My Grid Iron was bought and delivered April 2016. Had a grease fire, bacon grease related that caused some bubbling of the paint. Sanded and repainted and it was fine. But, the silver vein powder coating began to peel off the lid fall of 2016. Tim and I agreed to shelve the issue to see if it got progressively worse. It did, along with peeling of the flame on the handle. Long story short, Tim made good bu sending me a new lid at no cost several months back. My GI sits outside year round in the mid-atlantic winter on my deck with only a generic grill cover. Never found a company that stands behind it product more then Blaz'n, no a more helpful CSR then Tim. My Blaz'n hasn't been perfect, but every problem I have had has been resolved to my complete satisfaction. I would recommend this smoker to others, and I do.
BTW, didn't put the new lid on yet as winter is just setting in. Will do so in the spring.