How to Fix Rust on Your Smoker

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[ryatar]

I know every welder/ fabrictor is screaming right now for u too Wire brush the surface before spraying. Clean your metal is something you'll here often in a fab shop.

[bballsurf]

Ummm if I remember correctly I even have pics that I received it rusted SOOOO.... You're welcome for the content

[norcalniner]

If you want to remove rust pretty easily, make a baking soda and water paste and dab it on the rusty areas. Leave for about a half hour and then rub with some steel wool. Comes right off.

[FishTheoryYT]

1. Spray rust with oil
2. Start a fire
3. Cover smoker

[jonandrews]

Good information, thanks.
I won't be loaning my smoker to Danny, does he store it partially submerged in a swimming pool?!

[danielh]

So do we thank Danny for the content this time?

[Michaelkaydee]

Interesting that you don't have to sand it down before spraying the oil... learned something new👍🏾

[BabyBackManiac]

The message is clear...Only your pits. Don't be a Danny. lol (great video!)

[Seezor]

Love all your videos. Everytime I see you doing something I'm already doing, I feel like I'm doing something right.
First, I noticed your smoker on bricks. I had mine on stepping stone pavers to prevent rust from wet ground.
I didn't spray mine before every cook but that was part of my care with the same thought of treating it like a cast iron pan. One tip... Spray from the bottom up...One reason. When an aerosol can is full the spray angle doesn't matter very much. As it gets empty you'll need to hold it almost perfectly right side up. Starting from the bottom you'll get more out of it than finishing at the bottom with a nearly empty can having to hold it at an upright angle. Please keep up the content. Thanks for sharing these tips.

[PeterSFam]

I've used Krylon or Rustoleum Rust Converter/Reformer spray first if there is rust in case its a little deeper than superficial then oil treatment

[FlightDeckStudios]

Hey man, can you coat it with oil while it’s hot or does that change the chemistry?
Coming at you from Nashville!

[italianrelic]

I’ve always just sprayed my smoker after the fire box cools down to around 250 degrees like a cast iron pan with Pam and she looks like glass

[pitmasterjoey]

I used a wire wheel on a angle grinder, finished off with peanut oil

[justplanefred]

Great video! I was worried the firebox would get to hot for this to be effective. Glad to hear it isn’t to hot. I’m guessing the cook chamber wouldn’t get hot enough to do that to without specifically lighting a fire in the cook chamber and that doesn’t sound like a good idea to me with cleaning it out and all. So I guess if the cook chamber was sprayed like that it would just get tacky because the oil never fully cured on it?

[cs]

“Just like cast iron” I coat mine in Crisco.before, and after.

[johnchoi]

Hey Jeremy, fellow Kentuckian here. If you ever get a chance, would you check out Blue Door Smokehouse? A hole in the wall. I'd like to know your opinion about the brisket (Texas style) there. It was the best Ive ever had in a KY restaurant so far. The pit master said it takes them 14-15 hours a night to prepare.

[nickdubois]

This makes sense. Thanks for the tip! My smoker is definitely on the rusty side right now. Time to fix it!

[SpearsyMG]

Does a anyone know if it's worth spraying the inside of the firebox to help with the rust inside?

[changemyname]

You wouldn’t sand off the surface rust then paint it with high temp paint?

[robkutner]

WTH Danny??! Never loaning you a thing, esp tools...