TomRc
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Yep. That’s the ugly duckling, right there.
Genesis Platinum C
- Thread starter Roy-Parallax
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DanHoo
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
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DanHoo
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Yeah, I've got those one one of my silver B's and they are Fugly.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
Yes, those were the ones. Good job Dan!
DanHoo
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I put them on one of my grills and they were a little shorter and the grill wasn't level. I added a couple of washers to even it out.
I'm not sure I can blame the casters. I think it was a mongrel frankengrill that I adopted that was a bit out of kilter to start with.
I'm not sure I can blame the casters. I think it was a mongrel frankengrill that I adopted that was a bit out of kilter to start with.
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
You know, I already bought a set of those. When I was planning on fixing up the LX-1000, now part of my buddy's hybrid (Summit-1000). So I'll throw 'em on my Platinum.
Does anyone have a photo of a Platinum with the BroilKing wheels?
TomRc
TVWBB Pro
It’s a Summit, but the look against the stainless backdrop is about the same. @Bill Pudim has before and after pictures if you swipe through them.
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
Thanks. Does look better. Could also grab some whitewalls off one of my other grills.
It’s a Summit, but the look against the stainless backdrop is about the same.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
Yeah, could have been the grill. At least you were smart enough to come up with a fix and they were still cheaper than the Weber version.
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
I have bleached the knobs. Pretty sure before the last photos. Still thinking I'll dye them black. The end caps too if I can find a large enough pot.
Samuel
TVWBB Emerald Member
Thanks for the mod tip Bill. I ordered a pair for my Platinum
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
Getting closer and closer. Still needs some cleaning of the side tables. Might need advice on how to get them clean. Perhaps if I had a big enough container to immerse them in bleach for an hour or so.
Today, I changed out all four wheels. The small ones are new and they lock, which is a nice feature. Had no problem pulling off the large wheels. Started with application of a bit of heat from a heat gun but ultimately found that it wasn't necessary. Pulled off a bunch of wheels today. From the Platinum, from the 1000 frame I'm breaking down (bit by bit with the help of PBBlast), from one of the grills we picked up the other day. Wanted old style wheels that were in good shape as a starting point.
Here's the Platinum up on a block with the old wheels off:
Bucket just large enough for one wheel at a time:
Here they are after soaking for about 30 minutes. Still a bit discolored.
Wound up putting them back in for another half hour. The final result was great.
Today, the new drip tray and grease catcher arrived.
Here I'm holding it on its side. Look at how nicely the whole thing holds together. You experienced fellas have no doubt seen this before. For me, it was a nice surprise.
Here's the new tray pushed in part way.
And here's the grill with the new tray, new small locking wheels and the bleached old-fashioned large wheels.
I have a cover for the tank, thanks as always to a suggestion made here. Just a bit of cleaning left to do and then the tank cover.
Samuel is sending me a set of complimentary burn tubes so I'll probably install them too.
Getting really close. Suggestions on how to clean a bit of rust off the stainless frame and on getting the side trays looking like new would be appreciated. Thanks.
Today, I changed out all four wheels. The small ones are new and they lock, which is a nice feature. Had no problem pulling off the large wheels. Started with application of a bit of heat from a heat gun but ultimately found that it wasn't necessary. Pulled off a bunch of wheels today. From the Platinum, from the 1000 frame I'm breaking down (bit by bit with the help of PBBlast), from one of the grills we picked up the other day. Wanted old style wheels that were in good shape as a starting point.
Here's the Platinum up on a block with the old wheels off:
Bucket just large enough for one wheel at a time:
Here they are after soaking for about 30 minutes. Still a bit discolored.
Wound up putting them back in for another half hour. The final result was great.
Today, the new drip tray and grease catcher arrived.
Here I'm holding it on its side. Look at how nicely the whole thing holds together. You experienced fellas have no doubt seen this before. For me, it was a nice surprise.
Here's the new tray pushed in part way.
And here's the grill with the new tray, new small locking wheels and the bleached old-fashioned large wheels.
I have a cover for the tank, thanks as always to a suggestion made here. Just a bit of cleaning left to do and then the tank cover.
Samuel is sending me a set of complimentary burn tubes so I'll probably install them too.
Getting really close. Suggestions on how to clean a bit of rust off the stainless frame and on getting the side trays looking like new would be appreciated. Thanks.
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
Thanks Dan. It's getting there.
Roy-Parallax
TVWBB Pro
Thanks Dan. The center section is fine. It's already cleaned up. So I'll try going around the edges with the Brite pad and bleach.