- Mar 19, 2021
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Hi there,
I just bought and put together a brand new Pit Boss Platinum Laredo 1000 smoker, which is one of the ones that is only sold at Walmart. I thought I checked it pretty thoroughly before setting it up, but unfortunately some rust managed to hide from me til I stuck my head all the way inside the firebox and looked back toward the opening, and noticed a few rust spots - it looks like they screwed up the powder coating (or whatever the black coating is.)
Pit Boss customer service was great and wanted to ship me a new barrel / auger assembly, but they don't have any b/c it's a Walmart-only product. They advised I either take it to Walmart and exchange it (I'm inside 30 days and haven't used it yet) or I could keep it and sand it, and then season it. My instinct was to return it initially, but that means pulling the legs off (a big pain in the butt) so that I can put it in my vehicle, and then driving 1.5 to 2 hours (round-trip) because my local store now is out of stock of this unit.
Before I make my decision, I'm hoping you guys can shed some light on how this may affect the smoker. Below is a stock picture of the grill, with a circle showing where the rust spots are on the inside of the grill, and also the picture of the rust spots. This is my first smoker ever, and so I don't really know if this is something that a bit of sanding and seasoning will essentially fix and prevent for the most part, or if it's something that is worth going replacing despite the time / gas / hassle.
I just bought and put together a brand new Pit Boss Platinum Laredo 1000 smoker, which is one of the ones that is only sold at Walmart. I thought I checked it pretty thoroughly before setting it up, but unfortunately some rust managed to hide from me til I stuck my head all the way inside the firebox and looked back toward the opening, and noticed a few rust spots - it looks like they screwed up the powder coating (or whatever the black coating is.)
Pit Boss customer service was great and wanted to ship me a new barrel / auger assembly, but they don't have any b/c it's a Walmart-only product. They advised I either take it to Walmart and exchange it (I'm inside 30 days and haven't used it yet) or I could keep it and sand it, and then season it. My instinct was to return it initially, but that means pulling the legs off (a big pain in the butt) so that I can put it in my vehicle, and then driving 1.5 to 2 hours (round-trip) because my local store now is out of stock of this unit.
Before I make my decision, I'm hoping you guys can shed some light on how this may affect the smoker. Below is a stock picture of the grill, with a circle showing where the rust spots are on the inside of the grill, and also the picture of the rust spots. This is my first smoker ever, and so I don't really know if this is something that a bit of sanding and seasoning will essentially fix and prevent for the most part, or if it's something that is worth going replacing despite the time / gas / hassle.