Should I go for it?

[LMichaels]

I've used MM cleaner with no ill effects (at least to the aluminum in my previous Q320). Not sure if those castings are different from a Genesis

 

[Bruce]

MM Grill cleaner contains sodium hydroxide....main ingredient I think. It is basically lye and it will eat away aluminum. But only after a long time. It is fine to spray on and let set for a half hour and then scrub it off.

 

[RobS-NM]

the members mark grill cleaner is the cats meow for the inside of the lid. Just be careful to not let it sit too long on the aluminum. I don’t think it’ll mess up the aluminum quite like easy off does, but it’s better to not risk it.

Some bar keepers friend and a scrub daddy for the outside of the lid and other SS panels. Just remember to scrub with the grain of the metal.

Nice, Thanks!

 

[Samuel]

Welcome to the forum and more pics please.

 

[RobS-NM]

Got the new burner and flavor bar set and put it in today along with a new ignitor. Still need to get a new set of grates but its coming along nicely.

 

[Bruce]

Yah, I would say that is coming along very nicely.

 

[Cody Bratton]

I see some bow in the cook box. May want to address that, but looking good!

 

[Bruce]

I saw that as well, but I figured it was some fish eye effect from the camera.

 

[Cody Bratton]

I saw that as well, but I figured it was some fish eye effect from the camera.

Was that you or Steve that did a write up on that?

 

[Steve Hoch]

Was that you or Steve that did a write up on that?

I had done the fix a couple of times but Bruce documented it a little better when he tried it out. It works, and it's not hard to do.

 

[Steve Hoch]

https://tvwbb.com/threads/should-i-go-for-it.101140/post-1207532. I made mention of the bowed out cook box pretty early on.

 

[Bruce]

Thread 'Cook box bow fix attempt'

Apr 15, 2025

@Steve Hoch posted his method for fixing the all too common bow in the front of the old Genesis cook boxes. I promised I would try it out on one my scrap cook boxes and I did that this afternoon. I got it clamped down so the cooking grates were actually clamped in tight. You can see from the photos that it is clearly bowed "IN" with the clamp on. I still have to clamp it slightly right and left of center as Steve recommends. I did put a piece of deck board across the back edge as I don't want that to get pulled in since it was straight to begin with. I apologize for not...

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[Steve Hoch]

Thread 'Cook box bow fix attempt'

Apr 15, 2025

@Steve Hoch posted his method for fixing the all too common bow in the front of the old Genesis cook boxes. I promised I would try it out on one my scrap cook boxes and I did that this afternoon. I got it clamped down so the cooking grates were actually clamped in tight. You can see from the photos that it is clearly bowed "IN" with the clamp on. I still have to clamp it slightly right and left of center as Steve recommends. I did put a piece of deck board across the back edge as I don't want that to get pulled in since it was straight to begin with. I apologize for not...

• Bruce
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• Forum: Weber Gas Grills & Griddles

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There it is. Having the grates smash back and forth in that cook box while cleaning them would drive me nuts but to each his own.

 

[Bruce]

I have had cook boxes where they were bad enough warped that grates did not reliably sit on the shelves without falling in.

 

[Steve Hoch]

I have had cook boxes where they were bad enough warped that grates did not reliably sit on the shelves without falling in.

The first one I fixed, a Genesis 1000 cook box, was the same way. I still have the grill so I know that once you fix it, it stays fixed.

 

[Bruce]

Good to know Steve. I had wondered if it would tend to revert back to the old shape after several heat cycles.

 

[Steve Hoch]

Good to know Steve. I had wondered if it would tend to revert back to the old shape after several heat cycles.

I had wondered that myself so I committed to using that cook box over the last three years I believe. It's still perfect so I have no qualms over straightening one out and selling to someone, which I have already done.

 

[Cody Bratton]

I have been trying to figure out what equipment I have that would work in the fashion that Steve and Bruce have.

 

[Steve Hoch]

I have been trying to figure out what equipment I have that would work in the fashion that Steve and Bruce have.

You could probably use ratchet straps but a pipe clamp has got to be the easiest way I can think of.

 

[Jim C in Denver]

So where is Steve's original post giving the instructions on this?