Long time reader of this site. Finally decided to give things a go when a neighbor was giving away his 2005 NG genesis gold grill.
I've started disassembling it and have a few questions.
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This has been a great resource - thanks to everyone for all the info!
I've started disassembling it and have a few questions.
- What size are the nuts that connect the sides of the lid to the stainless steel part? They were pretty destroyed when I unscrewed them
- Barkeepers friend with 0000 steel wool worked great on the stainless lid, but I didn't apparently read about going the same direction, and now have visible scratches (very small) going every which way. I'm assuming if I redo BKF and steel wool but go the same direction I can smooth them out?
- Looking at the burners, are they at a point where I should replace?
- I was going to pull the firebox off and degrease and paint, but the nut is so rusted out that I can't do anything with it. I'm not the most mechanically inclined, or have access to anything more than basic tools - so is it OK to just leave that alone? Will that eventually rot out and cause a major issue? I did read a post once about something you can put on the rust and it will "harden it" but I can't seem to find that post anymore.
Here is a picture of that:
This has been a great resource - thanks to everyone for all the info!