Owen Kelly
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Hi folks.
I have been lurking on the board off and on for a while, but figured I would join to ask y'all something.
I found an old Weber grill in someones' trash a little over a year ago. It's been collecting dust in the backyard for a while, but I would like to restore it. Only problem is the paint on the grill is an odd color (sort of a rust tone, not the usual red,) the bottom vents will require drilling out (and possibly replacing... all three are stuck open) and the porcelain is badly chipped in a lot of places. Do you all think this would be worth restoring?
What would be necessary to fix the porcelain chips, and is there any heat resistant paint that will stick to porcelain so I could make it all one color? I saw how one guy restored some red kettles but red paint would obviously not blend in too well with the paint they used on this one.
I found some information at one point that the patent for the Bar-B-Q Kettle wasn't granted until 1970, so grills that say "patent pending" on them were made before that year.
Photos included for diagnostic purposes.
Thanks for any advice.
Owen
I have been lurking on the board off and on for a while, but figured I would join to ask y'all something.
I found an old Weber grill in someones' trash a little over a year ago. It's been collecting dust in the backyard for a while, but I would like to restore it. Only problem is the paint on the grill is an odd color (sort of a rust tone, not the usual red,) the bottom vents will require drilling out (and possibly replacing... all three are stuck open) and the porcelain is badly chipped in a lot of places. Do you all think this would be worth restoring?
What would be necessary to fix the porcelain chips, and is there any heat resistant paint that will stick to porcelain so I could make it all one color? I saw how one guy restored some red kettles but red paint would obviously not blend in too well with the paint they used on this one.
I found some information at one point that the patent for the Bar-B-Q Kettle wasn't granted until 1970, so grills that say "patent pending" on them were made before that year.
Photos included for diagnostic purposes.
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Thanks for any advice.
Owen
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