Came across these two as a package deal, a 1969 22” Statesman and a 1973 18” Easterner in decent shape. Both had caked on gunk inside the bowls and lids from ~ 50 or so years of use, rusty triangles and grates, faded whitewalls and stuck dampers. But, very salvageable with minimal scratching in the porcelain, straight legs and triangles with solid leg sockets and all dampers present and in decent shape. I spent the entire weekend working on them (excellent to focus on with the world issues at hand) utilizing the restoration guides on this group’s awesome web page. Bought a pack of razor blades and scraper, fine grit sandpaper / sponge block, 0000 steel wool and a bottle of Weber grill cleaner and went to work. I would never have thought that these would clean up so well. Painted new whitewalls, new stainless Killa Grilla charcoal and SNS style flip up cooking grates and new ash pans and these two shine like a new penny. Here are some before and after shots. I could never have done this without the knowledge and support of this group. Thank you guys for sharing your wisdom. These will be cherished for many years to come.....
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