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Sanded. And painted wow they Bm learned the.age.and bought grated but didnt figure out it was porcelain
Imagine my surprise when I see over 100 hits on a six year old post. I figured I'd find out what all the interest was about.
So I made you cringe? I got a chuckle out of that.
I knew it was porcelain coated steel. When a kettle is as old as this one is and the finish had not been taken care of the only really viable way to make it all pretty was to sand and paint. I figured I would try and fully restore so it would look good next to my two "newer" 26 inch kettles and my two 22 inch kettles. (You see I'm a fan of Weber Kettles.)
Over time I spent quite a bit of time restoring this kettle. It took longer than I had anticipated because of some family and life issues that distracted me. Over time I had the dents removed at a friends motorcycle shop with an English Wheel. I scoured Craigs List sites and other places for several years looking for original wheels, which I eventually found. I had the whole thing painted professionally. I polished the legs and the vent covers to a beautiful shine.
I had the utmost respect for this old kettle. Once it was done I ended up donating it to children's charity for a raffle item, which raised over $500.00. This may make some cringe, but I'm quite proud of the work I did on restoring something that deserved the respect I paid it.
The only thing I wish I had done differently was make sure the picture I took were backed up when I lost my hard drive.
Have a great day.
Larry