JohnTheBrewist
Well-Known Member
What process do they do to refurb? Quite honestly I doubt much happens. Hot water? The refurb label makes things sound better, but unless it is new you don't know what was in it. Even new ones are likely from China and shellacked in lead. Whatever I use I will likely try to heat it up pretty hot to burn things off.
Maybe I should get a lined one and head up to some BLM land with a truck full of wood. Heat that sucker up proper. My suburban nieghbors wouldn't like the burning part too much.
It probably depends on the refurb place, but at least some superheat them to burn out, sand blast and repaint. I've seen videos of people using a weed burner torch to burn them out, which you could later use as a charcoal starter.
I ended up buying a new drum from Mcmaster since I have an office close by.