I will just leave this here


 
Cody Bratton said:
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Hey, if that fire box is good or at least if Jon can still provide the SS patches that thing looks great. I will give that model this much. For just plain "grilling" or roasting, it's an incredible cooker. 2nd to none. But, don't ask it to make a rotisserie. It'll "work" but results are MEH. Other than the front of the fire box there are very few "gotchas" on that grill. The igniters are the same as used on the older Genesis BTW, Flavorizer bars are easy to get or fabricate (and cheap) unlike the 2nd gen Summits, WAY better built than any 2nd or 3rd gen Summit (borrowing a lot from the Vieluxe). Rust on the cabinet and such is pretty non-existent. Honestly as a "keeper" you can make it into a showpiece that can turn out food as good as it gets (except for rotisserie)
I'm getting a little nostalgic now :D
 
Cody Bratton said:
I wonder if adding a smoke box would make up the difference of the width of the two narrower grates on a deep box. $45 for 9mm grates would be a smoking hot deal.

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Cody, I think they would be a bit too wide to fit in a Genesis Silver B or 1000 and still accept Steam N Chips smoker box. However, a guy could cut off one or two bars from one of them. Maybe for my Genesis 5???
 
Update on the Skyline I bought last week. I wiped the lid top and front down with Windex then hand buffed it with a towel. It has none of the haze effect but there are some small dots of seemingly missing material. The main problem is that after being stored in multiple garages, it must have had some rough stuff set on top, leaving a bunch of surface scratches. Both of these are hard to see without the right angle.

Outside in the sun, almost impossible to see

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The lighter areas are cloud reflections. Lid is totally black
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Indoors
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With just the right angle under bright light. The dots got smaller after buffing but the scratches remain
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My question is whether the small scratches can be buffed out?
 
Ed_T said:
Update on the Skyline I bought last week. I wiped the lid top and front down with Windex then hand buffed it with a towel. It has none of the haze effect but there are some small dots of seemingly missing material. The main problem is that after being stored in multiple garages, it must have had some rough stuff set on top, leaving a bunch of surface scratches. Both of these are hard to see without the right angle.

Outside in the sun, almost impossible to see

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The lighter areas are cloud reflections. Lid is totally black
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Indoors
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With just the right angle under bright light. The dots got smaller after buffing but the scratches remain
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My question is whether the small scratches can be buffed out?
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I haven't had any luck with anything that I've tried. Other than temporary cover-ups that I'm not interested in
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I haven't had any luck with anything that I've tried. Other than temporary cover-ups that I'm not interested in
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I'm going to contact an artist I dealt with some years ago who sandblasted a logo on tempered glass for me. She is very creative and might have a suggestion on possible glass polishing we haven't seen.

I jumped on this grill because it was a Skyline, but it's condition and the backstory make it highly likely that I keep it. My patio spots for grills are in full shade and these things don't show at all without very specific lighting. I assumed it would need new internals and I have them stocked up but everything is in great shape and works, down to the igniter.

I was a solid Silver/Gold/Platinum A/B/C guy until I stumbled onto a free redhead, then a beautiful maroon you referred to me, and now this. If you guys keep expanding my horizons I'm going to start hunting for a Junior, gas kettle and a Vieluxe.

Lucky I have a temporary place to store a few, otherwise my wife would appreciate help digging my grave in the back yard.
 
@Ed_T since you're not so much dealing with fade which is impossible to get out being deep under the surface. I think the scratches could be removed but it would take time and patience for sure. There are products out there for removing scratches from glass and it's a several step process wet sanding and polishing.
 
The descriptions almost make it worth it - "She’s hot, clean, and ready to make your neighbours jealous"
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Ed_T said:
I'm going to contact an artist I dealt with some years ago who sandblasted a logo on tempered glass for me. She is very creative and might have a suggestion on possible glass polishing we haven't seen.
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I was actually thinking about this earlier. There’s something car detailers do to eliminate/minimize scratches and polish glass. I wonder if reaching out to an auto detail or tint shop would be worthwhile?
 
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It would be great if someone with a lot of glass polishing experience could knock off a lid in a few minutes at a reasonable price. I suspect the amount of labor needed to use the cerium oxide compound or the multi step method would make it costly.

I don't yet have a polisher and have read that particular compound works best with a dual action model. Ballpark cost, around $150 combined. Assuming a cheap regular polisher could work for a single job, around $50 combined. It might be worth it to practice on a rough lid then DIY.
 
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