restoration

Hello all from (not so) sunny England. I've been browsing for some time as I have been looking for a restoration project to get into, and finally managed to find a genesis 1000 on sale in my country! Fortunately for me, it was even the colour I was looking for. I will try to post the progress I...

Hello there everybody! I have always been a charcoal person, but the sheer convenience of gas makes firing up so much easier after coming home from work! I had thought about investing in a grill, but first, I went over to my brother's house and used his on a wide assortment of things we...

Hey all, Im currently in the process of restoring a 2005 Genesis Silver C that I picked up for $10. She was in roughhhhh shape, but after tearing it down to the frame, sanding, repainting and replacing various parts Ive just about completed the restore. Im running into 2 problems. It looks like...

Hey All I recently came across an inexpensive but quite rough WSM-18. Since I dont like junky stuff, I of course would want to resore it as much as economically feasible. Attached are the pics I got that show a fair amount of rust inside and out. What ideas besides " a lot of elbow grease"...

Hey guys, so I'm in the process of restoring a couple of early 2000s Genesis Silver Grills, and have 1 of 2 completely disassembled to the frame. It wasn't until I was at the end of my disassembly that I realized the metal grates/basket on the bottom are actually welded to the grill. So, in my...

Hello all - Just want to first thank everyone here for all the great advice, photos, videos etc. I'm a new member and have replaced basic parts like flavor bars, burner tubes in the past but decided to try and go further this time (after seeing current prices of new Webers - yikes!!) plus I love...

What is the best method for patching rust damage on porcelain lid?

Howdy all! New to the forum. Been wanting an old Red Head to restore for a while and found one in reasonable condition (working!) on Facebook marketplace for $50. Went and picked it up yesterday. Not in bad shape, will need all the wood replaced and some of the frame. The firebox and lid...

Picked up an old weber from a neighbour for free. Already have it completely taken apart, should be a fun project. Pros: grills (newish), flavoriser bars and burners all in good or decent shape and awesome looking bbq with sideburner. Hoses also were replaced at some point. Cons: needs...

Hi all. I found a Silver C which I am beginning to restore. Knowing me, this will be an on-and-off project, but I want to do it well and use the grill for some time. I appreciate the How-To guides from this forum, and want to create this thread to ask any questions once I have them. My...

Hi All! I’m very impressed from a lot of restoration that I saw in this forum. I bought and old Weber genesis 1000 in Blu for less than 100€ and now I’m dig in a restoration project ( for sure I would not reach levels that I saw 😢). Apart from the huge amount of grease inside the box it look...

Hello All. I just joined the forum and this is my first post. I purchased a Genesis 1000 in 1997 and still cook on it once or twice a week. I kinda got the bug to buy another one because we're having a new patio installed and I plan to do more BBQ cooking. Last weekend, I saw another redhead on...

Many years back, my brother and I decided to go big on either a father's day or birthday gift for my Dad and bought him a Weber Genesis 2 redhead from Home Depot. My Dad didn't do as much grilling as I do, but it got some good use, over the years, including the family BBQ's. Now, my parents have...

Hello! I’ve never owned a grill before and found a free Weber Genesis Silver B in black. It looks well taken care of for its age and came with what I think is the original protective cover, a tank of propane, some bbq utensils, and the manual. Overall, seems great and for free I can’t complain...

Hi, first time posting here though I've really appreciated some of the information I've gotten from this forum. Big thanks to PaulD for compiling the restoration guide, and to Chris Allingham for his video on YouTube for repairing a control valve! I just finished cleaning and greasing a stuck...

I purchased 2 Webers to restore or refurbish. Need advice. This is my first post, so bear with me. After spending $600 on a Broil King 3 years ago and putting it out on the trash recently, I decided I didn't want to spend that much on another throw away grill. I began searching the internet...

So I've never had a Weber before, and never understood the love for them. I've also never restored anything, so this was a project I was intimidated by and excited to tackle. After looking around for a strong propane grill to have on my patio under my deck, I knew I needed to get my hands on an...

I have been looking to pick up a gas grill for a while now, and while I originally was looking at the newer model Spirit and Genesis models, browsing this forum recently has given me an appreciation for the older model Weber grills and the various restoration threads here are a really good...

A few days ago I picked up an old Weber Genesis Silver B for $80. I'm taking it completely apart and would like to make it a nice grill for my family. This is the very first grill I've ever owned and I'm excited to use it. I have a few questions about the restoration process. Here's a link to a...

Hello, I'm a first-timer restoring a Silver B that someone put to the curb. I've fixed the rust, now I just need to clean up and re-paint the sides of the lid and clean up the paint on the cart a bit. I'm posting to find out if anyone has an itemized list of all the hardware so that I would...