Recent content by JohnWunrow

Thanks again for all the nice comments! Oh man, you guys are not alone in wishing for a sandblaster. I did the smaller parts, lid end caps, z bracket type items at my buddy's house in his small sand blaster cabinet. The frame and firebox I had to take to a local company. It wasn't terribly...

Thanks, burned the family name in there with a letter branding kit and a blowtorch. The Helmsman is designed for outdoor use. Like anything, the finish won't hold up forever but it is pretty good for water resistance.

Thanks for the nice compliments guys! On my grill I used pine finished with golden oak stain and satin Helmsman. The slats turned out nicely but in hindsight I wish had used something a little more striking. With that in mind, when I did the red grill for my Dad I used walnut finished with a...

Wow, just noticed this thread recently got a new life! I've done two more complete restorations since the original one in this post, one for myself and a redhead birthday gift for my Dad.

Thanks for all your kind comments! Rich nailed it. Pretty much mirrors my experience exactly.

Enough to buy more grills to fix up! I enjoy doing the restorations, gets me out of the house and in the garage.

Completed my first vintage gasser restoration this past summer. This grill was pretty thrashed. Rotten slats, very dirty, looks to have spent its entire life outside uncovered. Good bones though and it fired right up so I decided to give it a new life. Deep cleaning inside, fresh paint on the...