Which gas Weber to get

[Cody Bratton]

That’s interesting to me! I’m glad you looked into that. That’s pretty cool to know.

Hoping @Dan Godwin posts up some pictures pretty soon!

 

[Dan Godwin]

Amazon just delivered the new propane hose and regulator and an acorn nut for good measure. Unfortunately I work until 11pm. Here are some quick and dirty photos though right after it was unloaded and before the rain started again. Question 1. what’s the other small rack for and where does it go? My guess is a condiment rack and somehow under the grill. Question 2? Is it best to touch up the paint on the hood frame and outside of the cook box or leave as is? Thanks.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

You scored a fantastic grill!!! We'll help you find the date codes later. Some of us are excited to know what year it is for sure.

 

[DanHoo]

The other rack is a warm up basket.

Good for baked potatoes.

 

[Dan Godwin]

Thanks!

 

[Steve Hoch]

That's a grill I could get really excited about restoring. That lid looks really good for a skyline.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

That's a grill I could get really excited about restoring. That lid looks really good for a skyline.

100%

 

[Cody Bratton]

Holy buckets! You definitely got a great candidate for a full on restoration. I don’t think I’m alone in hoping you’ll go full bore on this!

 

[Dan Godwin]

A full on resto is not in the cards… the driving force of grabbing a gasser was a lack of time and energy to fire up any of the charcoal grills.

We started a new Easter tradition this morning. Burgers for breakfast. My wife is onboard with this tradition. When I mentioned getting a new grill each year as part of the tradition she was less than amused.

 

[Cody Bratton]

Well, I envy your grill regardless of what you do with it, as long as you're keeping it away from a scrap pile, I like it!

 

[DanHoo]

A full on resto is not in the cards

You could do a light resto in a couple of hours.

Pull the lid. Scuff the end caps with a green scotch bright pad. Mask the enamel section with shipping paper and spray the outside of the end caps with rustoleum high heat ultra semigloss. A couple of light coats over the bare spots first then a finish coat. That's less than an hour.

If there is rust on the frame a little touch up with rust reformer would be good to slow the decay.

 

[Dan Godwin]

You could do a light resto in a couple of hours.

Pull the lid. Scuff the end caps with a green scotch bright pad. Mask the enamel section with shipping paper and spray the outside of the end caps with rustoleum high heat ultra semigloss. A couple of light coats over the bare spots first then a finish coat. That's less than an hour.

If there is rust on the frame a little touch up with rust reformer would be good to slow the decay.

this is probably what I will do. Now that we got it dirty.. I'll be giving it a nice bath. Is the high heat ultra semigloss appropriate for the outside of the cooking box?

 

[Josh Dekubber]

Krylon high heat max works very well also. Which ever is easier for you to get.

Yes either of these options would be great for the lid end caps on the outside and the cook box on the outside

 

[John-NY]

You could do a light resto in a couple of hours.

Pull the lid. Scuff the end caps with a green scotch bright pad. Mask the enamel section with shipping paper and spray the outside of the end caps with rustoleum high heat ultra semigloss. A couple of light coats over the bare spots first then a finish coat. That's less than an hour.

If there is rust on the frame a little touch up with rust reformer would be good to slow the decay.

Two questions here.

Are you saying to paint the end caps without disassembling them off the lid? I never thought about doing it this way but it would make painting the inside edge a lot easier.

I never considered the solution of multiple light coats over the bare spots first…that’s a great idea. How long would you wait in between each of those bare spot light coats?