This weekend, I wanted to powder coat some metal parts I made, but they were too long for my toaster oven dedicated to PC purposes. I have 2 large griddles for use on the Q, so I covered them with foil, and placed them on the BBQ. I used clothes hanger wire to make spacers to keep the parts off the foil. Worked just fine. Now, I just have to find a way to place a lot of boolits in there.
Powder coating in BBQ
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No stink whatsoever. I have two steel griddle plates that cover almost the entire grill surface. I covered those with foil to keep any PC from touching any area where food goes. Left the lid open for several hours afterwards, but believe me, if there was any odour, my wife would have picked it up and I would not be writing this message now.
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mmmm I've been known to adapt & react to different problems with some of my projects but for two reasons I don't think I would do that in a bbq that I was going to use for edible stuff later on. Every powder supplier I have read the warnings for (lots on the "other site") have strictly specified not to use any cooking units for food after cooking powder in it (the claim is that a toxic residue """may""" be left over in the unit. The second reason is again from the powder suppliers warnings...never use Powder coating powder in an open flame oven, large spontaneous flash fires have been known to happen, not always... but the danger is there and if your BBQ is close to a wall the consequences could be catastrophic.
I'll have to do a bit more research on residues - I have to admit I didn't do much, as the cooking surface is entirely covered. As far as flash fires, not worried - the barbecue is built in, well away form the house, and flash fires are a fairly common event when Q'ing.
