Cody Bratton
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I haven’t. Would need m6 i think to have a better fit.
Genesis Gold Part 2
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Cody Bratton
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Steve Hoch
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These wheels were pretty sad looking so I decided to give painting them a try. They look better than I thought they would although the inner portion of the wheel where the "spokes" are needs another coat of paint for some reason. The outer portion of both wheels looks pretty good as is.
Steve Hoch
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The frame has been completely disassembled and sanded, I just need to clean it and paint it. The bottom rack is ready to go too. It will be a little nicer here in a couple of days so I can get that done. I still have the cook box to prep and paint. 
Steve Hoch
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Yes, I pop them out with a scratch awl.
Josh Dekubber
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Repainting the wheels black and putting on new white walls makes a huge difference!
Steve Hoch
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Can't put those faded out wheels back on a grill. This was my first attempt at painting them but I think they will look pretty good with another coat of paint and some new white walls. I had to order some more axle caps though.Repainting the wheels black and putting on new white walls makes a huge difference!
Josh Dekubber
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Perfect!
And it's nice that you have plenty of new white walls
Steve Hoch
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I don't have plenty of them anymore. I need to make some more and that's an adventure that I'm not looking forward to. It's very challenging to get consistent results with this 3D printed stuff. I'll give you an example. I've been trying to make more of these flip down table brackets for Genesis 1000-5000 grills. This one came out perfect, the last five of them I tried to print failed miserably. The worst part is it takes a long time to print these things so you don't even know there's a problem until maybe an hour or more into it.
Josh Dekubber
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I'm thankful you are putting in the time and effort to remake some of these parts! Sounds like it's not an easy process
Steve Hoch
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It can definitely be aggravating when it's not going well, but I'll get it all figured out with enough trial and error.
Cody Bratton
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I never knew the print process was inconsistent. I was under the impression the design process was the pain in the arse... But I have ZERO experience with it so I learned something new today.
That end bracket looks fantastic!
Steve Hoch
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Designing the part is just the initial pain in the butt. Figuring out to print your design and have it look good and be relatively sturdy can make you pull your hair out.
Steve Hoch
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I'm knocking all the heavy stuff of the flavorizer bars, just happy that they are still useable with all the other parts that I had to replace.
Cody Bratton
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I keep trying to find the awesome deal on flavor bars. That last set I got for $17 was pretty nice! This one is a grill you’re keeping, correct?
Steve Hoch
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I can't seem to find any for less than $35. I'm already close to $200 in parts including paint. Granted, most of the new parts are going to go on my really nice Gold C and it's parts I'll pass down to this grill. My original plan was to keep it and use it, and I still might. I might also try and sell it if I can get a decent buck for it.
Steve Hoch
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Got all of my bolts painted.