Recent content by RMcCormick

I appreciate that. Thank you. Glad I could make the mistake so you don't have to. After cooking several times now, I can say that I LOVE this grill. I'm still in love with my new obsession of charcoal, but this grill rocks. Especially for quick and easy meals. This 20 year old grill cooks better...

First Cook and New Flavorizer Bars

As for the firebox and side prep, not much. Just power washed it. Scrubbed it down with some of the same above chemicals, and put several thin coats of paint on.

I really appreciate all the help from everyone. I wouldn't have even known where to start if not for this website. I was just probably just overly sensitive because I was so upset with myself. I worked so hard, and really thought I had ruined that beautiful lid. You know even before I started to...

Thank you very much.

I'm scared to cook on it. It might get dirty! Hopefully gonna make pork chops tonight. My new flavorizer bars are going to be here tomorrow. Maybe I should just wait till they show up? Or maybe I should do a before and after cook to see how much of a difference they make?

Thanks, much appreciated.

You're right, I probably just took it the wrong way. I was really upset with myself. I really thought I had ruined it. Thanks a lot. I'm really happy with how it turned out...now that I fixed the lid :) As for the bang up job, I kind of cheated, I bought a grill that was pretty clean and in...

Thank you. I appreciate it. Glad I could make this mistake so hopefully someone else won't have too.

This post crushed me this morning. I obliviously made a mistake and didn't realize it...or I wouldn't have done it. Honestly it's things like this that turn a lot of people off to message boards. I know a lot of context gets lost on the inter web. And it's probably lost in this post as well, but...

You're right. I didn't. Rookie mistake. Yes, I went through several examples of other restorations. I just didn't realize people weren't painting the tops. I also looked at that article on cleaning the tops you referenced. Again, just overwhelmed and excited I guess, and didn't make the...

Yes. Yes it can. Crisis averted. The paint came right off. I just used varying strengthens and degrees of strippers and thinners, going milder as I got closer to the porcelain. I started with a little spot under the where the side would cover just in case it didn't go well. It really came...

Is the lid really ruined?????

Paint is still pretty fresh. Don't suppose I could take it off without ruining the original porcelain coating could I? Man, I talked about doing this for days. I really someone would have said something to me. :(

Same here. The firebox and sides in flat black look great. Most of the frame looks great expect for couple spots with the haze as you said. The lid probably did look better before the paint, as the nice gentleman above pointed out (didn't know I wasn't supposed to paint the lid), but oh well...