On 10-Jul-2004, "frohe" > wrote:

> Jesse Skeens wrote:
> > When I cleaned her up the other day I notice some of the paint
> > coming of on the bottom where the ashes were.
>
> Any cooker's gonna turn loose of its paint, Jesse. If it turned loose
> inside your cooker and over the cooking area, ya wanna get a brush and
> break it off so it don't fall on your food. Anyplace else inside,
> forget about it. On the outside, it's your choice. Me, I could care
> less with that ol 55 gallon cooker of mine. If it bothers you or
> SWMBO, then make a trip to your local auto shop and buy some black
> engine paint.
> --
> -frohe (Q ain't a beauty contest)
> Life is too short to be in a hurry

My NBS firebox has a lot of coating burned off of it. It didn't occur
to me to repaint it. My cooker don't sit out in the rain though, so
I have an advantage. Mine's in a screen room with a concrete pad
under it.

--
M&M ("When You're Over The Hill You Pick Up Speed")