Fire pit advice please

[Aggie_bowtech]

Got this custom pit my wife's uncle is building that I'm gonna blast and paint. Not going to paint the inside just the outside. Probably not going to paint the firebox unless anyone knows of something that'll stick?

What type of coatings work for a couple years at least?

Got a couple quotes for blast and paint at $800-$1,000 so forget that going to do this myself.

[Aggie_bowtech]

SST grills

[Aggie_bowtech]

Ttt

[Dale Moser]

Height temp black stove paint is the best I've found, at least available to us. Don't paint anything inside, just season.

[JES]

Why would you not paint the fire box? The high temp paint Dale mentioned will not burn off, if that's what you're worried about. Just make sure you prep the surface really well so the paint has something to hold on to.

[Dale Moser]

Good prep, several light coats, let it cure for a week.

[Aggie_bowtech]

Blast and prep isn't an issue I'll do that for sure and do it properly. Where can this stove paint be found? I guess I should backup and mention I am really looking for a paint brand or type. Thanks for the responses.

[Smart]

This is what I used on both my firepit and my big smoker. Works great even on the smoker firebox. Now you will have a little rust form in the extreme heat areas of the firebox after awhile but 80-85% of my firebox is black and all of my firepit is still black. I just wire brush it and retouch the rust area every year or so...

[Aggie_bowtech]

Thank you Smart. I will do this and post updates in the next few weeks. Any recommendations on a blaster?

I might just buy one from Harbor Freight like this:

http://m.harborfreight.com/20-lb-pressurized-abrasive-blaster-68994-8799.html

[Smithwr]

Black header paint from an auto place, good for 2,000 degrees.

[Houstonhunt]

The Fusion Bond Epoxy (FBE) green coating will peel off with the high heat of fire. In the pipeline coating business unwanted/damaged FBE is burned off with high heat taking it back down to bare steel. I think 3M FBE is rated to like 225 degrees or so. I do not know how hot it needs to be, but once heated it will scrap of with a putty knife. Painting over the FBE with the high heat paint
will more than likely result in a black pit until after the first fire when the FBE begins to peel and flake. I would light a fire in the pit spread out to see if it produces enough to heat, then maybe just a torch gun or propane fire gun.

[ajm2nac]

good looking pit!

[Aggie_bowtech]

The Fusion Bond Epoxy (FBE) green coating will peel off with the high heat of fire. In the pipeline coating business unwanted/damaged FBE is burned off with high heat taking it back down to bare steel. I think 3M FBE is rated to like 225 degrees or so. I do not know how hot it needs to be, but once heated it will scrap of with a putty knife. Painting over the FBE with the high heat paint
will more than likely result in a black pit until after the first fire when the FBE begins to peel and flake. I would light a fire in the pit spread out to see if it produces enough to heat, then maybe just a torch gun or propane fire gun.

That makes sense. I use fusion bonded epoxy on potable water systems in the pump systems we use for work. I never even thought about the heat taking it off.

Perfect. I'll try that first. Thanks.

[Aggie_bowtech]

good looking pit!

Thank you!

[Aggie_bowtech]

I'm going to Benavides this week to have it sand blasted by some professionals. Do I need to power wash it after the sandblast and let it dry prior to paint?