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Title: UDS paint
Post by: Sparky 78 on February 11, 2011, 04:54:16 pm
I'm new to AZ BBQ. I am wanting input on paint for UDS. I was going to use engine block paint, but there are limited colors. I wonder if regular sprat paint will be fine?
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: FatCharlie on February 11, 2011, 05:00:06 pm
VHT 1200 degree header paint
Dupli-color 500 degree caliper paint
Rust-Oleum 500 degree high temp paint
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: AZWildcat on February 11, 2011, 09:27:45 pm
My .02,......... my UDS's have original factory paint (whatever 55gal paint is) which im sure is not hi-temp. They hold up just fine and do not suffer from the heat. Remember, you are not grillin, you are smoking under 300 degrees.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Sparky 78 on February 12, 2011, 09:02:36 am
Thanks guys, but I think my real question is... will regular spray paint hold up to the heat at the bottom of the barrel where the heat is? I'm painting it maroon and gold (sorry AZWildcat)  >:D. Can't find those colors in engine or caliper paint. Once my UDS is done though, I'll post some pics if I can figure out how.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: AZWildcat on February 12, 2011, 09:23:53 am
Thanks guys, but I think my real question is... will regular spray paint hold up to the heat at the bottom of the barrel where the heat is? I'm painting it maroon and gold (sorry AZWildcat)  >:D. Can't find those colors in engine or caliper paint. Once my UDS is done though, I'll post some pics if I can figure out how.
Don't you mean "rust and mustard"? No prob here, you've redeemed yourself by building a UDS anyway 8). Either way, the paint at the bottom would prob survive. Have you checked Napa? But those are kind of odd colors, not much popularity in Sun Devil stuff now, jus saying Sparky. (UA vs ASU basketball Sun night, make sure you tune in). Make sure you get that pic up too.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: FatCharlie on February 13, 2011, 06:22:18 am
Spray a few coats of heat flat black as a base coat.
Spray your mustard and rust over it.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Spicy Mike on February 13, 2011, 06:37:46 pm
My first UDS was sandblasted in and out and sprayed with a flat black BBQ paint and woked great although not flashy. The second was only sandblasted on the inside but since the guy did it for free, I didn't complain and paintede the outside with the same BBQ paint. After only a couple of uses though both the original paint and the hi temp on the outside have peeled on the lower 12" or so. I have usede it for roasting though and had the temp as high as 375 so that may have done it.
If you're going to bling out and pimp your drum, I'd use hi temp paint no matter what as flaking off paint looks pretty hillbilly
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: AZWildcat on February 13, 2011, 06:43:07 pm
If you're going to bling out and pimp your drum, I'd use hi temp paint no matter what as flaking off paint looks pretty hillbilly
You make that sound like a bad thing...... 8)
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Sparky 78 on February 14, 2011, 01:26:15 pm
I think I'm going to do an experiment and paint the bottom with hi temp primer and reg spray paint and some with just sprat paint to see what happens. Afterwards just sand and do what works best. All I got is time.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: FatCharlie on February 14, 2011, 01:58:45 pm
I think I'm going to do an experiment and paint the bottom with hi temp primer and reg spray paint and some with just sprat paint to see what happens. Afterwards just sand and do what works best. All I got is time.

I have found that the high temp VHT and Duplic-color bonds and last better than regular rattle can paint.
I often use the high temp paints where I don't  necessarly need the heat resistance but want durability and longevity.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: KidCurry on February 14, 2011, 02:24:46 pm
I just went with flat black Engine paint...maybe I ned to try some bling bling colors myself.  I would guess that regular  paint would work as long as you keep the temps down.  I'm sticking with the high heat stuff as I have been know to cook a butt at 300+
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Spicy Mike on February 16, 2011, 08:58:03 pm
You make that sound like a bad thing...... 8)
The blinging out your drum or the hill billy part?  :D
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: cline818 on February 23, 2011, 05:43:18 pm
Look up Forrest Paint Co. www.forrestpaint.com
They have two colors that may work for you in Hi Heat - Don't know the price
6302 - Gold
6319 - Mojave Red

There are three local distributors:
ARIZONA FIREPLACE
3435 E ATLANTA AVE
PHOENIX  AZ  85040
(602) 243-6245

GOLDEN FLAME DISTRIBUTING
24850 N. 19th Ave, Suite 101
PHOENIX AZ 85085
Wayne Stang Ext. 108
(623) 780-8800
wstanf@goldenflame.com
www.goldenflame.com
   
