Helping out the average joe


 
I really don't mind helping other folks out. A few months ago someone contacted me about a Weber I had for sale. When I saw the email the name sounded familiar and it turned out to be a co-worker who had an old 1000. One of his lid sides broke and he was looking to replace the grill with another old style Genesis because he could not find the part. So I rummaged through my spares supply and gave him two lid sides and plastic handle for free and explained him how to fix it. I would have felt bad to sell my co-worker a whole grill which he really did not need. He was so happy about that because he really liked his old beloved Weber. And a few weeks later I sold my grill to someone else.
And I would not mind either helping other owners either with advice if they want to fix their grill. I will not start a business around that. I am just doing it to "finance" the purchases I do. And I have not seen any other refurbished grills either. I think I was the only one out there last year offering refurbished grills. Not sure people really want to get into that kind of business. It is a "dirty job" which requires manual labor. lol
 
My 2 cents, I usually rehab grills for friends and family...all they have to do is buy the parts (if necessary) and I'll do the manual work because I find it relaxing. What that has led to is their friends see the grill that they have and then they inquire about it and that's when I usually get a call or text asking if they can have a grill like the one they saw. I say yes and usually charge them around $200-$250 (depending on the model) and they're usually happy to pay that kind of price because of what they've seen. If any of them ask me questions on how to's then I wouldn't hesitate to help them out because I see it as a networking thing and could lead to another potential sale down the road.
 
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Thanks to the efforts of several members of this board and some of the how to videos, my grill would have been in a lot worse shape for it's age and my son would not even have a Weber grill. In the last year, I've learned a lot from you guys that will keep our 2 grills in tip-top shape. I've seen almost zero flippers or rehabs here in Las Vegas, but plenty of new grills that must have been picked up at end of the season sales last fall. I've seen them at Lowes and HD, but they are junk compared to what I have. I watch the sites, just to see if I can pick up another 2007-2010 Genesis just for parts. Would love to have a blue hood and doors, but that doesn't impact the cooks. I'll stick with my E-W grill that I can now totally disassemble and reassemble at ease. Next disassembly of mine will deal with a little bending of the firebox just to make the grates fit better. Another project for my Jawhorse. Someday, my 12 yr old firebox and lid sides will need some new paint, but that is down the road. No flipping on my agenda. Hats off to those on the board who do. I my grill got killed for some reason, I'd definitely go older especially with the video Bruce just provided to all of us for the bubble.
 
Dan, be carefull with "bending the firebox". I never had a problem before, but I broke one this spring trying to bend the front edge back in a bit. Then I broke another one in a different way when I put it in the jawhorse but didn't have it in straight.
 
Bruce:

Thanks for the tip. I've got some warp in the front and rear. I think from the summer night I forgot to turn it off from full throttle. It ran that way for about 18 hours. I'm planning to put it in the Jawhorse with 2x4's, mild pressure and add a little heat in the rear. Last year, I got the front to move some with a rubber mallet, but that was before I got my jawhorse. After some input from other members, I abandoned the bigger hammer technique.
 
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