BrandonHudson
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A neighbor gave away this 06 Silver A yesterday because the rear valve is sticking. Of course I was there in an instant to collect. He had installed new tubes and stainless flavorizers last year, but claims that it has the original porcelain cast iron bars and I believe him. They are beautiful and I was able to get them to nearly new condition with some effort.
I have never seen this level of buildup on a grill before. An hour long burn-off didn't even make a dent. I'm at a loss of how to get back to bare metal without spending hours heat cycling and scraping.
The owner said they used it almost daily from new and it is the "best grill he ever owned." I'm not sure how you even cook on this. It billows smoke constantly.
![PXL_20210621_155230395.jpg PXL_20210621_155230395.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31097-3400c9e94ce4ca282e01910b0cbee5be.jpg)
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![PXL_20210622_004012841.jpg PXL_20210622_004012841.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31099-b4b3ed3c72c47a55554f37e8b3bfe968.jpg)
![PXL_20210622_004020260.jpg PXL_20210622_004020260.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31100-61fc2a2b2fd5f12601470f27c413dafe.jpg)
![PXL_20210622_211535345.jpg PXL_20210622_211535345.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31101-638dfd1814b25bae25fb4de9d2e1b6fe.jpg)
20 minutes with my paint scraper and grill brush and I'm FINALLY seeing some metal.
![PXL_20210622_004016306.jpg PXL_20210622_004016306.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31103-f62f5996d1ad44d0ee2f7b1d47c9c327.jpg)
I have never seen this level of buildup on a grill before. An hour long burn-off didn't even make a dent. I'm at a loss of how to get back to bare metal without spending hours heat cycling and scraping.
The owner said they used it almost daily from new and it is the "best grill he ever owned." I'm not sure how you even cook on this. It billows smoke constantly.
![PXL_20210621_155230395.jpg PXL_20210621_155230395.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31097-3400c9e94ce4ca282e01910b0cbee5be.jpg)
![PXL_20210621_155350459.jpg PXL_20210621_155350459.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31098-0dd5cabcbb348650f6685f0921f742cb.jpg)
![PXL_20210622_004012841.jpg PXL_20210622_004012841.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31099-b4b3ed3c72c47a55554f37e8b3bfe968.jpg)
![PXL_20210622_004020260.jpg PXL_20210622_004020260.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31100-61fc2a2b2fd5f12601470f27c413dafe.jpg)
![PXL_20210622_211535345.jpg PXL_20210622_211535345.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31101-638dfd1814b25bae25fb4de9d2e1b6fe.jpg)
20 minutes with my paint scraper and grill brush and I'm FINALLY seeing some metal.
![PXL_20210622_004016306.jpg PXL_20210622_004016306.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/31/31103-f62f5996d1ad44d0ee2f7b1d47c9c327.jpg)