Somebody beamed my smoker with a golf ball and put a ding in the lid. The porcelain coating is not cracked. Should I try to hammer it out or just leave it alone. Leaning towards doing nothing. I could, however take a wooden dowl and a hammer and try to get it out. Thoughts?
Golf ball ding in lid!
- Thread starter K Straker
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George Curtis
TVWBB Olympian
maybe use high temp paint and paint a golf ball on it. no, don't try anything as it will crack as mentioned.
Larry Wolfe
Closed Account
Leave it! I have a big ding and chip in one of my WSMs and it has a little rust on it........cooks like it did without, just not a pretty!
Yes leave it... but it could turn into a problem for you, so keep an eye on it. There's a chance when you do some cooks on the WSM, the heat and expanding metal might cause the porcelain to lift off that spot. Time will tell but try not to bump or touch that spot since it has been damaged.
K,
You may want to try this, heat it up good and hot for a cook, then take a decent size chunk of dry ice and rub it around the dinger may also hold it on there but I've found a little circular motion helped sometimes. I've had this trick work on motorcycle tanks with dings where afterwards you couldn't tell it had been dented. I've have also seen it fix some of the hail damage on a jap car. We used a heat gun for the heat. Thicker metal like on older vehicles doesn't work as well but this old bodyshop trick may work on your grill. Dry ice is cheap and maybe worth a try. As already mentioned I'm not sure I'd pound it with a hammer at risk of cracking the finish.
Bradley
You may want to try this, heat it up good and hot for a cook, then take a decent size chunk of dry ice and rub it around the dinger may also hold it on there but I've found a little circular motion helped sometimes. I've had this trick work on motorcycle tanks with dings where afterwards you couldn't tell it had been dented. I've have also seen it fix some of the hail damage on a jap car. We used a heat gun for the heat. Thicker metal like on older vehicles doesn't work as well but this old bodyshop trick may work on your grill. Dry ice is cheap and maybe worth a try. As already mentioned I'm not sure I'd pound it with a hammer at risk of cracking the finish.
Bradley
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There has to be a good story here. How did someone happen to hit a golf ball that ended up at your WSM? Are you on a golf course or was it a neighbor just practicing? Just curious.
Ray
There has to be a good story here. How did someone happen to hit a golf ball that ended up at your WSM? Are you on a golf course or was it a neighbor just practicing? Just curious.
Ray
Chris Derum
TVWBB Member
K-
It wasn't my ball, I think my ball hit the mailbox
Fore Right!!
It wasn't my ball, I think my ball hit the mailbox
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bradley F:
K,
You may want to try this, heat it up good and hot for a cook, then take a decent size chunk of dry ice and rub it around the dinger may also hold it on there but I've found a little circular motion helped sometimes. I've had this trick work on motorcycle tanks with dings where afterwards you couldn't tell it had been dented. I've have also seen it fix some of the hail damage on a jap car. We used a heat gun for the heat. Thicker metal like on older vehicles doesn't work as well but this old bodyshop trick may work on your grill. Dry ice is cheap and maybe worth a try. As already mentioned I'm not sure I'd pound it with a hammer at risk of cracking the finish.
Bradley </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
K,
You may want to try this, heat it up good and hot for a cook, then take a decent size chunk of dry ice and rub it around the dinger may also hold it on there but I've found a little circular motion helped sometimes. I've had this trick work on motorcycle tanks with dings where afterwards you couldn't tell it had been dented. I've have also seen it fix some of the hail damage on a jap car. We used a heat gun for the heat. Thicker metal like on older vehicles doesn't work as well but this old bodyshop trick may work on your grill. Dry ice is cheap and maybe worth a try. As already mentioned I'm not sure I'd pound it with a hammer at risk of cracking the finish.
Bradley </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
Larry Wolfe
Closed Account
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bryan S:
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bwyan, I wilsh yowl wuld hav tuld me dat befwor I pwut my twongue on da ice.
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
Bwyan, I wilsh yowl wuld hav tuld me dat befwor I pwut my twongue on da ice.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Larry Wolfe:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bryan S:
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bwyan, I wilsh yowl wuld hav tuld me dat befwor I pwut my twongue on da ice.
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Larry, you kill me. That's funny stuff.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bryan S:
I'm sure most of you already know this but some may not. If anyone does try this remember to WEAR THICK GLOVES WHEN HANDLING DRY ICE. You do not want to handle dry ice with your bare hands.
Bwyan, I wilsh yowl wuld hav tuld me dat befwor I pwut my twongue on da ice.
Larry, you kill me. That's funny stuff.