Does kettle color matter?

[jjdbike]

Hello friends,

I am ready to re-paint my 22" Weber kettle. I cleaned it well and it's all prepped. I sprayed & realized I bought silver instead of black. It is currently black inside & out.
Does color matter? Does is matter on the inside more than the outside?
Will it make any difference if I spray a black kettle silver inside and out?
Thanks in advance!
JD

[LA Pork Butt]

Silver will show the smoke more readily than black. It only matters if it matters to you.

[Huskee]

My initial reaction is no, and my educated guess based on using 3 different colors of kettles is no.

That said, I'm sure black or red might get a little warmer on sunny days, but enough to matter during a cook? Highly, highly doubtful. Use a glossy paint if you can. Webers clean up nicely and can be scrubbed with Comet, so if your paint can do that you're good. What will matter most is that you prep the surface properly and use a high temp paint, which I'm sure you are.

EDIT: for clarity, I am referring to the outside of your kettle. No need to paint the inside, it will buildup gunk and be fine w/o paint.

[jjdbike]

Yes, high temperature paint for sure.
Thanks

[bmillin]

Unless the inside is clean to bare metal, I’d leave it alone.

[Donw]

Leave it alone in any case. No high temperature paint readily available to consumers is food safe. Paint the outside all day long with what you can find but do not paint the inside where off gassing from the paint can taint your food.

[Panhead John]

Just curious but why would you want to paint the inside? I wouldn’t bother with the inside at all myself.

[jjdbike]

I bought it used and customized it.
, which means I’ve drilled a couple holes. I’m a tinkerer. It’s showing wear. I’m replacing the bottom vent as it was shot. Since it clean & all accessories are removed, I might as well add a layer of protection.
JD

[Andrrr]

I’d be really hesitant on painting the inside of the kettle. I’ve never done it but I’m just theorizing that whatever paint you’re applying would not stand up too well to the heat charcoal could put off, especially if comes in direct contact.
Hopefully someone smarter than me can verify or disprove this.

[Panhead John]

I agree, I’d never paint the inside of any of my cookers, high heat paint or not. Not to mention it’ll all be covered with soot anyway after a few cooks.

[Huskee]

Webers come painted inside, but who knows what paint they use (I don't), porcelain, certainly the best for high heat.

[Huskee]

Let me tag David Parrish to see if he has any further info to share.

EDIT: he's on vaca, should be around next week.

[Panhead John]

Huskee Directly from Weber…..

https://consumer-care.weber.com/hc/e...y-lid-peeling-
WHY IS THE INSIDE OF MY LID PEELING?



It's very common to see a substance on the inside of your grill lid that looks like peeling or flaking paint, or some sort of finish that is delaminating.

However, we don't apply any paint or finish to the inside of our grill lids.

[CaptainMike]

That's what I thought, too.

[Huskee]

I was picturing the bottom bowl, not the lid.

[CaptainMike]

I think it's a really bad idea to paint the inside of a grill. High heat paints do cure, but any paint will off-gas for who knows how long, and with all of the high heat, smoke, and grease the inside is exposed to I doubt there's a paint that would withstand that without eventually failing. Just shoot the inside with some cooking spray and call it good.

[Uncle Bob]

This.
And don't confuse paint with porcelain, despite appearances they are chemically very different.

[Panhead John]

Everywhere I’ve looked no one recommends painting the inside of a grill/smoker etc. It just gets too hot and most paints commercially available are not gonna last…. and I wouldn’t want any of the offshoot from burning paint on my food. Below is from one place I visited.


Step 8: Apply a Fresh Coat of Paint

Once you’ve addressed the exterior rust, you can apply a fresh coat of paint to the outside of the grill. Make sure to use high-heat paint. Do not paint any of the insides of the grill or any surfaces that come in direct contact with flames. Grill paint is for exterior use only.


PJ here, I’ve measured the temperature of coals with an IR gun, and in my vortex, they were almost 1,000 degrees at the top of my vortex, 960*-980* to be exact.

[Panhead John]

LSG?….nuff said.

[jfmorris]

I want to point out that with flame hitting the metal, even the outside will exceed 600F in spots. I just don't think 600F paint is sufficient.

[Panhead John]

Correct…..no high temp paint that I know of, is sufficient that you can buy without going to NASA. The paint pic was to show what’s out there and that it also says for the “outside” of grills.

[RickyBobby]

Yes the color matters. But only because it affords you the opportunity to scratch the MCS itch by saying, “oh, I have a kettle, but not an orange one.” Or, “I don’t have a Silver kettle, I should probably give this one a good home!” MCS itch scratched. You’re welcome.

[Allon]

I have an orange Bronco!

[RickyBobby]

Allon , you can apply this same logic to your Bronco!!! You have the Orange one, now you need a Black one so the Orange one doesn’t get lonely!

[Allon]

No. The Bronco is for medium to extra large cooks...
I'm looking for something I can reverse sear a steak on and not use a chimney 3/4 full of charcoal to do it.

Currently, I'm searching for a descent used kettle-ish cooker. Most are pretty grungy and the want all the money. I'm thinking I want to spend like $75.00 and that's a reach for a slightly used one.

[texastweeter]

Mine is painted black on the bottom, red on the top. Next time its gonna be red on top, white on bottom to look like a bobber.

[barelfly]

So…what will indicate fish on???

[RichardCullip]

Kettles are flexible and can be in an amazing numbers of colors as long as it's black

[Clark]

If you paint it Silver and Black everyone will think you are an avid Raiders fan.

[Grillin Dad]

Fun fact: Weber kettles are not actually painted, they're porcelain coated.I know this because my kettle lid got chipped up after a heavy duty cleaning. I called Weber to see if I could get some touch up paint. They said, no, they're not painted. So they sent me a new lid instead.