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Josh Dekubber said:
I cleaned up the original parts in the cook box. Flavorizer bars, grates and both warming racks. I already have the best SS I could source to replace these flavorizer bars and grates but I felt like they deserved to be cleaned up and preserved. I will photograph them in the Green Bbq when I finish getting it all detailed and cleaned up. For now here's a pic of the original parts inside my Red 2000. And yeah I might be losing my mind thinking barbecues have feelings and their parts deserve to be preserved.

Maybe I'm just procrastinating cleaning out the cook box on the green one. I seem to be leaving it for last.

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You may as well use the porcelain ones. They are like brand new. Will probably last you 15 - 20 years
 
Steve Hoch said:
Used regularly, those porcelain flavorizer bars only last 6 or 7 years tops. The quality stainless ones obviously last much longer, those are the 15 to 20 year version.
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I mostly just clean them up because I want to see and document this barbecue detailed clean all original. I'm very happy to have all of the high quality SS. My original goal here was too build a couple barbecues that would Outlast me with little maintenance.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I cleaned up the original parts in the cook box. Flavorizer bars, grates and both warming racks. I already have the best SS I could source to replace these flavorizer bars and grates but I felt like they deserved to be cleaned up and preserved. I will photograph them in the Green Bbq when I finish getting it all detailed and cleaned up. For now here's a pic of the original parts inside my Red 2000. And yeah I might be losing my mind thinking barbecues have feelings and their parts deserve to be preserved.

Maybe I'm just procrastinating cleaning out the cook box on the green one. I seem to be leaving it for last.

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wow! this is crazy good! I thought i had a problem lol! As a matter of interest, how many grills have you currently got? are you a keeper or flipper? will you use any of these refurbed grills? My intention always was to refurb and sell but i am unable to do a less that showroom standard refurb and then just keep all of them!! Maybe there is a support group lol
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I mostly just clean them up because I want to see and document this barbecue detailed clean all original. I'm very happy to have all of the high quality SS. My original goal here was too build a couple barbecues that would Outlast me with little maintenance.
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I would definitely use those flavorizer bars on a grill, whether it's a grill you keep or flip. They are almost new after all. I'm merely pointing out that the porcelain flavorizers don't hold up nearly as long. I clearly remember that those were the first thing I replaced on my own grill that I had since new. The next thing I ditched were the cast iron grates that came with the grill.
 
Paul Warner said:
wow! this is crazy good! I thought i had a problem lol! As a matter of interest, how many grills have you currently got? are you a keeper or flipper? will you use any of these refurbed grills? My intention always was to refurb and sell but i am unable to do a less that showroom standard refurb and then just keep all of them!! Maybe there is a support group lol
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Well it's a really long story how I got into all this. Maybe I should shorten it up quite a bit. I had done a little bit of barbecue rehabbing and donating quite a while back but at the beginning of this year my work injuries had got the best of me. I don't give up easy but I got to the point where my arm wasn't working and my back was spasming to the point where I couldn't continue. I've worked out and stayed in shape my entire life but the wearing out process is unavoidable. So in the beginning of this year I started chiropractor massage therapy physical therapy and for the first time in my life felt like I couldn't help myself. If I couldn't help myself maybe I could help others. Its still work but different muscles than my body's used to using so I started picking up these barbecues free and cheap newer ones mostly and fixing them up and donating them to families in need. I put an ad in local classifies looking for Weber's to rehab for me to donate. A lady with a redhead messaged me and asked if I would take it. I said I don't know anything about those but I'll look into it and get back to you. Between the information I found online and talking to some people who are familiar with them I decided to grab it. Looking over this 30 year old barbecue after rehabbing well over a dozen in the five-ish year range thinking wow this thing was actually built to last. Like a lot of older stuff that I've come to appreciate. I found some information and people on a Reddit forum for Webers and after being there for a week @Mark-Anaheim told me about this place and invited me here. I just kept finding more and picking up more. I really appreciate these older ones and really like working on them. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them all. I'll definitely keep some for myself but I currently have a dozen barbecues. I feel like you'd really have to find the right person to appreciate one of these as far as donating or selling. I still have some newer ones too clean up and donate but honestly I just want to work on these old ones now. I also have the same problem as you in that I don't want to half *** rehab these. If I'm going to do it I want to do it right. If you want to lead a support group I'll be at your meetings LOL. Not sure that this was actually the short version 😂
 
Steve Hoch said:
I would definitely use those flavorizer bars on a grill, whether it's a grill you keep or flip. They are almost new after all. I'm merely pointing out that the porcelain flavorizers don't hold up nearly as long. I clearly remember that those were the first thing I replaced on my own grill that I had since new. The next thing I ditched were the cast iron grates that came with the grill.
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Absolutely Steve I totally understand and agree with you!
 
