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Title: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 05:19:06 PM
I picked this up today for $65 and I do not know what year it is.  It is in great shape and appears to be a dark gray with a stipple finish.  Three vents on the bottom.
Thanks for any help.


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: bamakettles on August 02, 2020, 05:40:00 PM
78 ish timeframe.  Any letters on the top vent?


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 05:44:41 PM
No letter on the top vent.


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 05:57:46 PM
Here is the vent and handle.  Also what should I use on the wood handle to revitalize it?


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Title: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: bamakettles on August 02, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
78.... tung oil does wonders....very nice kettle!


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Cellar2ful on August 02, 2020, 07:43:08 PM
+1 on Tung oil. 

I lightly sand/buff the handles with #0000 steel wool. After sanding I wipe them with a damp cloth and let them dry in the sun for an hour.  I like Tung oil. It really brings out the grains in the wood and is not to dark.  It's easily applied with a small cloth and wiped on.  It holds up real well to sun and rain.  If another application is required, no sanding is needed.  Just reapply the Tung oil using a piece of cloth.  Here are before and after pictures of a handle restored using this method.

(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2018/08/08/DSC05795---Copy.jpg)

(http://pics.weberkettleclub.com/images/2018/08/08/DSC05875---Copy.jpg)
Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 07:44:01 PM
Thank you


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 08:30:10 PM
What do you use for keeping the kettle so healthy and shiny?


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: AZ2FL on August 03, 2020, 02:06:18 AM
Quote from: bamakettles on August 02, 2020, 06:19:55 PM
78.... tung oil does wonders....very nice kettle!


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I agree it's a 78!
I have black 78 in the same condition.
Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: WNC on August 03, 2020, 05:55:34 AM
Great looking grill, congratulations!


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Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Cellar2ful on August 03, 2020, 06:22:04 AM
Quote from: Yoster on August 02, 2020, 08:30:10 PM
What do you use for keeping the kettle so healthy and shiny?

#0000 steel wool.

http://weberkettleclub.com/weber-grill-restoration-interior-and-exterior-kettle-cleaning/
Title: Re: No date code, need some help finding age
Post by: Craig on August 14, 2020, 08:21:05 PM
1978. My birth year. Nice black!

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