UDS lid question

[Jimr]

Now that I have my barrel, I will be looking for a Weber lid. The measurement on the rim of the barrel is 22 3/8" inside and 23" outside.
Does the lid generally fit inside or outside or does it take some modification to fit anywhere? I know there seems to be many different size Webers since I started looking. Also, I noticed some of the great paint jobs on a few of the projects and was wondering if the original paint on the barrel has to be stripped and what type of paint was used. Thanks.

[DDave]

Unfortunately the Weber lid from a 22.5 kettle sits right on top of the rim. You generally have to mod it to get it to fit properly.

There are a couple of different ways to do it.

This way is pretty easy.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/sho...2&postcount=25

This is a little more difficult.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1347

I used Duplicolor High Heat Engine Enamal and primer on mine and took it down to bare metal.

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1708

But it doesn't necessarily have to be done that way.

Dave

[ThunderDome]

If you have an angle grinder, I'd just shave back the rolled lip. That's what I did

Also, tapered out the lid edge a bit. The put back on, and w/ a rubber mallet I tapped back down around the shaved lip of the drum