Genesis Jr Restoration


 
Made some good progress today. Almost ready for paint. Probably tomorrow. I purchased paint, stain and topcoat today. Maybe assembly tomorrow night. Then just Wood and Z-Metal to finish.
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I'm excited to get it finished but I don't want to rush it or cut corners.
 
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Are you only stripping the one side? When I paint that stuff I usually let it dry for at least a whole day before I start thinking about putting it together again.
 
Steve Hoch said:
Are you only stripping the one side? When I paint that stuff I usually let it dry for at least a whole day before I start thinking about putting it together again.
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No, I'm stripping the cookbox and lid end caps inside and out. If I paint in the morning and it's about 75°F all day I may assemble late tomorrow night or the following morning. It will be nice to get it all back together but no hurry. I still have the wood slats and Z-Metal to work on.
I should have everything I need but assembly will tell me for sure.
 
Josh, when I get my frame powdercoated, I tell the guy to use satin, should I be telling him a different black ?
I don't think the frames were gloss when built.
 
MarkCuda said:
Josh, when I get my frame powdercoated, I tell the guy to use satin, should I be telling him a different black ?
I don't think the frames were gloss when built.
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I'd say Semi Gloss but I could see an argument for Satin. This is my third old Weber restoration with a nice enough frame to just wax and not repaint. My green lid 1000LX time capsule barn find was pretty much flawless and my Redhead 2000 wasn't far from that. This Jr has some small marks here and there but definitely worth keeping it with original paint and stickers. Just my opinion/preference if possible. I'll post some pics of these frames with original paint and stickers to get a better idea of the finish/sheen. Kind of hard to tell in pictures but maybe you can judge for yourself.

Also I think it depends on the paint/powder coat. Everything seems to be a little bit different than the next product. Sometimes Satin turns out looking like gloss or maybe it's just me.
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This last picture is my green lid 1000LX right when I got it home before I washed and waxed the frame. Before any cleaning or anything.⬇️
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MarkCuda said:
Josh, would my Genesis 1 have been born with a manifold support bracket ?

If yes, it was no where to be found.View attachment 105821
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I would think so but I'm not 100% sure. My 1985 first year first generation Genesis 2 was tied up with wire. It looked factory but I'm not sure. I believe my Genesis 3 does have the support bracket. I can't remember off the top of my head what year that one is. Also my later Genesis 2 has a support bracket also.
 
Thank you, yes, my thoughts are that mine should have had one.

I can aquire one fairly easily, I will polish it up good but will not paint it.
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