Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I have started working on what was going to be my first try at a double-restoration: two classic Genesis models, one a 1000/1100/1200 and the other a 4000. I was organizing my old shed and began work on disassembling a third Genesis 1000 series that I picked up cheap on OfferUp. What I discovered has led me to decide to try for a TRIPLE restoration.
Horrifically, the prior owner decided to spray flat black high-temp paint on the sides, TOP AND INSIDE of the hood and even on the Weber logo (no sanding off to reveal the logo). The hood looked pretty grim:
Since I already have plenty of the aluminum sides (mostly cast-offs donated by friends or otherwise free), I gave consideration to just junking the hood. But, my curiosity got to me and I decided to see if I could get some of the flat black paint to come back off. To Weber's credit, the old porcelain was still pretty resilient, and with some determined use of Simple Green and appropriate grade of steel wool scrubbing, the spray paint does actually come off. I expected to find faded black porcelain underneath, but to my surprise this hood was actually a beautiful shade of maroon:
I tried to concentrate on the top where I expected fading would be the worst. What I have revealed so far actually looks to be in decent shape. A lot is still covered, though, so it is entirely possible I will find some egregious flaws the prior owner was trying to cover up. If not, I cannot imagine WHY someone would do this to such a pretty color grill!!!
I think this hood was a special color marketed through Target stores, but maybe some of you know better. I am not sure how I am going to finish the grill. I have a lot of durawood shelves and handles (some of which came with this grill), and the gray might look nice with the maroon. The beauty of stained wood, though, keeps calling out to me. I guess I will experiment with some stain colors and make a final decision. Stay tuned.
Horrifically, the prior owner decided to spray flat black high-temp paint on the sides, TOP AND INSIDE of the hood and even on the Weber logo (no sanding off to reveal the logo). The hood looked pretty grim:
Since I already have plenty of the aluminum sides (mostly cast-offs donated by friends or otherwise free), I gave consideration to just junking the hood. But, my curiosity got to me and I decided to see if I could get some of the flat black paint to come back off. To Weber's credit, the old porcelain was still pretty resilient, and with some determined use of Simple Green and appropriate grade of steel wool scrubbing, the spray paint does actually come off. I expected to find faded black porcelain underneath, but to my surprise this hood was actually a beautiful shade of maroon:
I tried to concentrate on the top where I expected fading would be the worst. What I have revealed so far actually looks to be in decent shape. A lot is still covered, though, so it is entirely possible I will find some egregious flaws the prior owner was trying to cover up. If not, I cannot imagine WHY someone would do this to such a pretty color grill!!!
I think this hood was a special color marketed through Target stores, but maybe some of you know better. I am not sure how I am going to finish the grill. I have a lot of durawood shelves and handles (some of which came with this grill), and the gray might look nice with the maroon. The beauty of stained wood, though, keeps calling out to me. I guess I will experiment with some stain colors and make a final decision. Stay tuned.