Rust issues

[help me]

Hi! I had a smoker given to me for my dad but it hasn’t been in the best weather conditions which has led to quit a bit of rust on both the inside and outside. I know absolutely nothing about smokers! But I’m hoping some of you can give me some insight as to what to use and what not to use. How do I remove the rust so it’s safe to cook with again? What do I use to remove said rust? And what products should I use to repaint it? Also can/should I repaint the inside of the smoker?
thank you in advance!

 

[Chasdev]

If it has a light coat of rust, just spray it down with Pam and wipe it off.
Never paint the inside of a smoker unless you want to taste paint with your meat,.
I use Pam spray inside and out, once you wipe off the Pam and rust, spray it again build a fire in it to get it hot, that will help dry and set the coating of Pam.

 

[Torc]

If you have an orbital sander handy. Works great for rust removal on cast iron.

 

[mcokevin]

Depends how bad the rust. The one time my wife used the grill recently she left aluminum foil on the grates for a week and the dissimilar metals next to a chlorine treated pool led to some quick rust formation on the grates.

I scrubbed with steel wool, coarse then medium then fine. Worked like a charm for me.

But out in the elements and neglected for a long time you might be beyond steel wool.