Hidden Beauty

[Grillagin]

The lid looks better than I thought it would.  Nice job, so far!  It looks like the bowl will reveal some issues.  Interesting project.

[Scott Zee]

Really looking good Jeff. Can't wait to see the finished product.  It'll be cool to see her fired up and blushing again.

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[tmartin]

That's amazing.  Even with the large chip it shows how strong the porcelain really is.  Never would have guessed it would look as good as it does under all that paint.

[Jeff]

It looks like the bowl will reveal some issues. 

Yeah...it will.  That's unfortunate.  But it will be back on its feet and in a cooking fleet. 

[Hell Fire Grill]

Lookin good Jeff!

Personally I like the Rust, Rot & Retrofit but that paints gotta go....

Im anxious to see whats under the paint around the sockets and in the crazy zone.

That ash pan will make a good wall hanger in your garage.

[MikeRocksTheRed]

 Wow Jeff, that thing is looking amazing.  I'm not totally surprised, but I would like to know what paint the previous owner used to make it black.  We all tell people "DO NOT PAINT YOUR KETTLE, IT WILL NOT LAST", but it looks like someone out there figured it out!  I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done!

[Jeff]

Wow Jeff, that thing is looking amazing.  I'm not totally surprised, but I would like to know what paint the previous owner used to make it black.  We all tell people "DO NOT PAINT YOUR KETTLE, IT WILL NOT LAST", but it looks like someone out there figured it out!  I can't wait to see what it looks like when it's done!

Don't know what paint it was. It's a flat black with many layers.  If you look at the original photo before I started l, it was thin in spots around the top of the lid. Also, the orange peel texture is holding the paint pretty good too.  It's not completely smooth

[Neil_VT00]

Great job so far Jeff.

I wonder if the paint is Stove Paint.  It's usually flat black. My dad painted some rust spots on my old redhead a long time ago and that stuff was a PITA to get off.

[Bubblehead]

That's looking pretty swell! 

[KevinP]

Looking great so far Jeff.  A real labor of love!!  Good luck with the rest


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[Lowbrass]

Great job!  My yellow (my first colored grill and the one that started it all for me) was found at the curb on trash night - painted black.  I initially grabbed it because of the 3 daisy wheels on the bowl - my only other experience with Webers at the time was my WSM.  I knew if I could control temps with the three wheels on the WSM, I could do the same on a kettle.  I noticed a little yellow underneath the black but didn’t know what I had until probably a year later when @Bob BQ saw it and tried trading me a couple of grills for it.  That’s when I joined the club and it is history from there!  Here is my restore: http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-kettle-restore-newbie-problems-(pic-heavy)/


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[Jeff]

Great job!  My yellow (my first colored grill and the one that started it all for me) was found at the curb on trash night - painted black.  I initially grabbed it because of the 3 daisy wheels on the bowl - my only other experience with Webers at the time was my WSM.  I knew if I could control temps with the three wheels on the WSM, I could do the same on a kettle.  I noticed a little yellow underneath the black but didn’t know what I had until probably a year later when @Bob BQ saw it and tried trading me a couple of grills for it.  That’s when I joined the club and it is history from there!  Here is my restore: http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-kettle-restore-newbie-problems-(pic-heavy)/


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Thanks for posting this @lowbrass.  Yours was in much better shape the one I found.

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[PotsieWeber]

Sorry to hear the graffiti remover didn't work out as well as we both hoped, but it is nice to see you reviving this.  It's looking nice. 

[Jeff]

 Been a little while since I updated this and had time to work on it.
So after spending about an hour and a half on the bowl, I uncovered what I knew what be some fairly significant heat damage.   It was more than I could see under the black paint. This bowl is probably one of the more extreme examples of overheating and overall abuse.  One of the main positive things is that the leg sockets are very strong. 
I did try lacquer thinner...and it was helpful with removing the paint, but the fumes were too strong and in my garage and with a natural gas heater in there, I didn't want to risk any type of ignition.  With all the chips and crazing, the cleanup is extremely challenging.  Here are some pics of today's progress.
Destined to be a "cooker"

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[kettlebb]

That pattern does look kind of cool.


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