Picked up a used 2013 spirit E-210 for a good price- good enough for a few years until I move somewhere that can accommodate a 3 burner genesis. Trying to keep it as nice as possible so i can pass it on to someone else and pay it forward.
- Right off the bat I noticed the outside of the cook box has some flaking paint. To fix this do I just remove the side table, brush the flakes off, lightly sand and hit it with some rustoleum BBQ & Stove spray paint? I only saw it in black, is there any brand thats close to the Weber grey I have?
- There is bubbling paint all over the bottom panel of the grill, in the corners where it meets the side panel and around the hole the propane tank floats over. Is it worth hitting this with a wire wheel and painting it? Or is this just something you wait until it rusts through and then order a new panel from Weber due to the amount of effort involved with getting the rust out and painting?
- Instead of the uniform black seasoning charred coating I am used to on the interior of the cookbox, there is a lot of white ashy looking substance. If I brush it a white dust cloud goes everywhere. Is this just corrosion of the cookbox? Do I need to do anything with it (is it bad) or just cook and it will crust over with seasoning?
- The burner tubes are loose (they move forward and back about a half inch of play). The screws in the back of the cookbox are of course corroded, but they dont snug down on the burner tubes (rather they just keep them loosely in place). Is it worth replacing these screws (can you find a similar screw at hardware stores?) or adding some washers to snug it down just a tad?
- I plan to try to get the rust off the side tables with Barkeepers.
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