I need advise...

[dernektambura]

I have really good steel grate in my vision egg BBQ and it started rusting...It started peeling off coating manufacturer used...In order to restore it (and I don't have access to same coating material as manufacturer, would it be ok to sandblast it and, while still hot from sandblasting, apply oil or pork lard...Will this season good enough to prevent rusting in future?

 

[weev]

Is it a ceramic coating or like a Teflon one ?

I would think seasoning it like a cast iron pan would work but Im not sure

 

[daveomak]

Nothing will stop rust... Salt will penetrate into micron spaces... That being said, rust is not harmful... brush off the grill every use and oil it... I've been using a steel grate on one of my wood fired BBQ's since 1979....
You can always have a new grate made from SS...

 

[flatbroke]

does sand blasting make metal hot?

 

[dernektambura]

thanks guys for reply and help...right now it has old coating with bunch of non coating patches that rusts...I do oil them but it just doesn't look appealing to place food on it to BBQ...I know that high temp will burn everything off of the grate but others don't know....lol...so I am thinking to get all of the old coating stripped and have it down to uniformity of bare metal....

 

[dernektambura]

does sand blasting make metal hot?

it doesn't make it hot -hot but it does heats up from sand blasting friction...

 

[Jonok]

It’s probably cast iron, so it will likely wear ok without a coating. Blast off the loose porcelain and then just brush off the grill if it gets rusty

Or you could do this:

 

[dernektambura]

It’s probably cast iron, so it will likely wear ok without a coating, just brush off the grill if it gets rusty

Or you could do this:

It is not heavy as cast iron is so I don't think it is cast iron...but then again, I am not sure....

 

[Jonok]

I dunno if there’s a plated steel option for your grill, but regardless, blasting the loose stuff, and keeping it brushed off as your viscissitudes dictate, should be fine

 

[dernektambura]

My lodge hibachi seasoning gets to flaking off and looking bad after sitting dormant for a few months. Put on some safety glasses and a quick once over with the power brush and she's ready for another round of seasoning. Build a bed of coals spray down the grate with cooking spay and put it over the heat. Once its good and hot take a paper towel or old cotton rag dipped in cooking oil and wipe it on top of the grate (wear a heat resistant glove) asa side note weld gloved make the best grilling gloves. Tall cheap, heat resistant and wear like iron. Do this a few times a get to cooking.

So it is just like seasoning cast iron? if it's not cast iron, will it seasoning have same long term effect on different material?

 

[Jonok]

I expect everyone is, by now, ready for a picture of the offending part.

 

[GaryHibbert]

I don't see any reason why it won't season. But I'd get it a lot hotter than just the friction heat from sandblasting before I oiled it--you really want to open up those "pores".
Gary

 

[indaswamp]

^^^^This...
I agree with gary. When I season a cast iron pot, I rub it with lard and turn it upside down on a hot bed of coals...the fire gets the metal hot enough to suck in the lard, then seals it in when the metal cools....upon heating again on the stove, you get carbon in the pores and a nice patina...

 

[dernektambura]

thank you all for answering and help... its going on sandblasting and cooking on high - high temp... thanks again. .