I'm getting a custom offset smoker this month. It will have a 24x48" cook chamber and roughly a 24" diameter firebox. The whole smoker is in 3/8" steel and painted in high temp black spraypaint I think.
Covering it seems like a big hassle since I will need to get a very large cover and putting it on and taking off will be annoying. I'm hoping to just leave it outside but I'm worried what might happen. Rust seems inevitable but seems to me that the 3/8" material won't be too bothered? Is there some kind of exterior treatment I can put on on top of the paint?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Covering it seems like a big hassle since I will need to get a very large cover and putting it on and taking off will be annoying. I'm hoping to just leave it outside but I'm worried what might happen. Rust seems inevitable but seems to me that the 3/8" material won't be too bothered? Is there some kind of exterior treatment I can put on on top of the paint?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.