I will just leave this here


 
OK, here is an example of the "Weber Fade". But, I have never seen this kind of pattern. It looks like maybe the wife had been using the grill for a plant stand outside for the last 4 or 5 years.

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Weber gas grill. Table wood needs some new boards cut but otherwise worked well when it was last used. Switched to a charcoal and it must go. $20 obo.
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Looks like the fade is more a moisture effect than a sun effect? Or, can it be either or both?
It does not look like this fade was done by sunlight...
 
Yah, it is probably a combo of sun and other things. Not sure it was planters that caused that pattern either. But, I think sun is almost always involved but not necessarily the only factor.
 
HankBates said:
Looks like the fade is more a moisture effect than a sun effect? Or, can it be either or both?
It does not look like this fade was done by sunlight...
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No definitely sun. The black absorbs a lot of the UV in sunlight. That is what causes the fade in the dye they use in the porcelain
 
I am not convinced that those circles - that look for sure like where plants in pots were set down - is actually fade. I would bet those stains will buff off. It’s an old black hood, though, so it probably does have some overall fade.

I said elsewhere, but I have settled on sun exposure as the fade culprit after seeing an old Jr. hood that had been apparently stored outside with blue tape still on where someone had done a quicky paint job on the end caps. The hood has some definite fade - EXCEPT under where the blue tape had been left on for who knows how long! Maybe one justification for using a grill cover where the grill will be outside in full sun.
 
Yah, I agree that the sun is the main culprit, but I think other entities contribute in combination to the sun. I notice a lot of time there is fading even on other colored lids around the badge and just outside of the end caps along the top. I have also found where there were definite designs imprinted on the lids by the fading from something having been left on top of the lids for a time or maybe during a cook.
 
Is the fade something that happens to newer porcelain enamel?

I’m asking because my grill has been outside exclusively and the afternoon sun in my North facing backyard is brutal, and I didn’t notice any color difference when I recently removed the Weber badge for cleaning.

I haven’t used any cover on that grill for at least the last 20 years.

Red Genesis, 1993 manufacture.
 
The $190 Gen II E-410 is now complete. It was absolutely filthy inside and the heat deflectors and flavorizer bars were totally FUBAR. Honestly I don't think the previous owner ever cleaned them in the 3 years he owned it. There were pits all over the bars and deflectors and some were nearly rusted through. So I ordered all new stainless from Amazon ($60 out the door). I got the firebox and the CI grates cleaned up really well and the burners are perfect. So, for $250 total I have an essentially new Weber E-410. Now I just have to figure out what to do with it.

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Good job. But, do you really need suggestions on what to do with it?
I would buy a couple 1.5" ribeyes and have at it. Otherwise, if you want to give it the lived in look a little faster, throw about ten burgers on there.
 
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