Rust on front of PB pro 820

[Dan-H]

I'm new here, and didn't come to complain about this, yet it is a little annoying.

I keep the smoker covered, I live in No CA ( California not Canada) and its really dry 9 months each year.

My front "pull up table" nut worked loose and I just removed the table to then find the rust behind it on the front of the "drum"

I've ready PB warranty doesn't cover rust so I'll attend to it later this summer.

I'll admit I haven't yet searched for prep and painting tips so if anyone has a link or two to share that would be great.

Thanks in advance.

Dan

 

[MikeInFla]

Mine did the same thing (different model). Basically all I did was sand the area down by hand. Then I went and bought a can of high heat black spray paint and painted over it. No more issues. If it happens again I will just repeat the process.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bar-B-Que-Black-Rust-Oleum-Specialty-High-Heat-Ultra-Paint-12-oz/17011115

 

[MikeInFla]

fast forward to about 5:30. Not a Pit Boss but the same process

He paints the entire grill but on mine I just sanded and sprayed a small area, I didn't really care how the paint job looked

 

[Dan-H]

Thanks Mike.

 

[Dan-H]

I sanded the rust away with my orbital sander and 100 grit paper and gave it a coat of krylon high temp (1200F) satin black that was on the shelf at Lowes.

Texture is gone in that area but it looks better and should be protected better.

 

[MikeInFla]

Yep, that's what I did and it looks fine now.