I let the fire burn and smoulder into the night, It took care most of the stubborn black paint on the out side of the cook chamber, it looks like a few minutes with the wire wheel and it will be ready for some paint.
I lied...decided to do a bit more fabrication....was cleaning off some more of the old paint tonight and decided I didn’t like the flapper I was going to use as the rain cap on the stack. I figured if I made everything I can't cap it off with something I bought.WOO!!!! FAB WORK IS DONE!