Rick_Neilly
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I just recently completed my first restoration of a Weber, specifically this 1998 Genesis 1000. It was something that I never realized that I wanted to do until I saw this thing sitting on craigslist. It was a really fun project to do, something to tinker with for a while, especially during this year of 2020. I already have a Weber performer and Smokey Mountain, but wanted something that I could just start up on a whim. So I picked this guy up for 65 dollars.
What I did to it:
Biggest issues I ran into that I had to outsource work on:
I now want to find and restore a redhead
. I think I'll record most of my restore next time with a GoPro, edit it and upload it as a resource. This is a really incredible community for all kinds of Weber questions. So I wanted to thank all of you for being welcoming and creating such a great resource together.
Here are some pictures of the restore:
Before:
![IMG_20201003_112232_533.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_533.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15504-800851a811b8ff1d444c7250e88db753.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_534.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_534.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15505-1775a7b6a2a8575f9f5722514f97f59e.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_535.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_535.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15506-4ae3274cac44f718f6c66280d00d2bb5.jpg)
After:
![IMG_20201003_110004.jpg IMG_20201003_110004.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15507-42ec542bda77e99f7b8a410daf12cefc.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_110010.jpg IMG_20201003_110010.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15508-94863538b4eece3be07ecee75375f025.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_551.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_551.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15509-0e5481b002b711d0254fb17044718d8b.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_562.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_562.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15510-e7d94a6d4881cb319812bfbd811a5b69.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_565.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_565.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15511-3dfdd7780095ffb88bbd0128bc8f055a.jpg)
What I did to it:
- Cleaned the hood with simple green/razor (thank you @Bruce for the tips on this and just answering my noob questions in general!)
- Cleaned wheels, sanded axle (the broken plastic weber decals had to go)
- Lightly sanded the durawood slats/hood bar to clean them
- Wheel brushed the lid end caps
- Cleaned the gas valves using @Chris Allingham 's video - Thank you!
- Cleaned and painted fire box, frame, lid end caps, and many miscellaneous items like the drip pan, pan holder, catch pan, etc. using brake cleaner and high heat Rustoleum
- Replaced the burners, ignitor, flavorizer bars, grill grates. Took everyone's advice and bought from RCPlanebuyer - What an excellent referral! His replacements are incredible!
- Bunch of other misc things that I'm probably forgetting
Biggest issues I ran into that I had to outsource work on:
- Needed someone to weld parts of the frame where bolts attach - Not something I could do
- I had someone sandblast the firebox since I don't currently have an angle grinder (going to look into getting one)
I now want to find and restore a redhead
Here are some pictures of the restore:
Before:
![IMG_20201003_112232_533.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_533.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15504-800851a811b8ff1d444c7250e88db753.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_534.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_534.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15505-1775a7b6a2a8575f9f5722514f97f59e.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_535.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_535.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15506-4ae3274cac44f718f6c66280d00d2bb5.jpg)
After:
![IMG_20201003_110004.jpg IMG_20201003_110004.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15507-42ec542bda77e99f7b8a410daf12cefc.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_110010.jpg IMG_20201003_110010.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15508-94863538b4eece3be07ecee75375f025.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_551.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_551.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15509-0e5481b002b711d0254fb17044718d8b.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_562.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_562.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15510-e7d94a6d4881cb319812bfbd811a5b69.jpg)
![IMG_20201003_112232_565.jpg IMG_20201003_112232_565.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/15/15511-3dfdd7780095ffb88bbd0128bc8f055a.jpg)