Steve Hoch
TVWBB Platinum Member
Did you make new wood, or refinish the old stuff? It probably takes less time to start from scratch, although that is pretty time consuming as well.
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Joe Anshien
TVWBB Platinum Member
Refinish. It sanded down easily but with 2 stain coats and 3 or 4 poly coats with sanding in between it sure took a long time.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Platinum Member
Yeah, it's a pain for sure. Plus, that grill had thirty slats? Ugh
Joe Anshien
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What thread around here doesn't ;-)
Brett-EDH
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None that I know of. SS only.
John-NY
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Well they were an odd couple. And the wife did tell me after the husband went back inside that he had previously burnt their house down before with a grill.
So...here we are.
Guess I'm gonna put those flap disks on my angle grinder to work.
Darren Lebner
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John-NY
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Childhood memory unlocked!
LMichaels
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I would not trust that. I would be buying new bars.
John_NJ
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Sounds legit…
John Burns
TVWBB Fan
Yea, those definitely look painted to me. They should be bare stainless steel. The replacement set is part # 67670: https://www.weber.com/US/en/parts/gas-grill-parts/gas-replacement-parts/flavorizer-bars/67670.html
Joe Anshien
TVWBB Platinum Member
If they are in good shape (other than paint) I would go with your original plan of using a flap disk or even try a razor blade.
John-NY
TVWBB Super Fan
Well I confronted the lady about them being painted and here's the dialogue for your pleasure:
Me:
Just wanted to give you a heads up, it looks someone painted the Flavorizer Bars to the color Gray, and there's burn marks indicating they were cooked with in that state (painted). You should never cook with paint; it's extremely dangerous. So hopefully you guys aren't painting anything else inside your new grill.
Her:
He said he did paint it but with a high-heat resistant paint made for that application. He researched it carefully
Me:
There is High Heat Paint, but should still never be used inside a grill. Do what you like, but I'm just giving you a heads up.
Toxic Chemicals being the main concern. I just wanted you to be aware, that's all.
Her:
Thank you.
I did not know.
Me:
Just wanted to give you a heads up, it looks someone painted the Flavorizer Bars to the color Gray, and there's burn marks indicating they were cooked with in that state (painted). You should never cook with paint; it's extremely dangerous. So hopefully you guys aren't painting anything else inside your new grill.
Her:
He said he did paint it but with a high-heat resistant paint made for that application. He researched it carefully
Me:
There is High Heat Paint, but should still never be used inside a grill. Do what you like, but I'm just giving you a heads up.
Toxic Chemicals being the main concern. I just wanted you to be aware, that's all.
Her:
Thank you.
I did not know.
Brett-EDH
TVWBB Hall of Fame
you should see their toilets. probably something you've never seen before in your life!
humans do some really stooooop id stuff.
John-NY
TVWBB Super Fan
Ok, this gets worse.
1) The burners aren't attached to anything. This is what I get for showing up the day after Daylight Savings ends and inspecting the grill in the pitch black of night with a flashlight. Are they supposed to attach to something somehow, somewhere?
Which also leads to, are those front and back rails in the cookbox UPSIDE DOWN?? Are the tabs supposed to hold the Flavorizer Bars into place?
2) The valve stems DO PUSH IN AND OUT, but when I put the plastic Control Knob on a valve stem, it can't "push the stem in".
Is the stem "too flush" with the control panel metal cutout for the cap?
i.e. - Does the Control Knob bottom out against the metal control panel, and therefore can't 'push' on the valve stem? For example, I notice on the Spirit II and Genesis II models, there's like a centimeter gap between the Control Knob and the Control Panel.
What would be causing this?
1) The burners aren't attached to anything. This is what I get for showing up the day after Daylight Savings ends and inspecting the grill in the pitch black of night with a flashlight. Are they supposed to attach to something somehow, somewhere?
Which also leads to, are those front and back rails in the cookbox UPSIDE DOWN?? Are the tabs supposed to hold the Flavorizer Bars into place?
2) The valve stems DO PUSH IN AND OUT, but when I put the plastic Control Knob on a valve stem, it can't "push the stem in".
Is the stem "too flush" with the control panel metal cutout for the cap?
i.e. - Does the Control Knob bottom out against the metal control panel, and therefore can't 'push' on the valve stem? For example, I notice on the Spirit II and Genesis II models, there's like a centimeter gap between the Control Knob and the Control Panel.
What would be causing this?
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