My First Gas grill!

[KarlK]

Hi!

I was just gifted my friends old 310 Spirit.

Not my first Weber, but my first gas grill, I am excited.

I found this forum and now I am all in for giving it some love and restoring it because it has some rust.

(Have many years of experience restoring cars and electronic equipment)

However It seems like this one is not that far gone yet.

I’ve so far hit it with an oven degreaser and it came out really nice. I also changed the gas hose and regulator.

Tried rescuing the grates and flavorizer bars but they are crispy from rust, so I’ve ordered new, this time stainless steel.

I’ve checked some threads here and got some nice tips, I’ll post back here when I’ve unleashed my tools on this little grill

(I don’t think I will go bananas, I’ll try keeping it within budget, which I probably will not )

If you have some nice suggestions feel free to share!

Here’s some pics

 

[Bruce]

That grill will serve you well for a long time. The rust in the cabinet is the major problem area and if you get on that, the rest will be mostly trouble free for a long time. Getting Stainless grates and flavorizer bars is a good move as well.

 

[KarlK]

That grill will serve you well for a long time. The rust in the cabinet is the major problem area and if you get on that, the rest will be mostly trouble free for a long time. Getting Stainless grates and flavorizer bars is a good move as well.

Thank you Bruce, sounds great.

luckily both sides and the rear of the cabinet are rust free! Even the bottom, it’s just there in the lower front area, I will try removing it and paint it.

 

[Bruce]

Where I live, it would likely have rust all over the bottom panel. If you have automotive body work experience, it should be no big deal for you to fix it up and prevent it from rusting out in the near future.
You will find plenty of people ready to provide advice and answer questions on this forum as well. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[THyde]

Little POR-15, high heat black paint and and stainless steel and you can fix almost everything and you’ll have a better grill in two years than if you bought a new one now. Have fun and welcome!

 

[KarlK]

Just received the SS grates… they sent me the wrong ones… too small!

Also received and installed a new original thermometer!

Bonus: New screw kit for the incoming refurb!