Hidden Beauty

[Jeff]

I'm starting this thread to document what will be a fun project I'll be working on little by little over time.
I found this battered and beat kettle earlier this spring and I'm gonna start getting into it this offseason.
Stay tuned for updates and specific details about the condition as the rehab moves along to get this one back into the lineup.



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[jkolantern]

Whoa, another one!  Awesome!

[varekai]

WHY, for the love of god, would anyone paint a black grill yellow??  We all know it wont stick.....LOL  Cant wait to see the final product!!!  Gonna be a beaut!!! a sunny beaut!

[Troy]

Looks like they did a good job of curing the paint this time too, have fun!

[greenweb]

It will be a nice project. Good luck with it.

Wondering if paint thinner with 000 steel wool pad will work on hard to reach areas to get the paint off.

[hawgheaven]

Now THERE is a project! Good luck and keep us posted!!

[WNC]

Awesome!
Hopefully it's most of the porcelain is intact under all that paint!


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[Craig]

Awesome find, Jeff! This tells me that there has to be dozens more of these yellows hiding under black paint. You have to wonder, was it embarrassing to own a yellow grill at one time?


HOLY GRAILS: 1950s era Black or Custom finish 18.5 or 22.5 Kettle, Brown Go Anywhere grill.

[Travis]

Always wondered why someone would paint it black. Even if you are not a Weber but like the rest of us, why black?

Looking forward to seeing your progress, Jeff.


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[Larry]

Grate find! If that grill is yellow underneath all that paint, that would be awesome.
I also look forward to see your progress.

[MacEggs]

Cool find, Jeff!  Look forward to your "offseason" progress ... 

You may recall the painted yellow from member, @tattooedant ??  Looks like his pics are not showing up ... 

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-painted-green-restore-part-4-final/

[CatskillSmoker]

Grate find. Congratulations.
I think someone else on here found a yellow just like this.
Good luck with it and take your time.

[Mike in Roseville]

Always wondered why someone would paint it black. Even if you are not a Weber but like the rest of us, why black?



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Because a can of black BBQ paint is cheaper than a new grill. And the only high temp color that used to be available from a rattle can was black.



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[Jeff]

So a few more details to show before I get started.
As you can see, the lid has a pretty good sized chip in the lid.
Next, all the bottom vent dampers are gone, so what the former owners did was drill a hole in the bottom of the bowl, install the hardware for a One Touch sweeper system (without the sweeps), place the original ash pan inside the base of the bowl, drill a hole in the center to pass the One Touch hardware through to secure the pan, and lastly...drill holes through the pan - through the original vent holes to allow it to breath.  Genius!  Now there is a hole in the base of the bowl, and holes in the original ash pan.
I've also notice some chipping and crazing in areas of the bowl.  Lastly, the former owner sprayed the legs black to match the kettle...naturally!! 
Half of the top handle remains...but that's not a big deal of course.
My goal is to get this kettle to a grill fella, and back into the cooking fleet.








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[Craig]

Whoa! That's a new one for me! One touch installed to secure the ashpan..... makes for one interesting Weber Grill System! As John Picker says "that's what we gets! Yup Yup!! WHAAAAAT!??"

Looking forward to this coming back to life, Jeff!


HOLY GRAILS: 1950s era Black or Custom finish 18.5 or 22.5 Kettle, Brown Go Anywhere grill.