How To Re Paint A Traeger

How to Recondition your Grill and/or Smoker Introduction

A few years ago my friend gave me his used Brinkman Smoke`N Pit Pitmaster Professional Charcoal/Wood Smoker & Grill. It had some rust but it wasn't in bad shape. I done it and used information technology for ane season. I got married and moved into an apartment, where there was no place to store a smoker of this size. Information technology sabbatum under my in-laws deck for shut to ii years earlier I finally got it back at the new firm this year. It was in pretty bad shape:

I scoured the web for a good webpage on how to recondition and paint your grill just never found one with pictures or enough information. And then, here y'all go.

Tools Needed:

Sander (I used my Dewalt Orbital Sander with around 120 dust paper)
Ratchet Gear up
Screwdrivers of various sizes
Drill
Wire castor drill attachment

Supplies Needed:

Loftier rut spray paint (I used 2.5 cans of Rustoleum Blackness Loftier Rut spray paint) around $3.l at Home Depot
Hardware (depends on what you accept) I spent $20ish on stainless steel hardware
Wood (if you are replacing forest surfaces) I spent $9 on 3 36"x3" red oak boards

I began by taking this beast apart. I removed every bolt, every nut, every screw, and every piece of forest. When I was finished I had a dainty pile of rusted and corroded hardware. I ended up having to cut 3 or 4 bolts with a Dremel due to the fact that they were so rusted I couldn't remove them manually.

I started with all of the smaller parts and left the grill and firebox for afterwards. I used the wire brush to remove all of the dirt and flakey rust from each part. Then I used the orbital sander to sand each individual piece. I but got the clay and rust, and scuffed up the pieces, rather than remove all of the pigment downwards to the iron. That would take far too long and also much piece of work.

After each slice is brushed, and sanded, I washed them each with soap and h2o and let them dry thoroughly. Later on they were dry out I began spray painting each one. The more lite coats the better. I did about 3 coats per piece and allow them dry completely earlier applying the next glaze.

Adjacent I did the same with the firebox. Information technology was the slice that had the virtually rust damage then I spent a lot of time sanding it with the orbital sander. You want to get these pieces pretty smooth to the impact. The bottom of the firebox will never be completely smooth because of the amount of rust it had.

Time for the main grill part. It didn't have as much rust as the firebox and was by and large muddied. It did crave some brushing and sanding work where the firebox attached to the grill. I put iii coats of spray paint on this after sanding and washing.

Hither are all of the pieces after brushing, sanding, washing and painting:

Information technology'due south fairly uncomplicated to recreate the wood pieces of your grill since you have a template to go by. I just cut the boards to lucifer what was on the erstwhile grill, and used them equally a stencil to drill the bolt holes. Make sure to drill your holes before you sand and stain. I didn't and had to redo a few steps.

The wooden handles were a bit tricky, specially since I do non have a table saw. I bought a wooden dowel that matched the sometime pieces width, etc. I cutting it down the eye with a circular saw and a lot of clamps (non recommended, use a table saw). Then I just simply cut them the correct size for the handles.

Now its time to put it all back together. I put the legs on backwards.

Final Notes

What to practise with the inside. Glaze the inside with cooking oil. Light a good hardwood fire in the firebox at a pretty hot temperature, 500 degrees or so for a couple of hours. This will cook and season the inside of the grill, every bit well equally cure the paint on the outside. Overall this probably toll me $40 in parts, and around 10 hours of labor. It beats spending another $350 every few years. I hope y'all found this useful, electronic mail me with whatever questions yous may take at scott at scottmoore.internet.

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