Hi! New to the forum, first post as you can see. My partner and I purchased a used 18" WSM via FB Marketplace earlier this week. We we're dismayed to have found the grates are rusted, and initially we also thought the bottom trough was rusted as well, but after reading a bit on here it seems perhaps it's just smoke gunk. Anyway, I've attached a few pictures below, I'm curious what y'all think is the best course of action as far as fixin' her up is concerned. It seems perhaps we should just get some new grates, wipe the bottom trough up with some paper towels and call it a day? I hope that's the case anyhow. Thank you!!
Purchased my first used 18" WSM
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timothy
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
OBTW, Welcome to the board!
Timothy F. Lewis
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I concur with my namesake! Scrubby, dry, fire it up!
Chris in Louisiana
TVWBB All-Star
The two cooking grates don't look bad at all. At little wire brush work and oiling should take care of them.
The bottom grate that the charcoal sits on is the rustiest, but who cares? Knock the big stuff off with a wire brush and fire it up. Did it come with the charcoal ring that sits on the bottom grate? I don't see it in your pics.
The bottom grate that the charcoal sits on is the rustiest, but who cares? Knock the big stuff off with a wire brush and fire it up. Did it come with the charcoal ring that sits on the bottom grate? I don't see it in your pics.
AndyK
TVWBB Wizard
That will clean right up.
I have a new extra charcoal ring I’d give ya but shipping it wouldn’t be feasible.
You could make a better than factory pretty easy.
I’m running an ArborFab charcoal basket.
They are not cheap but are much better than stock.
You could look at their design for inspiration and wire tie some mesh together.
If you do have the stock charcoal basket consider wire tying a grate or cris cross two to the bottom.
This will let you reuse your coals much easier.
The cris crossing grates will make your charcoal last longer too.
I have a new extra charcoal ring I’d give ya but shipping it wouldn’t be feasible.
You could make a better than factory pretty easy.
I’m running an ArborFab charcoal basket.
They are not cheap but are much better than stock.
You could look at their design for inspiration and wire tie some mesh together.
If you do have the stock charcoal basket consider wire tying a grate or cris cross two to the bottom.
This will let you reuse your coals much easier.
The cris crossing grates will make your charcoal last longer too.