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I'm currently defrosting a haunch that my cousin gave me and will try this out tomorrow. Thanks for the info.

I'll be using a temp probe but can you remember anything about how much it weighed and long it took took to cook (I have no idea how much time I'll need to allow for this)?

My freind, ignore all this sensible talk of paint, do what I did.

Paint about 1/3 of it, get impatient and start to use it, then realise 12 months later that you've still not got around to painting the rest of it but justify it to yourself that now it really is an UGLY Drum Smoker and carry on ...

Looks like this one comes in a "gloss clear" and has far more reasonable curing instructions: 200°F for 20 minutes - even my UDS can do that

http://www.vhtpaint.com/products/engineenamel/

found this one:

http://bbbqs.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3374&p=28795&hilit=enamel#p28795

Thanks. I read that post the other day. Did some Googling after and it seems that most rad enamel withstands up to 100°C. I'm gonna be cooking above that temp (hopefully) most of the time, though I ...

Further info...

VHT clear paint:

http://www.frost.co.uk/vht-very-high-temperature-satin-clear-flame-proof-paint-312g-aerosol.html?___store=default&gclid=CO3XvYaFnrkCFU3LtAodR2oAmQ

The curing instructions sound like a bit of a stretch for a UDS though:

- Paint must be completely dry before ...

First ever post - please be gentle with me :)

I'm in the process of building my first UDS and have decided that I want to paint it to help prevent rust. I've read A LOT of forum posts etc over the last few weeks and the most commonly recommended types of paints seem to be general purpose very high ...