Here is my 2025 grill that i will be restoring, Genesis 1
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Josh Dekubber
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Otherwise you could also do chocolate wood slats in wood grain look
Yes, it's great to hear/read opinions and discussions about different ways of doing things.
Josh Dekubber
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Did you blast the Cookbox and end caps?
Yes, they have been blasted for a couple weeks now.
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Josh Dekubber
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Looks great! I didn't scroll back far enough.
Cody Bratton
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I’m with the guys saying to make it usable, even if it’s never by you! Functional can still be just as beautiful!
Especially if you’re powder coating everything else! It’s going to be just as beautiful, in my opinion!
Especially if you’re powder coating everything else! It’s going to be just as beautiful, in my opinion!
Steve Hoch
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The first grill I restored I had the cook box and end caps sandblasted and high heat powder coated. It looked fantastic but was expensive, $250 if memory serves. I never ended up using the grill after that and sold it later on. 
Steve Hoch
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I think taking your time is one of the keys to a nice paint job. I've learned that if I let the paint fully dry for a day or two in-between coats that it really makes a big difference in the finished product. So if it takes a week of letting it dry and recoating until it looks good it's worth the wait. I've been guilty in the past of trying to rush a paint job and having it not look good or worse, the paint starts flaking off after doing a burn off test of the grill.Thank you Cody, I'm not going to powdercoate the cookbox and lid sides after all, I will do my best at rattle caning it, I will take my time and probably apply multiple coats of paint.
I think I got this now
Steve Hoch
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Yep, it was super shiny. On the opposite end of the scale I have the last one I did where I painted the cook box and end caps myself with the regular hi heat paint and I loved the way that one turned out also even though it's a much duller finish. The thing that I was most proud of on this one was how little money I spent on it although it was a very labor intensive restoration.That sure is shinny
Steve Hoch
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Thanks, they are never perfect but I always try for it. One of these times I may get there.Wow, so beautiful Steve
Steve Hoch
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Yes, I was still in the process of reassembly and hadn't gotten that far yet. I wet sanded them and repainted the existing ones. They came out pretty good but I'm going to replace them with 3D printed ones when I get around to it.
Steve Hoch
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If they are still in good enough shape then it's an easy fix, but they often look like this one.
which I replaced with this 3D printed one that I made.
Josh Dekubber
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Nice white walls make a big difference in the finish product