Hello everyone,
Big Weber fan and own a few Weber grills and just picked up another one off Craigslist. I paid $100 and feel I got an ok deal especially since he gave me 2 propane tanks.
The guy bought it from Home Depot years ago, and might have been a color exclusive to them. It's a smoke gray looking color. I think it is an E-310 since it came with the porcelain enamel interiors. Does that sound like the right model #? Any idea the year? Is there a way to find the serial number? He didn't have any of the original paperwork.
Looks like the grill lived outside most of it's life
The bottom part of the storage area looks like it got rusted pretty badly and the previous owner went crazy with the black paint to cover the rusting.
He also mentioned that the inside of the hood and firebox started to flake, so he used black paint on that too. No idea if it was just basic spray paint or bbq/high temp paint. It doesn't look great, but think I can put some elbow grease into it and make it a good grill to put in the rotation.
Do you guys have any advice on removing the old paint and putting a fresh coat on? Disassemble and sand the crap out of it? Blast it with pressure washer? I already started using some Goo-Gone to get rid of the over-spray off the back of the doors and some of the frame.
Mechanically, the flavor bars were falling to pieces, so I went ahead and removed those. I ordered a SS set from that guy off Ebay that makes the good quality ones.
The crossover bar on the burner has a massive rusty hole in it, so I have to manually light the 3 different burner tubes with the lighter. All 3 burners do work though. Any suggestions on ordering replacement burner tube set?
The seller said he just put the new replacement grates on, but after getting it home I noticed the grates don't fit all the way across side to side, so eventually I'll order new ones of those. Do you guys think I should get the SS grates? Weber brand?
The igniter is totally shot and in pieces, so I'll be ordering one of those too, not sure there are any options for that besides Weber.
I attached some pictures, hopefully you can see them. I plan on posting progress pictures as I get it cleaned up.