New charcoal grill: preparation, curing, seasoning?

What I did:

Bought a thing of lighter fluid and sprayed it all over the grill...inside and out

next day I oiled the inside and grill plates up

Use a charcoal chimney to get your coals started then dump into grill, put rack on and let it get hot, spray with Pam or wipe with whatever oil you have sans motor oil (and for some reason I think I need to be specific here) and throw the meat on. Waa.Laa.

Avoid lighter fluid. However I will tell you how to use it correctly since I've seen a lot of dumbass people use it. Build a pyramid of good, dry charcoal and soak with lighter fluid. Let sit for ten to fifteen minutes to soak in and excess to evaporate. Then light and let the coals burn until completely gray. Spread out as you want and cook.

And don't hose it down with fluid after you light just to see a cool flame. The process above gives a good fire and time for the fluid and fluid taste to burn off. No one wants to eat a burger that tastes like Gulf Leaded Regular.

i brushed the entire inside of mine with veg oil and burned charcoal in it for a few hours... good to go.