General use for cleaning/degreasing. I think @Jeff MA mentioned he had great results with the Dawn Professional Power Dissolver on the lid interior. IIRC, he achieved a mirror-like shine without using a razor blade. I don't recall if he also used it on the cookbox.
I would like to try that and wonder how it compares to Members Mark.
Thank you all for your input. I value your experience and expertise. Time to choose a grill and get the endcaps and cookbox to the blaster/coater, maybe the frame as well.
The Lowe's two miles away from me has it in stock for only $8.61.
I'd sure like to see that black Jr. you picked up off eBay assembled if you haven't already. That would be a pretty easy start getting familiar with everything. Since it's new and unused you could just put a good coat of wax on everything as you put it together.
Wow, I would like to believe that's true given the amount of time and effort I've spent on scraping the inside of grill lids. Definitely show some before and after pictures if you try this on a lid.
Exactly. You know you have an easy one when it comes up in those long ribbons, but that's definitely not all of them.
Thank you again for steering me to that eBay Jr.! You'll find one... and I'm betting dimes to doughnuts it will be free!!
Absolutely!
I wouldn't say I enjoy it, but the results are extremely satisfying. I just can't see any cleaning product eating through twenty years of that baked on crud without the manual labor.
Will do, Bruce. Lowe's just informed me the Dawn Pro Dissolver won't be available for pickup until 3/12. I'll give it a try asap and take good pictures of the process.
You already have a lot of really good options. An Excellent selection of restoration grills in a short period of time. Whichever one you decide to do first I'm looking forward to seeing your results and answering any questions you might have along the way.Thank you again for steering me to that eBay Jr.! You'll find one... and I'm betting dimes to doughnuts it will be free!!
It's actually still in storage, unassembled. I may do the black Jr. from Phoenix that I have at home, or the red Jr. from Santa Fe, NM that my nephew is bringing to me from Lubbock next week along with that storage queen black Platinum 1000 from Albuquerque.
I would be probably make sure you have a good razor blade scraper as a backup with a box of extra blades, and lots of 000 or 0000 steel wool.
Thank you, Josh! I assure you the questions will be coming. I'm looking forward to the process and input from the group's collective talent and experience.
