bar-b-chef restore

chefrob

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• Dec 23, 2009

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well i bought this grease bucket and now it's time to set it on fire, scrape and clean it, sand and paint it.............

now that the flames and smoke are gone it is time to scrape.




the build up was past the retaining nut.......



you can now see through the cast iron grates......


guess the fire got a little hot................meh


all hardware removed sanded, and ready for painting........




compressor ready and it starts to rain......are you kidding me, it don't rain in az!


it's even sunny........give me a break!


so i'll just have to paint tomorow but for now i can raise the fire gate.

 

mballi3011

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• Dec 23, 2009

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Everything looks great there Rob. You have done a nice job on the reforbishing of the smoker and it will lookk good for your future smokes and Qview.

 

3montes

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• Dec 23, 2009

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Looks like a good start. What did you use to strip the old paint off? Power sander? Are you going to use a hit temp primer first before paint?
I am thinking about doing this to my old style snp next spring. After about 12 years the old paint is starting to come off the firebox I can see tell tale signs of rust.

 

rickw

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• Dec 23, 2009

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Looking good so far, can't wait to see it all finished up.

 

billbo

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• Dec 23, 2009

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Looks great, that will be like a new unit when you are done!

 

treegje

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• Dec 23, 2009

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you do great work,it comes all good

there I am certainly of

 

chefrob

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• Dec 25, 2009

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parts and body with 1st coat........



after 3 coats and put back together.......




changed out the fasteners....




grills are cleaned and all ready for some Q!


i think it turned out pretty good.......


after x-mas i might start a small fire and get her ready by sunday!!!!!!!!

 

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Hey Rob
Nice work on that smoker - Merry Christmas

 

chefrob

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• Dec 25, 2009

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thx and you too!

 

rickw

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Bravo, you did a great restore job.

 

DanMcG

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Pretty good? I think it looks great!

 

vince

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Nice job, looks really good. Lets see it in action!

 

murman

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• Dec 25, 2009

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You are a dying breed in the disposable world.

It looks GREAT! Well Done!

 

billbo

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Wow that looks great! Nice Job on that!

 

alx

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Great work on that restore....

 

chefrob

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• Dec 25, 2009

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thx all.....and vince, i can't wait to get this thing up and running. i'm sure there will be a learning curve but i'm sure i'll figure it out.

 

alx

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Some excellent mods i have seen on these units rob...I can pick one up for free,but not sure about another smoker....However,i may just do what you did and keep it for now...

 

chefrob

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• Dec 25, 2009

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for free you can't go wrong.......i like projects like this.

 

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Awesome refinish job - great attention to detail. Your post makes me want to go on my own search for a "rescue" smoker. Thanks for sharing.

 

billbo

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• Dec 25, 2009

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Keep an eye on craig's list, always stuff on there. If your lucky you can find somebody looking to just unload it!