What is your Favorite Vintage Genesis Grill lid color
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Roy-Parallax
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Has anyone taken on painting a lid? I'd imagine one would want to use high temperature paint.
Brian B Atlanta
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TH the one on the right looks like what I would call Plum. Forget what year and never seen one I believe they made a performer in a Plum color very rare.
Jon Tofte
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I totally agree with Larry and many others here who strongly advise against painting. That said, we have seen at least one or two high quality paint jobs done by members that at least looked good when first done. One used a very unusual color that looked pretty exotic - in a cool way. I think the fact is that if you go this route, you need to expect peeling in time and having to strip and repaint again - and again. Cleaning would be very challenging.
There is an all-out, first-class way to go. There is a guy in Independence MO who does porcelain replating that @Dave in KC has worked with on a number of projects. He made Dave a Glen Blue hood for a Genesis and a red lid for his SmokeFire among other projects. Superb workmanship, but, as should be expected for high quality work, not inexpensive.
Scott Smith
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In my view, grills should be black. They have always been black. Steam trains and woodstoves have more or less always been black for similar reasons. Everybody knows that the colors are gimmicks.
That being said, Weber has made quite a brand identity with the distinctive red tops, so that made my number two pick.
I do like a bunch of the other colors, but they do clash with each other.
That being said, Weber has made quite a brand identity with the distinctive red tops, so that made my number two pick.
I do like a bunch of the other colors, but they do clash with each other.
Jon Tofte
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Scott,
I don't know...some of our friends at the Weber Kettle Club would probably disagree. Some have amassed amazing collections in a rainbow of colors Weber used over the years, and they never quit! So far, gas grills don't attract that kind of collectoritous, probably because it isn't as doable to assemble and store a collection like this one:
I don't know...some of our friends at the Weber Kettle Club would probably disagree. Some have amassed amazing collections in a rainbow of colors Weber used over the years, and they never quit! So far, gas grills don't attract that kind of collectoritous, probably because it isn't as doable to assemble and store a collection like this one:
Roy-Parallax
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What is it with us men? There are a handful of female collectors but this disorder is overwhelmingly a guy thing. The fact that we do silly **** like this stuns my rational mind. I'm including myself here. I have a classic razor collection. Some years back, finding them became something of an obsession. Would drive long distances in search of something new. Amassed somewhere between 75 and 100 razors, some of which are worth real money. Paid $300 for a modern one made by an artisan. Believe it or not, that's not much. Some guys spend $1,000 or more for a single razor. Even weirder, guys in that community love to share them. I've had fellas loan me thousands of dollars worth of gear. They'd mail it to me cross country, not really knowing me from Adam, with just a promise to send it back insured. So I've gotten to drive just about everything.
Funny thing is my favorite razor is a 110 year old antique from 1912 that I stumbled across in a Seattle antique store. Paid all of $20 for it, tax included. It's the last razor I bought because, for me, it blows all the others away. I've tried telling other men about it, knowing it might cause the prices to rise, but apparently I'm unique. No one else has really taken to it. Which probably explains why this razor was manufactured for just one year. And that's the fun thing. Everyone is so unique. One's own preferences require a great deal of exploration. Can take years to explore razors, blades, soaps, brushes, scuttles, aftershaves, etc., etc. Plus one's preferences change over time. I've discovered my needs are quite spartan. Give me a great razor and a sharp blade. I don't even use soaps or creams as I shave in the shower under a stream of hot water. Don't even talk to me about aftershave or pre-shave. I have fancy beaver tail shaving brushes that cost north of $100 but my favorite one is a course horse hair brush from Turkey which cost all of $3. And anymore, I don't even use that.
As for grills, I'm just beginning to feel the pull. Checking Craigslist every day -- multiple times. I've just begun to clean and restore the two that I have and already I'm searching for more. I see myself doing this and think myself nuts! It's a good thing I'm not rich like Jay Leno because I'm sure I'd have a huge car collection and a bevy of technicians to work with me all day in grease covered overalls.
Scott Smith
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I call this the things people do with their limited time on earth. Everyone has a very finite time here, and there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to the crazy and glorious things that people choose to spend it on. I for one am drinking a cup of coffee and reading a random internet forum, then I will get dressed and patch some holes in our backyard ice rink so the kids can skate.
I would say the reasons women don't collect razors are pretty obvious. The reason they don't collect grills is a bit less clear. Stuff women do collect is just as offbeat - shoes, nativity sets, knick knacks, roses, coffee mugs . . .
Bruce
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I think most women look at grills as they do any other appliance. They don't collect ovens or refrigerators normally either. Actually, driving around our area, it does seem some people collect refrigerators and ovens and decorate their lawns with them along with cars and boats....If that is a guy or girl thing, I cannot say for sure, but I can make a good guess.
Jon Tofte
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I know there are plenty of kettle collectors these days. Some here, and even more on the Weber Kettle Club site. Gas grill collecting is definitely another story. You basically would have to have a dedicated garage or large shed to have a place to keep and display a collection of anything more than 3 or 4 gas grills. (Yes, I am still dreaming and scheming on how to do this!)
I say collecting, but WKC members often use many of their antique kettles. Of course, kettles are easier to clean up back to display-worthy condition. I might want 1 or 2 museum piece gas grills to having something to show off, but otherwise any gas grill I owned would still be fair game for - GRILLING!
I say collecting, but WKC members often use many of their antique kettles. Of course, kettles are easier to clean up back to display-worthy condition. I might want 1 or 2 museum piece gas grills to having something to show off, but otherwise any gas grill I owned would still be fair game for - GRILLING!
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Roy-Parallax
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There are a few women who value old razors. Some were made for and marketed to razors and they tend to be well designed for leg shaving. I've given my wife one which she loves. But they don't typically collect drawer-fulls of 'em.
Roy-Parallax
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How many women is that true for?