Recent content by Fred B.

Only needs some kielbasa or sausage added.

My daughter is a licensed pharmacist. Once ran a pharmacy in a large supermarket. She now works for an insurance company taking phone calls at home answering medication questions. And makes over six figures doing it. While I have my own frustrations with outsourced phone support not all of it is...

Bruce, you make good points. My grill is ugly again but still works great. To do a full restore to make it look good requires taking it out of commission for a longer period of time then I would want, especially this time of year.

Thanks everyone. I guess I can't complain then getting 8 years with no touch ups in that time. Hope to get to it again this summer.

I have a Genesis 1000 bought new in late 90's. Did a complete restoration in 2014. Now seven years later it looks like it needs another. It sits outside but is always covered when not in use. Left hand frame rail is complete rust and needs another paint job on the cook box. Used high heat...

I worked in a real hardware store here in NW NJ for twenty years before retiring. We sold all that kind of stuff. Had an entire wall of parts draws with you name it. When I restored my Gen 1000 got everything I needed there. Only thing I didn't get was the right size spring for the scale. We...

I agree. So I take my sauces out an hour before I use them. Let them get to room temp.

Line the drip tray with aluminum foil after filling the holes. Every few months change out the foil. I would use plumbers putty epoxy. Can take the heat of an engine block. Also dries in about 10 minutes.

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like we'll be doing refurb part 2 this summer.

Speaking of paint. I refuerbished my Gen 1000 about five years ago. Repainted the outside of the firebox with Rustolem high heat paint. Now it is all flaking off. Any better paint to use? I'll have to take the grill apart and do it all over again. Not to mention, the left side frame cross member...

Wow, interesting reading how prices vary around the country. I worked at a local independent hardware store for 23 years. Filling propane tanks was one of my daily jobs. Here in NJ most places charge a fixed price. Now and for the last 10 years or so my store charges $17.99 for a 20 lb fill...

Thanks for posting that link Larry. Just what I needed. One question. I have some Permatex Ultra Disc Brake Caliper Lube. Doesn't give the main ingredient. Went to the web site and read all 17 pages of the safety data sheet. only said it was a synthetic semi solid lube that was a trade secret...

The question is........... will it cook food or make it taste any better the a restored $50 grill. All that fancy sheet metal is only eye candy.

Try Zip Strip. If that doesn't do it nothing will. Solvents like lacquer or paint thinner only work to clean brushes when the paint is still wet.

Any paint stripper should work. Usually it's a gel type product that you brush on and let sit until it starts to lift the paint.