Thanks Joe.
Is that big enough to dye the end caps?
That's fine (for the table end caps) if it works. Has anyone tried it?
@Samuel That was mine. Another grill sold off due to my move from Florida
. I used stainless tube frames, but since I can't weld like Bruce, I used the connectors posted by Joe. The hard part was drilling the holes for the door posts and catches in the middle. Thick stainless on those tubes isn't easy to drill! I used aluminum Z-bars pieces form McMaster, cut to fit and attached durawood slats. At least my friend in Florida has a pretty rust-proof grill. He will need it there!
Jon, If your back and sides were like the Silver with the wood I did, they should have been able to mount right back on. The sides of course fit because the bottom side bars were the same. I had to bend the bottom lip of the back a little as instead of a thin piece of sheet metal it now had a 1" x 1" bar. I was able to get all the sides on relatively easy.@Samuel That was mine. Another grill sold off due to my move from Florida
I never solved the side and back piece dilemma. I eventually put the original small piece on the right back on to have the tank bumpers. It is not that susceptible to rust. I painted it aluminum/silver to blend in better. I had hoped to see about getting stainless or aluminum pieces fabricated for the left and back.
Jon, can you post a link to the aluminum Z bar material that you used from McMaster Carr? Thanks.@Samuel That was mine. Another grill sold off due to my move from Florida
I never solved the side and back piece dilemma. I eventually put the original small piece on the right back on to have the tank bumpers. It is not that susceptible to rust. I painted it aluminum/silver to blend in better. I had hoped to see about getting stainless or aluminum pieces fabricated for the left and back.
Joe, Yes they would have gone on easily, but they were rusted and I was trying hard to make this a rust-proof keeper for myself. I decided I would rather have no panels (but at least have the stainless front doors) rather than have rusty ones. I never had time or money to pursue fabrication of stainless or aluminum sides and backs. I wish my friend in FL had not sold his sheet metal shop. He made some awesome stainless parts for me, but we never got to fabricating any of these. They would be great replacements for this Platinum, of course, but also Silver B and C grills as well.
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You need to do some measuring. I don't remember the size I bought, but I aimed for something close to the Weber ones. They worked great and are easy enough to cut. For this application you have to make additional cuts for the doors to work properly. You can see that in the front of the picture posted previously.
No Samuel, I am working on a 3000 and had SS “Z” bars made up locally but it was expensive so was looking for a cheaper alternative for them. Not many options for where I live in Canada but I have relatives in the US and can place an order shipped to them from McMasterCarr.
