Restoring a rusty smoker
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- Опубліковано 23 січ 2022
- Picked up a nice home-built smoker that had some rust and deep pitting on the fire box. Power washed, media blasted, and seasoned to restore. Fun project.
#sosatsifying #restoration #diy #bbq #repair
Nice work, brotha!
Thanks
Looks great! I just got one off the road for free and it’s a bit rusty like yours was. This’ll definitely help me out when I try to repurpose it
Thanks! Free is my favorite price. Best of luck!
How much media did you end up using for the entire project
What a great result. That reminds me I need to do mine. Got any info/link for the sandblaster tool by any chance?
Hi can you share more information in regards to your sand blaster? That grill looks amazing after all that work. Please let me know, thanks.
Great video and job on the smoker. How much glass media did you use on this job?
Thanks! I only used about 1/3 of the bucket, so probably 8lbs
I am looking to do this with a Louisiana Grills pellet smoker. Do you think I can power wash around the electrical?
Your call. I would probably do it, but I'm a bit of a risk taker
You don’t happen to know the exact model of that sandblaster would you? Can’t find it anywhere. You still recommend?
Hey Collin. Mine is a Central pneumatic 34 oz abrasive blast gun item 92857. They might not carry it any more because I couldn't find it on harbor freight's website. I'm sure any media blaster would work just fine.
Do you cover this when not in use? Or does the vegetable oil film do well in weather changes?
I don’t cover it, but I also don’t leave it out in the rain. I keep it under my covered patio. No problems with weathering.
To be clear, it’s not a vegetable oil film that’s protecting it. You apply the vegetable oil and then get the smoker really hot so that the vegetable oil bakes on and turns to a protective layer of black carbon. Same as seasoning a castiron skillet
Nice work. I'm curious who built this? Is it .25" steel? The fire box vent looks similar to a Lone Star but I'd bet many small builders are using this style.
Wish I knew. Only 1/8th inch steel. Looks similar to a lot of production units, but the two lids, and the square fire box are pretty unique.
@@anythingmechanical3399 If it's 1/8th inch then yea, it's probably a box store unit. Still a cool find.
This is an old country stagecoach smoker. I had this same one I purchased from academy around 2010-2011. I recently sold mine within the past year and she was still going strong! Enjoy!
I just got one identical to this I wish I knew what brand it is.
Oh, crazy. I really thought this might be either home-built or at least modified. But if you found an identical one...I guess that settles it.
Thank you for the video. What size was your air compressor?
11 gallon, 3.5cfm
Initial with grinder and the. Sand blast
Did 1 jug of media last for the entire sand blasting?
Actually, I only used about half of the container.
nice blaster. where did you find that?
harbor freight
@@anythingmechanical3399 thank you very much. Great content
@@Chris65645 Thanks, I appreciate the comment. I've got another video in the works where I add a custom shelf to the smoker. Stay tuned
@@anythingmechanical3399 sweet. I'll keep an eye out. I just picked up a smoker for cheap and restored it. Need to make a bevel now to distribute the heat a little more.
Specs on sand blaster?
Did u sand blast the inside
Inside the firebox, but not inside the smoker.
@@anythingmechanical3399 so how did u get the rust out the inside.
@@wetwindowsguy8396 I powerwashed the inside, which eliminated most of the surface rust I had on the inside. Then I smoked some meats which caused a thin layer of grease to coat the inside, effectively seasoning it and protecting it from future rust
@@anythingmechanical3399 ok so the inside I don't have to wry about as much im going to turbo nozzle the inside as well I have a 7-gallon a min pw hopefully this works
I’d use ospho to get rid of that rust. Ospho eats rust.
Turned out great. I’m picking up a beastly custom built smoker tomorrow. The seller made it out of 1/2” steel and has kept in in pretty damn good condition throughout the years. Only some light surface rust on the inside of the fire box. I think it’s so minimal a wire brush and a season will take care of it
That's ridiculously thick.