fire-pitpainting
I'm in the process of building this fire pit made of 4×4 angle iron and rebar. I know I will have to use some kind of hi temperature paint, my questions are what kind of hi temperature paint? There is engine enamel, hi heat flat and fireplace paint. Which one would would be best suited for my purpose? Will I have to cure the paint? I'm sure there will be a few fires that will get hot but most will be mild. Thank you.
I have played with various fire pit options in my backyard for 15 years. I have tons and tons of trees and yard waste and try to burn most or turn it into compost. I have grabbed the saucers from trash piles and used those - can't put much on there and wind blows stuff off easy. I have had an enclosed mini-chimney pit I built from stones. This worked great but was harder to clean and I had to break down the wood into pretty small pieces.
So I have happily moved on to an in ground pit. I dug my pit down about three feet into the ground about four feet long by two feet wide. There is one row of stones below ground level and two rows above ground. It was made from neighbors throw away stones - and the neighbors throw their wood in the pit. It is safe, looks good, and I just shovel it out every 3 months.
The example above is pretty close to what I have done except:
I did more research on this topic and decided to go with CSST (corrugated stainless steel tubing) inside a PVC conduit. All material is available at Home Depot. Good references are propane101.com and homeflex.com BTW, I don't have a natural gas line in my home.
Best Answer
Use "Stove Black" paint:
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