Determining the Age of of a Used Q200


 
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Michael Gelinas

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Hello,

I have recently bought a used q200 from craigslist. I'm curious about it's age. For what it's worth, it has the bracket which only holds the thin 14oz tanks.

Is there a way to discover it's age similar to checking what is stamped on a wsm or charcoal grill's vent?

thanks
 
Michael, there should be a sticker underneath the base of the Q with the serial number and year model on it. Other than that sticker, I'm not sure how to date a Q.
Hope this helps, and good luck.
Tim
 
I checked my Q last night, and these older Q's have a label under the side table. IT did not state the date the grill was made, but it did list a serial number. I was able to take this number and call weber to get the age of the grill. Turns out it was made in May 2004.
 
I don't have any great pics yet as I'm still working on getting it cleaned up.
All I have are the below which I took in an attempt to compare the grate and overall size of the Q200 to my Q120 (having owned a 120 for almost a year, the Q200 looks and feels HUGE!)

I'm pretty happy with the deal I got on the 200. I paid $50 for it, a cover, and the rolling cart. I'd estimate the grill has maybe ten uses on it over it's nearly 9 year life. I plan to clean it up and give it to my brother as a christmas gift. I've been wanting the rolling cart for our Q, so that's staying at my house. I figure I paid ~$15 for the cart and ~$35 for the gift for my brother. Once I clean it up, I plan to add a thermometer as I love having one on our 120.

So far, I've cleaned out the bowl, grate, and outside of the grill. The grate turned out very nicely. I'm just waiting for a good time to hit the inside of the lid with some oven cleaner. I also took off the burner tube, cleaned it off, and cleared all the holes with a toothpick.

Once I put it back together, I gave it a test run and it fired right up and the flames look just right. Because it doesnt have a thermometer, I canot tell exacatlly how hot it got, but it was hot enough for the grill to start smoking after ~10 minutes (which is exactally what my Q does).

I'll snap some pics of the final product when I'm done with it.

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Your brother will love his Christmas present! A word of warning, when you hit it with the oven cleaner, it will likely remove some of the original weber paint. I bought my q200 off CL, and cleaned it the same way, and after scrubbing/removing the residue from the oven cleaner, I noticed the paint coming off also. A simple fix, (after the lid is clean) go to Lowes and buy a can of HH paint. (Almond color) and reprint the inside of the lid. It isn't a perfect match, but its close enough that no one has noticed it yet. (And the inside of your lid will look brand new!
Tim
 
Thanks for the tip, Tim. How long did you leave the oven cleaner on? I don't really want to have to mess with repainting it.

Worst case scenerio, I can just use milder household cleaners since I don't need it 100% spotless. Plus, I know it will immediatly start to brown once my bro starts grilling on it anyway.
 
Not sure exactly, followed the directions, but If I remember correctly, I think I cleaned it twice back to back. Your bro is gonna love it! I searched CL for almost a year before I found the deal I wanted, now, it's used more than all my other grills.
Tim
 
Like I said earlier, my Q 200 has become my go to grill, and so far, the paint shows no sign of wear. Funny thing is, I was about to order a weber thermometer and paint my Q black as well. Really liked how sharp the Q looked painted black.
Tim
 
Tim K said:
Your brother will love his Christmas present! A word of warning, when you hit it with the oven cleaner, it will likely remove some of the original weber paint. I bought my q200 off CL, and cleaned it the same way, and after scrubbing/removing the residue from the oven cleaner, I noticed the paint coming off also. A simple fix, (after the lid is clean) go to Lowes and buy a can of HH paint. (Almond color) and reprint the inside of the lid. It isn't a perfect match, but its close enough that no one has noticed it yet. (And the inside of your lid will look brand new!
Tim
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Nice CL Score!! after you clean it all up hit the whole top with Krylon 1200 deg paint. I did mine when it was brand new and it look Awesome. Don't know how to post pics but you can check it here http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144814
 
Hey Bob, I'm still hesitant to commit to painting it black. I'm concerned about it turning out lousy (either I spray it sloppy or it flakes off over time). I may leave the painting choice to my bro after i give it to him. I have showed him a pic of your awesome black Q and know he likes the look a LOT.

I did just drill the lid and install a thermometer. Was happy to see that it gets over 500 with no meat in it.
 
I've now finished cleaning the Q up and installed a Weber Q thermometer. Ended up spraying the inside of the lid with oven cleaner and let it sit for 5 minutes. That stuff is Powerful! If you look at the pics at the begining of this thread, you can see how dirty it was before.

Cleaned the bowl and burner:

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Here's inside the Lid:

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Got the thermometer installed:

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The grate cleaned up nicely:


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in closing:

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Michael, I'm tellin' ya, a coat or two of Almond (colored) High Heat paint on the inside of the lid, and she'll look like new. It really completes the cleaning of a Q. The oven cleaner really does the trick, She looks super clean!
Tim
 
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