Hello fellow Weber grill enthusiasts. Hoping i can join the Skyline Club.
I found this beauty at my local thrift store in Longmont, CO. Weber Skyline Silver A 2 burner grill. Unsure what year made, label was totally faded. $22 (half off because on Saturdays everything's 50% off), so only paid $11. The girlfriend would not let me buy it, so i waited until we left the store and got home, then i snuck out and went back to the store to purchase it and then i hid it in the garage. "You already have a Weber grill, why do you need another one?".
Unfortunately it is missing the bottom grease tray, which i purchased for $35 on amazon. LINK.
Other then that its in overall pretty good condition. Little to no fading. Burners, flavorizer bars, and grates i think will be salvageable after hitting them with some simple green and the power washer. Not opposed to buying new ones though if needed. Will have to see if the igniter still works, i didn't test it. Got a new regulator even though the old one may have sufficed. Wheels both work fine, but don't look great and the white parts are peeling off. I'll likely replace them to make it look better.
I've now got it taken apart, been sanding and using teak oil on cedar slats that i bought and cut to size. Kinda unsure if i should have stuck with the grey durawood, or the cedar i purchased from lowes and have been working to look nice with teak oil, sanding, and finally some spar urethane to finish with to add a level of pretection from the elements. The durawood looks good, but not great, and i'm unsure if it can be restored/painted to look better. Any opinions on which route to go, the cedar or durawood?
My plan is to power wash the inside as soon as i can turn the water back on (Colorado winters prevent me from turning on the water for ~1 more month, dont want sprinkler pipes to crack).
In the mean time, i plan to spray the outside of the grill with high heat spray paint, using rustoleum high heat flat black. Do i need to sand the outside of the grill before spraying, or can i get away without doing so? What would i sand it with? Not seeing any rust anywhere fortunately.
I will do an update once i've got the grill totally restored and operating. Really appreciate everyone on this forum and the advice you've given to others, you've helped me understand what i need to do to get this grill in great shape again I'm hoping i can execute well, even if this is my first grill restoration. My other Weber is a newer Genesis ii E-310 3 burner propane, the model without doors. Maybe I'm weird, but i would prefer cooking on this skyline then i would on the newer model i own.
On a side note, i would highly recommend getting a Weber grill with doors if you have a dog. The dogs keeps grabbing the grease tray and going to town and i haven't found a solution to this yet. I have to replace the foil very regularly. Any recommendations to solve this problem are very appreciated.
I found this beauty at my local thrift store in Longmont, CO. Weber Skyline Silver A 2 burner grill. Unsure what year made, label was totally faded. $22 (half off because on Saturdays everything's 50% off), so only paid $11. The girlfriend would not let me buy it, so i waited until we left the store and got home, then i snuck out and went back to the store to purchase it and then i hid it in the garage. "You already have a Weber grill, why do you need another one?".
Unfortunately it is missing the bottom grease tray, which i purchased for $35 on amazon. LINK.
Other then that its in overall pretty good condition. Little to no fading. Burners, flavorizer bars, and grates i think will be salvageable after hitting them with some simple green and the power washer. Not opposed to buying new ones though if needed. Will have to see if the igniter still works, i didn't test it. Got a new regulator even though the old one may have sufficed. Wheels both work fine, but don't look great and the white parts are peeling off. I'll likely replace them to make it look better.
I've now got it taken apart, been sanding and using teak oil on cedar slats that i bought and cut to size. Kinda unsure if i should have stuck with the grey durawood, or the cedar i purchased from lowes and have been working to look nice with teak oil, sanding, and finally some spar urethane to finish with to add a level of pretection from the elements. The durawood looks good, but not great, and i'm unsure if it can be restored/painted to look better. Any opinions on which route to go, the cedar or durawood?
My plan is to power wash the inside as soon as i can turn the water back on (Colorado winters prevent me from turning on the water for ~1 more month, dont want sprinkler pipes to crack).
In the mean time, i plan to spray the outside of the grill with high heat spray paint, using rustoleum high heat flat black. Do i need to sand the outside of the grill before spraying, or can i get away without doing so? What would i sand it with? Not seeing any rust anywhere fortunately.
I will do an update once i've got the grill totally restored and operating. Really appreciate everyone on this forum and the advice you've given to others, you've helped me understand what i need to do to get this grill in great shape again I'm hoping i can execute well, even if this is my first grill restoration. My other Weber is a newer Genesis ii E-310 3 burner propane, the model without doors. Maybe I'm weird, but i would prefer cooking on this skyline then i would on the newer model i own.
On a side note, i would highly recommend getting a Weber grill with doors if you have a dog. The dogs keeps grabbing the grease tray and going to town and i haven't found a solution to this yet. I have to replace the foil very regularly. Any recommendations to solve this problem are very appreciated.
