My sister is moving into a a new house that has an old wood stove in the shed (along with a newer one installed). They are going to give me the old one. I was thinking it could be nice to install on the back patio as a less Smokey heat source for winter bbq-ing, etc. I’ll post some more photos, but is this doable? Any gotchas to look out for?
Any tips for setting this up for the weather? Can I just spray it with some stove paint and hope for the best. Do I have to clean it real well to get the paint to stick in the rust. Could I paint, fire it and paint it again to cover where the paint doesn’t stick? Or use a pressure washer, let it dry and then paint? Or pressure wash, fire and then paint? I know a lot of options and I don’t really know what I am doing. I’d be happy if I could get a few years of use outside.