That Total Boat varnish is absolutely fantastic stuff! That is my “Go To” for boat applications, all of my grill /patio related wood has twelve coats of tung oil applied annually. I need to re sand and level out the “Overperformer” table come spring, I’ve got too many things working right now to re do that.
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
That Total Boat varnish is absolutely fantastic stuff! That is my “Go To” for boat applications, all of my grill /patio related wood has twelve coats of tung oil applied annually. I need to re sand and level out the “Overperformer” table come spring, I’ve got too many things working right now to re do that.
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Thank you for the feedback! I have both coming so I can test some pieces and see what I think. Between Total Boat and General Finish.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
Well it's a really long story how I got into all this. Maybe I should shorten it up quite a bit. I had done a little bit of barbecue rehabbing and donating quite a while back but at the beginning of this year my work injuries had got the best of me. I don't give up easy but I got to the point where my arm wasn't working and my back was spasming to the point where I couldn't continue. I've worked out and stayed in shape my entire life but the wearing out process is unavoidable. So in the beginning of this year I started chiropractor massage therapy physical therapy and for the first time in my life felt like I couldn't help myself. If I couldn't help myself maybe I could help others. Its still work but different muscles than my body's used to using so I started picking up these barbecues free and cheap newer ones mostly and fixing them up and donating them to families in need. I put an ad in local classifies looking for Weber's to rehab for me to donate. A lady with a redhead messaged me and asked if I would take it. I said I don't know anything about those but I'll look into it and get back to you. Between the information I found online and talking to some people who are familiar with them I decided to grab it. Looking over this 30 year old barbecue after rehabbing well over a dozen in the five-ish year range thinking wow this thing was actually built to last. Like a lot of older stuff that I've come to appreciate. I found some information and people on a Reddit forum for Webers and after being there for a week @Mark-Anaheim told me about this place and invited me here. I just kept finding more and picking up more. I really appreciate these older ones and really like working on them. I have no idea what I'm going to do with them all. I'll definitely keep some for myself but I currently have a dozen barbecues. I feel like you'd really have to find the right person to appreciate one of these as far as donating or selling. I still have some newer ones too clean up and donate but honestly I just want to work on these old ones now. I also have the same problem as you in that I don't want to half *** rehab these. If I'm going to do it I want to do it right. If you want to lead a support group I'll be at your meetings LOL. Not sure that this was actually the short version 😂
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Thanks Josh! Not sure its a support group or a confessional thats needed! I was brought up on sport and never thought cleaning old grills would become so rewarding lol! I know we are all likely spread out but some meet ups would be fun imo. You are taking refurbs to a new level, keep up the good work sir! If i can ever be of help please let me know!
 
Remember the old boatbuilder varnish mantra
“One coat a day for a week, one coat a week for a month, one coat a month for a year, one coat a year forever.”
The Total Boat is also what me brother used on his boats, it may require thinning and foam brushes suck with higher quality marine varnishes. Good products beget good results, that includes CLEAN brushes! Synthetic brushes are good for water based finishes, natural for oil based. (20 years in art material/paint sales).
 
Steve Hoch said:
Used regularly, those porcelain flavorizer bars only last 6 or 7 years tops. The quality stainless ones obviously last much longer, those are the 15 to 20 year version.
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I feel like those porcelain ones lasted longer than that on my 3000. Thats what it originally came with.

But all im saying is theres nothing wrong with them, actually they are like new, so might as well use them.
 
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Also agree with Steve, after 26 years our Gen 2000 has only had the FB's replaced and that was with RCplannebuyers SS ones. Expensive but forever and the last ones I'll have to buy. I upgraded the porcelain grates to solid cast iron when I bought the grill. I also have a set of new burners I bought years ago as insurance that the originals would last forever sitting in the wings.
I built it to grill and roti that it does very well.
I would love to have a yard queen, but we seldom have quests over anymore and the kids could care less so it doesn't make any sense to make one for Barb and I to stare at.
I can't even imagen what Josh would have to sell one of those beautiful grills to just break even, whatever it is it's worth every Penney.
 
Paul Warner said:
Thanks Josh! Not sure its a support group or a confessional thats needed! I was brought up on sport and never thought cleaning old grills would become so rewarding lol! I know we are all likely spread out but some meet ups would be fun imo. You are taking refurbs to a new level, keep up the good work sir! If i can ever be of help please let me know!
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Thank you very much Paul I appreciate you!! I don't think that I'm taking these refurbs to a new level though. I see some pretty awesome stuff going on around here!! Impressive to say the least. From sandblast to powdercoat to a laundry list of custom fab parts out of 304 SS. The list goes on and I can't wait to see more of the builds that everybody's doing.
 
Timothy F. Lewis said:
Remember the old boatbuilder varnish mantra
“One coat a day for a week, one coat a week for a month, one coat a month for a year, one coat a year forever.”
The Total Boat is also what me brother used on his boats, it may require thinning and foam brushes suck with higher quality marine varnishes. Good products beget good results, that includes CLEAN brushes! Synthetic brushes are good for water based finishes, natural for oil based. (20 years in art material/paint sales).
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I appreciate you sharing your experience and expertise. I'll definitely test it out!
 
Rich Dahl said:
Also agree with Steve, after 26 years our Gen 2000 has only had the FB's replaced and that was with RCplannebuyers SS ones. Expensive but forever and the last ones I'll have to buy. I upgraded the porcelain grates to solid cast iron when I bought the grill. I also have a set of new burners I bought years ago as insurance that the originals would last forever sitting in the wings.
I built it to grill and roti that it does very well.
I would love to have a yard queen, but we seldom have quests over anymore and the kids could care less so it doesn't make any sense to make one for Barb and I to stare at.
I can't even imagen what Josh would have to sell one of those beautiful grills to just break even, whatever it is it's worth every Penney.
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Good call on the RCplanebuyer FBs. I'll use them in every Grill from now on that I plan on keeping and maybe even others.
 
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