down & dirty new braunfels save

Thanks! I think I actually have an account set up there I forgot about. 

Not much of an update on this. I've got it pretty well sealed with red permatex. After sanding and seasoning it inside and out with bacon drippings and a long burn, I stumbled across a partial can of plastidip in the shed.


Figured "why not?" and washed an area with hot soapy water, waited a few minutes for the Oklahoma sun to bake it dry and gave the area a few thin coats. Didn't figure it could hurt anything, and I might learn something new. So far, I'm happy with it. No issues with it burning off, doesn't seem to smoke or smell when it gets hot. I figure it has a (very) limited insulating factor compared to paint.. Priced it in the store compared to the Rustoleum high-temp bbq paint and it's a couple dollars more per can. I think one can would more than cover this smoker.

I extended the exhaust about 3 feet hoping it would reduce the back flow with the breeze blowing down the smoke stack and overpowering the draw. It helped, but wasn't enough. I was browsing around surplus/damaged freight store and came across a Type B Gas Stove Pipe Vent Top for 5 bucks, so I grabbed it and stuck it on. I now have rain protection and the wind doesn't blow down the exhaust any more. I hit the extenstion with the plastidip too.

Working on a few more things and will probably turn around and sell it once I'm done tinkering with it.