Help freezer smells like paint

[GnarlyBarleyBrewing]

I got a chest freezer from Craig’s list for a good price and when I got it home I realized that the inside had been spray painted. The problem is that it is still tacky and smells like paint in there. I’m sure the smell won’t affect my beer in the kegs but its driving me nuts. So I guess my questions are; Should I be worried about the beer (in kegs)? And can anyone tell me if there is an easier way to get rid of the smell other than striping the paint? I tried the baking soda and vinegar method already without any success.

 

[wilserbrewer]

If it smells like paint and is still tacky, I would try some heat, and / or a fan to help cure the paint.

 

[buzzkill]

put it outside in the sun with doors open. if you have a wife she will love this ideal.

 

[GnarlyBarleyBrewing]

It’s been in my garage open for 2 days and it still isn’t curing. The person at lowes told me the paint will probably remain tacky because its latex and they should have used oil based. But I do have a small space heater I could put in it to try.

 

[rhamilton]

If it's latex then it should be easy to strip. Also, it'll take a week+ to cure depending on your temps.

 

[GnarlyBarleyBrewing]

The guy painted it a while back so it should have cured by now but what about my other question? Does anyone think the smell could somehow affect the beer? Like through the hoses or the liquid posts before the beer line is connected. And what about the gas disconnects that are not in use? Or am I being paranoid. If I had the time I would strip the paint but I have 20gal of beer that needs to be kegged ASAP and my other keezer is full.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

The guy painted it a while back so it should have cured by now but what about my other question? Does anyone think the smell could somehow affect the beer? Like through the hoses or the liquid posts before the beer line is connected. And what about the gas disconnects that are not in use? Or am I being paranoid. If I had the time I would strip the paint but I have 20gal of beer that needs to be kegged ASAP and my other keezer is full.

I once painted a steel co2 tank with Rustoleum.

I let it dry for 3 days at 90+ degrees and then put in teh keezer with beer.

Said beer tasted like Rustoleum within 12 hours. Blech.

 

[GnarlyBarleyBrewing]

That’s all I needed to hear. I’ll be stripping from 7:00 to 10:00 tonight if anyone is interested!