Vent code

[RottiGuy]

Does anyone know what year this may be?

Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

[Darko]

1962 to 1968 I believe.

[RottiGuy]

Thanx Darko, picking this up free,it's in very rough shape, but is a 1 owner grill,will be a good test of for my limited kettle restoration skills....

[kettlebb]

Very cool! Can't beat free!


Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

[LightningBoldtz]

@Darko is correct this is a 62 to 68

[Darko]

If you have any other pics, such as the lid handle or the wheels we can narrow it down a bit more.

[Travis]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it @RottiGuy !


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[RottiGuy]

Here is the only other pic I have of it..

Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

[Speedster]

How and why does the lid get blacks spots like that?



Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

[greenweb]

Looks great! Congrats!  It looks like the owner spay bombed spots to keep rust away. That will all clean up easy. You can touch it up with red high heat paint later if you wish.

[Darko]

How and why does the lid get blacks spots like that?



Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

From use.  The steel at the welds by the handles changes it's crystalline structure a bit, due to heat from welding. Same goes for the area around the bowl welds. This causes the steel in those areas to expand & contract slightly differently which causes the enamel coating to crack, letting moisture into those areas, causing rust, which causes the enamel to separate from the steel substrate.

That's the simple reason.

[JEBIV]

How and why does the lid get blacks spots like that?



Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

From use.  The steel at the welds by the handles changes it's crystalline structure a bit, due to heat from welding. Same goes for the area around the bowl welds. This causes the steel in those areas to expand & contract slightly differently which causes the enamel coating to crack, letting moisture into those areas, causing rust, which causes the enamel to separate from the steel substrate.

That's the simple reason.

@Darko you are our resident metallurgist I like the technological info you bring to the club !

[kettlebb]

@Darko is a smart dude! Do you think that is why they started the taco handle?


Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app

[Travis]

Some of that looks like it could be rustoleum.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Speedster]

The Chemist. Thanks for the insight


Sent from my iPhone using Weber Kettle Club mobile app