barrel inside paint removal advice

[sshh]

hello !!

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this my first barrel smoker build i found 2 barrels knowing i have to remove the inside paint.

thoiught its gone be easy but this paint love this barrels :) its not going out with paint removal and i cannot burn it (neigbours).

this paint is not look like red liner and i think its rust inhibitor.

do i have to remove it ? and how? i dont have access to send blast and cannot burn it, attached some pictures of the proccess.

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• sshh
• Dec 28, 2015

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• sshh
• Dec 28, 2015

 

[dwhite1031]

That liner has to be removed before using it for cooking. I wouldn't use chemical paint remover either. Do you have a friend that lives outside your city limits where you could take it and burn it out?

 

[sshh]

ok thanks i already used paint remover on one barrel, but i probably found someone to sendblast it.