Progress is good lately! More to report and another pic.
The fire worked to burn off or loosen the paint and I gave it a good wire brushing using a brush on the angle grinder. I even cleaned out the inside where the oven space will be.
This meant I could paint in here as well as the outside with Pot Belly black spray paint. Heat resistant they claim.
painted and grate cut to size
I also found a cheap BBQ grill at Bunnings and only had to cut off a little at each corner to make it a perfect fit and a very pro looking fire grate! I’ll put a couple of reo bars through the drum for the grate to sit on and some sheet metal pieces to fill in the small spaces around it.
Doors will probably be next.
Brian.
