How to best fix floor on a >2007 Genesis


 
It is unlikely you will find any of these grills for sale without any rust. the key is to get one that doesn't have major rust and is certainly not rusted through.
 
Stefan that was really excellent work it came out great. Wondering how much the new panel from Weber was if you don't mind sharing.

In regards to what the other guy used for the bottom click my home depot link, earlier in the thread I agree with Larry tin roofing material and that link picture looks like exactly what he used.
 
Stefan,

Great job on making that grill look practically new! Hold the fort on it and get a fair price:cool:. Don't forget to point out the benefits of the E-W burners for the included rotisserie. Most of the 300s you will be competing with have the front to back burners.
 
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If you're speaking of the material of the cabinet floor at the beginning of this thread I honestly don't understand how ANYONE could mistake that for wood. It's shiny and corrugated. It is corrugated galvanized sheet metal (steel actually). Especially someone who lives out in the country as they make so many pole barns outta the stuff. Also referred to primarily in the south as "tin roof" the term "tin" typically given to steel tat is zinc coated (galvanized)
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Actually Larry, it's pretty easy to "mistake" it for wood. Especially when you focus in on this part:

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I've cut plenty of tin for roofs/sides of pole barns. Can't say that I've ever come across any that's 1/2inch thick or so, or that has laminated layers like that.



Then there's this one:

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Sure does kind of look like wood grain.


Then this one:

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Nice little wavy lines kind of looks like someone overlapped while spray painting.









But, who knows, I could be wrong.
 
Heh, nice. Stefan, I tried to take a look at your work and the ad has already been pulled. Hope that means you sold it already !! If so, congrats.
 
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Actually Larry, it's pretty easy to "mistake" it for wood. Especially when you focus in on this part:

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I've cut plenty of tin for roofs/sides of pole barns. Can't say that I've ever come across any that's 1/2inch thick or so, or that has laminated layers like that.



Then there's this one:

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Sure does kind of look like wood grain.


Then this one:

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Nice little wavy lines kind of looks like someone overlapped while spray painting.









But, who knows, I could be wrong.
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Actually I guess I could be.........Excuse me while I season my breakfast of crow fillets.....YUM WTH is that stuff?! I was absolutely sure it was tin siding/roofing. It looks like some type of coated fibrous material
 
LMichaels said:
Actually I guess I could be.........Excuse me while I season my breakfast of crow fillets.....YUM WTH is that stuff?! I was absolutely sure it was tin siding/roofing. It looks like some type of coated fibrous material
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It's all good Larry. I'm still thinking it's some kind of wall panel due to the laminated layers visible in the hole cut out. If you do a "view image" on that first pic and zoom in on the right side of the hole, the layers stand out
 
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Not sure if this is still an active thread but my neighbor gave me his old GENESIS EP-310 LP (AD0138629). Seems to be a common problem with this model/material where the bottom panel (part 82793) is completely rusted out. So much so that it isn't even able to attach to the left panel. The left panel is rusted out as well and as a result if I were to invest in a new bottom panel ($93.59) I would also have to flip for a new left panel as well ($241.43). At this point it doesn't make much sense financially. I have two questions.

1. Do I need to have a bottom panel? Any safety concerns? Or can I just remove it since the LP can sit on the hinge?
2. Obviously if I remove the bottom panel I no longer have a place for the tank blocker (part 67812) and as a result would need to figure out a way to suspend or create a place for my grease tray. Any ideas?
 
There are a couple threads on here where people simply used a piece of plywood for the bottom. One even replaced the bottom and three sides with wood slats.
 
I should have read this before picking up the grill with the rusted out floor. Can anyone tell me how to get the doors off this grill? My doors do not have the slot near the top that you are supposed to put a screw driver into.
 

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I am kind of surprised your doors haven't rust off after looking at the grill. Usually, those bottom swivel mounts for the doors rust out too when you have a grill with that kind of rust.
 
The swivel mounts are surprisingly in ok shape. I figured out how to get the door off. I had to bend a coat hanger and press the top pin under the shelf. I just got the floor off and trying to figure out what to do now. I am thinking maybe some angle iron, wood with sheet aluminum on top. This is a seller not a keeper. Weber made some crap grills between the oldies and new ones. I will stick to those from now on. I thought I got a deal at $25. It looked so shiny.
 

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Joe, I agree. I don't do very many E3xx grills due to the rust. I have done a few and a couple wound up being a lot more work than I care to spend on a grill. The Genesis 1000 and Silver B's are just so much simpler and easier to rehab. Of course, you might find a pristine E3xx grill, but they are hard to find and usually have a price tag to match which normally makes them bad rehab/flip candidates.
 
Here it is with the bottom cabinet just about done. I ground down the rust. Cut off the bad parts. Used Rustoleum Rust reformer and the Crylon primer paint in the picture. I cut off the lip of what was left of the bottom shelf and screwed it into the front of the new plywood shelf to have a place for the door magnets to grab. At least I think this one will not cost me too much. I had the plywood luckily, so the cost will be $25 grill, $10 in paint, and $26 burner set Amazon. So hopefully only $60 and I will post a picture when done and let you know how much it sold for. At least it didn't wind up in the dump.
 

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Joe,
That looks good! I agree you salvage a wreck and gave it a new lease on life without spending a fortune. I like that you painted it all to match. I bet there will be some reasonable offers. These grills have their good points and bad points, but I found the one I had to be a very good cooker.
 
Here is the finished grill. The grease tray is a little slanted due to the higher floor. I also took out the propane scale as it would not work with out the hole in the floor. Otherwise should last as long as the original and cant really rust. Just sold it to a new happy Weber owner.
 

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