Painting your barbecue

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The barbecue's place is outside, it endures rain, sun, hail... All these weather conditions cause it to lose its color over time. I therefore present a method to make it like new by painting it.

Barbecues to Repaint

Not all barbecues need to be painted, of course stainless steel barbecues and new enamel barbecues as well. These barbecues require a good cleaning as I explain on the page about cleaning your barbecue but you will never need to repaint them. However these are generally high-end and therefore expensive models.

Oxidation

This is the most regularly observed problem on barbecues. But don't worry, it's not necessary to repaint your barbecue. You recognize oxidation marks when the barbecue takes on an ashy tint. You will then just need to clean it well with detergent and hot water. Don't use abrasive products or you will really have to repaint your BBQ. Once cleaned and dry put a little cooking oil on the damaged surfaces.

If you still need to paint your barbecue choose a paint that resists intense heat above 480°F.

Sanding Your Barbecue

The second step will be to sand your barbecue, once well cleaned you are going to sand it entirely to remove the paint layer that remained and rust traces, it is imperative that this work be done impeccably. All the rust that remains on your bbq will continue to develop even if you have repainted over it. As for paint traces even if some remain it's not a big deal you can repaint over them.

Cleaning Your Barbecue

Before starting to repaint your BBQ, you will need to clean it thoroughly. You can even use a very powerful oven cleaner for once, usually I don't recommend it because it's too powerful for the BBQ and strips the paint, but since you're going to repaint it anyway... I recommend disassembling your barbecue before repainting it and repainting it piece by piece, it will be easier and cleaner, because if you don't paint it correctly it's very likely that rust will develop again. Of course don't paint the inside of your barbecue.

Painting Your Barbecue

There you go, your barbecue is ready to be painted. The first rule is to be patient and not want to go too fast. I strongly recommend applying several coats of paint, 2 or 3 coats are better than one thick coat. Let the paint dry between each coat, and once finished heat your barbecue to a high temperature, this will stabilize the paint and remove bad odors. You can of course repaint your barbecue every year, this will prevent you from having to start all over as explained above.