http://I think I hit the jackpot in smokers this weekend. Picked up an original Oklahoma Joe's with ¼” thick steel this weekend for $50.
This is my first offset smoker which I have been holding off until I found the right deal and I believe this was it. I spent more money on the cart needed to haul this heavy SOB away. Dude bought a house 2 years ago and this was sitting in the backyard. He never used it and didn’t even know what it was.
The tag is missing, but you can faintly see “Oklahoma Joe'
s, Perry, OK”
It had 1” of ash, grease and sludge coating the inside which was probably good to keep it from rusting. The wheels were rusted solid and needed a 5 ton puller to remove. The outside has minimal surface rust.
I scraped away majority of the stuff inside, but the walls are still coated with sludge. What will be my best method to remove the remaining sludge and bring it down to bare metal so I can I heat and re-season to make it look new. Wire wheel, Pressure washer, degreaser?
When re-seasoning, should I treat the firebox the same as the cooking chamber?
Regarding painting the outside. Should I wire wheel the entire outside and then re paint with high temp. Any recommendations on high temp black paint that will give it a shine vs. the dull flat black look?
Thanks for any advice in this matter!
This is my first offset smoker which I have been holding off until I found the right deal and I believe this was it. I spent more money on the cart needed to haul this heavy SOB away. Dude bought a house 2 years ago and this was sitting in the backyard. He never used it and didn’t even know what it was.
The tag is missing, but you can faintly see “Oklahoma Joe'
s, Perry, OK”
It had 1” of ash, grease and sludge coating the inside which was probably good to keep it from rusting. The wheels were rusted solid and needed a 5 ton puller to remove. The outside has minimal surface rust.
I scraped away majority of the stuff inside, but the walls are still coated with sludge. What will be my best method to remove the remaining sludge and bring it down to bare metal so I can I heat and re-season to make it look new. Wire wheel, Pressure washer, degreaser?
When re-seasoning, should I treat the firebox the same as the cooking chamber?
Regarding painting the outside. Should I wire wheel the entire outside and then re paint with high temp. Any recommendations on high temp black paint that will give it a shine vs. the dull flat black look?
Thanks for any advice in this matter!