Greg D from WV
TVWBB Member
Been searching for a Weber to restore, hasn't come together yet. In the meantime I returned home from work and found out my wife had agreed on FB to take in a free Char-Griller Duo 5050 that was going to be homeless. Long story short, I'm restoring this grill but found out that the original interior is unpainted. No longer, seems like the bottom was rusting out and was painted.
I'm leaning towards replacing the bottom half of the drum. Already took it apart once, it functions fine and gets to temp fast (supplied thermo pegs over 700) and there is no smoke from the paint. Assuming it's the typical Rust-Oleum high temp stuff. Thankfully the charcoal side is nearly unused, swapping over the grates and warming rack from that side for now.
Looking for thoughts from the many fine folks who have done restoration work.
(If you want to see the grill I'm taking about just Google "Chargriller duo 5050".
I'm leaning towards replacing the bottom half of the drum. Already took it apart once, it functions fine and gets to temp fast (supplied thermo pegs over 700) and there is no smoke from the paint. Assuming it's the typical Rust-Oleum high temp stuff. Thankfully the charcoal side is nearly unused, swapping over the grates and warming rack from that side for now.
Looking for thoughts from the many fine folks who have done restoration work.
(If you want to see the grill I'm taking about just Google "Chargriller duo 5050".