restoration

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...

With the help of a longtime Grillfella I was pointed to a Weber redhead with wide wood slats, which he told me indicated a first generation for Weber. I had zero prior interest in a gas grill but when I heard this was probably Weber's entry into gas grills I got real interested. The grill was at...

I was lucky enough to find a Redhead Genesis in really good condition. Everything was original, missing Flavorizer bars, rusted burner tubes (expected) I Dismantled the cook-box, hood and frame, sanded it down, sprayed it with Ultra High heat Semi Gloss. I wire brushed the burners but...

Howdy - I'm slowly restoring a Genesis 2000 that I picked up a couple of months ago. Love the grill and thankful for all the restoration advice on the forums. Today on Craigslist someone posted a "Weber Genesis Side Burner and Side Shelf" for 25 dollars. Picture: Any chance I can drop that...

Hi guys! I am brand new here and I was lead by googling how to restore old Weber gas grills. Now I am a charcoal man by trade but here is the back story. My wife and I are fixing to move into her aunt’s old house. As we were getting the tour I noticed in the backyard was this old Weber gas...

In an attempt to "do it right," I've been browsing the restoration threads on this forum. In doing so, I thought it'd be prudent to collect all the various bits of knowledge into one single "how-to" guide. While no single guide can be perfect for everyone or every grill, the idea is to capture...