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From Drab to Fab - Putting together a "How-To" Restoration Guide


 
I took the endcaps off tonight. I'm glad I did. It went smoothly. It was much easier to get the final crude off the porcelain. I decided to renovate the emblem. I'll probably sand tomorrow. I'm also going to check my work neighbor who works on race car engines who has a sandblasting booth to see about doing the endcaps. I'll tell you how it goes later. Thanks for the help everyone. Here are a few photos. It's my first grill to take apart...hope it goes back together ok!inbound7809692409006041411.jpginbound2429593274209571847.jpginbound4203428126972309301.jpginbound8117339160497311435.jpginbound4280585670479457107.jpginbound1184161190552083392.jpginbound8254269519779854541.jpginbound7535033779967551769.jpginbound1249241113349622558.jpginbound4120800763873080323.jpginbound7291003510437067487.jpginbound5088622423872904830.jpginbound658156043742682765.jpg
 
Bruce said:
It isn't the regular steel wool Larry. It is the stuff made for kitchen use. Very coarse and stainless steel. It does a good job in a cook box with grill cleaner. I had done rehabs with that method when looking for an alternative to grinding the cook box and before I got to having them sand blasted.


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OK I've seen those. Never used them. But, I know what they are
 
I have those scouring pads. I have used them to clean SS grill grates. But they do leave a remanence of metal in my sink drain stopper.
 
Val Deale said:
I took the endcaps off tonight. I'm glad I did. It went smoothly. It was much easier to get the final crude off the porcelain. I decided to renovate the emblem. I'll probably sand tomorrow. I'm also going to check my work neighbor who works on race car engines who has a sandblasting booth to see about doing the endcaps. I'll tell you how it goes later. Thanks for the help everyone. Here are a few photos. It's my first grill to take apart...hope it goes back together ok!View attachment 115191View attachment 115192View attachment 115193View attachment 115194View attachment 115195View attachment 115196View attachment 115197View attachment 115198View attachment 115199View attachment 115200View attachment 115201View attachment 115202View attachment 115203
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Nice work Val, that's how it's done.
 
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