Picked this up on Saturday. It's an 18" patent pending Avocado. I'm assuming from 1969 or 1970, right? In really nice shape. The lid is nearly flawless, besides the handle. The bowl has a few rust spots, primarily right where the grate holders are welded on the inside. The bottom vents were seized up, but after soaking with penetrating fluid overnight they loosened up nicely. I anticipated I'd probably have to drill out the rivets, so that was a nice surprise.
So, in your opinion is it worth trying to clean up the rust spots on the outside? My thought was to tape around them, hit them with a wire brush dremel attachment and then paint black with high temperature paint...just to prevent any further rusting. Any thoughts?
I was pretty excited to get this for $10. The guy had it listed on craigslist just as a "charcoal grill" for sale...didn't mention it was a Weber anywhere. That's probably the only reason it lasted long enough for me to grab it.
I'll post a few pics after I clean it up/restore it. I've got a big honey-do list this summer, but hopefully it'll be soon.