What color is this MBH?

[addicted-to-smoke]

So was that the only, or best picture of the grill?

[kettlebb]

Sorry to jack up the blood pressure. My real vote is faded black. Go get it and prove me right!


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[PotsieWeber]

It was the best picture, plus it is not in the listing (making it at least a bit more difficult for the less scrupulous to find).

So was that the only, or best picture of the grill?

[zavod44]

It's a faded black.  I personally don't believe the fading is sun related, not all of it, I think there heat or something makes the black fade.  Most of the weathered warriors are uniformly faded grey.  So I think it's a loss of pigment more than a sun fade. 

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[varekai]

@PotsieWeber, give us your paypal email, I'll send $10 and GO!!!!!  son of a bitch!....lol

[Craig]

Ok, TRUE Weber grey kettles. 1963-66 Plainsman (two tone) the 1989-91 One Touch + or BAR-B-KETTLE and the 2000s Crate & Barrel Gen 2-3 Performer and the euro Smokey Joe. What you have is a faded black.


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

[Craig]

The color differential line I marked A makes me want to go see it. 

The dullness and the "scratch" marks marked B make me not want to waste my time.

Plastic wheels, upside down triangle (though not a determining factor) and a little patina in the orange peel, it’s a late 70s MBH faded black.


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

[Grillagin]

I don't understand the hype on this one.  What good does half a WW do you?  You probably won't find a lid that matches, unless that's not an issue.

[PotsieWeber]

By the way, I like them when they are extremely faded like yours.  It's purty. 

Yup it's mine Potsie.
Inside the leg sockets might be black still. I'll have to check when I empty out the kettle storage if it ever warms up here.[emoji30]

[PotsieWeber]

You never know, maybe I'll find a completely unrelated WW lid to put on it.
If it was cheap, I'd take half a WW.

I don't understand the hype on this one.  What good does half a WW do you?  You probably won't find a lid that matches, unless that's not an issue.

[PotsieWeber]

But, I agree, I think it is most likely nothing special.
It's just that stupid line around the circumference that keeps bugging me.

[Grillagin]

Good luck if you go for it!  I passed on a local $10 WW MBH on CL when I first joined.  I should have grabbed it.

[PotsieWeber]

Ah, the ones we don't buy because we don't know enough & the ones we buy because we don't know enough.

[foshizzle]

Perfect timing for this thread. Was thinking of  picking up a “grey” mbh tomorrow and came to the WKC site to look up some more info on this “Grey”. Now I don’t think it’s grey and half of you probably agree.



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[PotsieWeber]

You are probably right about the heat being a major factor.  Thinking about it, other porcelain items (signs or equipment) that were outside for decades exposed to sunlight & the elements don't seem to fade like a Weber.  If they are not chipped, they often look brand spanking new.

It's a faded black.  I personally don't believe the fading is sun related, not all of it, I think there heat or something makes the black fade.  Most of the weathered warriors are uniformly faded grey.  So I think it's a loss of pigment more than a sun fade. 

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