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Agreed on using a chimney instead of self-lighting or fluid and using a thermometer, but to answer your immediate question -- your coals aren't ready for cooking until they've all started to turn light gray. It sounds like maybe your coals were still not ready when you started cooking, so your...

Also, on the subject of making my own side table support -- can someone tell me what size rod that is? I'm guessing 1/4 inch.

Progress! I got it up and running this weekend. I still need to redo the shelves and I've got a warming basket and shelf, drip pan, thermometer and cover on the way. It's not perfect, but I'm quite happy with how it's turning out. At the moment, I'm at $45 for the grill, $50 for filled tank...

That paint came off pretty easily with a sander, although the cutouts in the handle are a problem. With my grill, at least, the handle seems to be made of better stuff than the slats. I'm planning to toss them and make new ones from scratch. I sanded the handle with 120 and then 240 and...

It seems pretty raw under the paint -- didn't the wood ones come stained or varnished?

Here's picture of my real simulated wood-like wood handle after a light sanding. I'm going to completely strip one of the slats and see how it looks stained.

Actually, if stainless is going for $700, there must be someone (maybe right here on this forum) who has or would buy a black set and trade doors with you. They should even pay all the shipping for the money they'll be saving.

Well obviously ... Sell the stainless ones on eBay for $650 plus shipping and try ordering black ones again from Amazon. If they send you stainless again, repeat. :)

Thanks Dave(s). I saw that part, but at $28, I think I'll be hacking something together. I should be able to make one out of steel rod and sheet metal. And, I started cleaning the frame last night and I've got no worries about the rusty joint. It sanded up nicely and is only one of about 3...

I just assumed Durawood was a Trex-like plastic composite material. I also assumed that since my Genesis 1100 has the gray slats and handle that it's Durawood. On closer examination though, my handle appears to have woodgrain underneath paint. So is "Durawood" just a coated wood, or do I...

I painted the box this weekend. I was planning to use a coat of the regular high heat as something of a primer, then go over it with the ultra. The first pass went on great. The ultra, on the other hand, with the semi-gloss finish showed off every bit of old chipped paint and texture difference...

Good to know, Mary. Thanks for the info. I haven't looked too closely at the frame yet, but I'll be curious if something like this would do the trick.

I'm not sure which thread it was, but someone here ran a threaded rod inside the crossmember from one side to the other and tightened a nut on either end, I believe.

Mary, currently, that part on the Weber interactive schematic doesn't provide a link to a part number, which would suggest they aren't selling them anymore. That's OK though -- I'm fine with just repairing that joint if it needs it. DaveW, thanks for that insight -- it sounds right to me. I'm...

SSweetin, but did you find any trouble with either the paint sticking to the bare aluminum, or having an odd texture or lack of texture? At this point, mine looks like a spotted cow, but I think I'm just going to paint it with 2 or 3 thin coats and see how it looks. I see Rustoleum makes a...

Chris, I happen to have just spent an hour last night using a wire cup brush and an hour the previous night with a carbide abrasive. So I have opinions! Wire brush -- seems to be the best tool for general cooking buildup inside the firebox. It can get into nooks and crannies a wheel can't...

Given the good condition of the burners, I wonder if they had been replaced relatively recently along with those screws, since they came out pretty easily and were shiny stainless steel. Maybe somebody else bit that bullet for me.

I worked on it last night with one of those abrasive wheels (looks kind of like lava rock -- flakes off a bit as you use it) and really made some progress, although it didn't get all the paint off about half the time. As long as I get it smooth, even if it's a mix of sanded paint and bare metal...

LMichaels, Well, it's too late for me, but hopefully others will be forewarned. Had I known how the burner flanges fit in there, I probably would have done like you said. Thanks for the info. On that subject, I cleaned up the burners last night and they seem to be in great shape, so that's...

LMichaels, Yep, I'm not sure what to do about that, but it doesn't seem to be rusted too deeply. Maybe after I get it cleaned up, I'll hit it with some primer and screw on a plate on either side of it before painting? I see what you mean about the screws in the firebox -- the burner ends are...