WEATHER SHACK
8840 E MAIN
MESA AZ 85208
Russ Gibson
(480) 984-1166
 
One thing I learned the hard way is be careful when using different manufacturers paint on the same drum
I sprayed midnight blue from net4sale.com with rust-o-leum engine enamel gloss white and it crackled when one was applied on top of another
Had to prime first and it worked fine
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Mark on February 23, 2011, 06:44:33 pm
Crackle is sometimes good for a distinctive cooker. You should see the mess I created when I inadvertently used white hi-temp paint for my firebox and a couple o' sputtering spray cans of JC Whitney's neon green paint for our cooker. You could say that the results are "legendary."  ::)
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: houstonbudman on February 28, 2011, 03:23:28 pm
Take a look at www.stovepaint.com where you will find the Thurmalox aerasol good at continuous temperatures of 1200 degrees F. Many colors available. If you want a high gloss finish to use their clear product as the final coat. This paint can be bought on line at www.net4sale.com. A little pricey but from what I have read it is an outstanding product. I am starting a UDS project and believe I will use it.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: shortbus_35 on August 11, 2011, 03:56:47 pm
Look up Forrest Paint Co. www.forrestpaint.com
They have two colors that may work for you in Hi Heat - Don't know the price
6302 - Gold
6319 - Mojave Red


GOLDEN FLAME DISTRIBUTING
24850 N. 19th Ave, Suite 101
PHOENIX AZ 85085
Wayne Stang Ext. 108
(623) 780-8800
wstanf@goldenflame.com
www.goldenflame.com
   

The Forrest Paint website no longer lists out their distributors.

I called Golden Flame because - their location is on my way home, they are now a division of Arizona Fireplace. 

Gold is a special order, but they have about half a dozen Mojave cans in stock.  $16 per can.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Zor on August 19, 2011, 08:45:52 pm
I don't know about a maroon paint, but I know you can get gold. There is a "universal gold" available in an engine paint (I think it's dupli-color) and plenty of companies offer an Oldsmobile gold. The Olds rocket motor was gold til the late sixties. If you're in Mesa you can try Space Age. They're an auto body supply company and they have every off the wall paint and usually in stock. The only issue there is it may not be available in a rattle can. Do you have a gun and a compressor?
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Mark on August 20, 2011, 12:33:23 am
I've bought hi-temp paint at Auto Zone. They have it in several colors. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/accessories/Fluids-and-Chemicals/High-Heat-Paint/_/N-261a?filterByKeyWord=high+temperature+paint&fromString=search

But don't do what I did. I mistakenly bought white for the firebox. Dave Williams, my BBQ partner, asked "Well, what color was the cap?" It was so long since I bought spray paint paint I forgot to look. D'oh! :-[ Needless to say, we had the most distinctive paint job out there! :laugh:
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: shortbus_35 on September 06, 2011, 08:52:04 am
I don't know about a maroon paint, but I know you can get gold. There is a "universal gold" available in an engine paint (I think it's dupli-color) and plenty of companies offer an Oldsmobile gold. The Olds rocket motor was gold til the late sixties. If you're in Mesa you can try Space Age. They're an auto body supply company and they have every off the wall paint and usually in stock. The only issue there is it may not be available in a rattle can. Do you have a gun and a compressor?

I have a small "around the house" compressor and it doesn't have the psi output for a gun.  I will give Space Age a call and see what they have.  A guy this weekend suggested Powder Coating it, said the cost for a barrel is about the same as three or four cans of high heat paint.

Might have to look into that as well.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: IRONHORSE BBQ on November 17, 2011, 05:35:55 pm
I have a small "around the house" compressor and it doesn't have the psi output for a gun.  I will give Space Age a call and see what they have.  A guy this weekend suggested Powder Coating it, said the cost for a barrel is about the same as three or four cans of high heat paint.

Might have to look into that as well.

Hey Chuck Marv here i looked at the Forrest web site and they have powder coating colors, you could
probably order it form them and take it to a paint co to have them do the work.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: AZWildcat on November 17, 2011, 07:33:49 pm
I recently had 2 UDS's powder coated. Anyone can pm me if they want some tips.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: Bill Bain on March 16, 2012, 08:22:44 am
I bought a new barrel and after a year of cooking it still looks new.  Whatever paint they use works great.
Title: Re: UDS paint
Post by: SmokieG BBQ on July 12, 2015, 04:48:07 pm
Can anyone tell me if Auto Air by Createx or Createx Wicked Airbrush paints will hold up on a smoker? Im going to use a Hi TEMP black or white base coat. Have not decided which color to go with yet. And Im going to use a HI TEMP high gloss to coat over the air brushed art. Any thoughts would really help.