Quickly put the grill together for a last minute family BBQ.
Remaining items are to assemble the wood slats for the side table, fold-up tray and bottom shelves.
I would like to thank Bruce for his assistance with the cedar planks and Jon for the lid.
List of upgraded items:
RCPlaner flavorizer...
Hmm wonder why the bolts aren’t sitting flush.
I’ll back them out and get a set of stainless steel before attempting again.
Maybe the fresh coat of high temp paint masked the opening, they had to be wrenched in.
Finally in the process of final assembly of my Genesis 1100 redhead. Can someone please refresh my memory.
The two bolts that secure the manifold, do they sit flush against the inside of the cookbox? There appears to be a small gap between the hex bolt head and the side of the cookbox.
Once the...
I started out by sanding the handle and the black spots are gone.
Intended to take before and after pictures but remembered only after I was done.
Now on to staining.
Just looked over the handle and I think it’s salvageable.
On the backside of the handle there are large areas of black mildew or mold?
Is there a way to remove the black spots before staining?
@ Brian B
Knowing myself I will not let the darkness of the stain go. I rather get the stain color correct, seal with the spar varnish and not have to wonder what if...
I will report back once I’m able to sand and restain the first piece.
Interesting fact about the Man o’war spar marine...
@ Brian B
Thank you for providing the information. Never thought staining wood would be so involved.
I don't have any extra pieces so I will test with one existing piece and 320 grit.
If the final outcome is a lighter two coat stain then the extra work will be worth it.
Will be using Cabots...