I tried. I was so disappointed in my last 2 projects that I sent them back through the sandblaster and threw the rest of the paint away. FWIW - my prep hasn’t changed in any way. Every piece gets the same treatment with the same product and brand that I’ve used for years. Today is supposed to be nice outside so I’m giving the Rust-Oleum 2X a try for the first time while waiting for an online order of the Tough Coat to make its’ way to my door. Has anybody else run into a similar situation with the Krylon product?

 

[John-NY]

I don’t mean to hijack your question, Tom, but this thread is just too timely for me. I just painted my first cookbox yesterday using 2 coats of Rustoleum High Heat (not Ultra) and couldn’t believe how simple it was and how much of a difference it made.

All I did for prep was wipe it down with straight TSP on a sponge.

That being said, I did feel plenty of finger fatigue so I just ordered one of those Rustoleum Trigger Handle attachments for the future.

 

[Cody Bratton]

I’m resurrecting a months old thread here to see if others have noticed a difference in the Krylon paints. I have long used and been a proponent of the Krylon Industrial Tough Coat high heat paint. Until recently, I could pick it up right at my specialty trade workplace at a very generous discount. I’ve used it on cook boxes and end caps for years as I like the continuity of the color-matched satin black finish vs the mix of flat and satin that many others here seem to prefer. For whatever reason, my company is now stocking a different Krylon high heat paint...the Specialty High Heat. I honestly always assumed I was getting the same paint as the folks buying from the home centers just in a different can relabeled to suit the various target markets. Boy…was I wrong. By admission, these paints are at least the same color but that is where the similarities seem to end. The Tough Coat Industrial lays on flat and smooth and I cannot recall ever having a single clogging or other nozzle related issue. For years, it’s made a hack like me look like a real pro. This “specialty” stuff is junk. Coverage is absolutely terrible. It feels thin going on and it dries in such a way that it shadows and looks like you might’ve missed a spot. It also doesn’t fill at all which leaves the finish almost rough looking. And I had nozzle spatter and clogging issues on 2 of the 9 cans I tried. I was so disappointed in my last 2 projects that I sent them back through the sandblaster and threw the rest of the paint away. FWIW - my prep hasn’t changed in any way. Every piece gets the same treatment with the same product and brand that I’ve used for years. Today is supposed to be nice outside so I’m giving the Rust-Oleum 2X a try for the first time while waiting for an online order of the Tough Coat to make its’ way to my door. Has anybody else run into a similar situation with the Krylon product?

I’ve never really used Krylon stuff, but it sounds all too familiar with automotive paint. Find something you like that’s reasonably priced, learn it and love it. Then they rebrand it or change the label and claim it’s the same thing. But it’s clearly not.