Vintage Weber Charcoal Caddy rehab

[Winz]

Great restoration and a very cool piece. Did you do anything to the inside?
It would look awesome next to a Copper SS..
Right WInz?  Lol..

Hmmmm - let me know when you are ready to ship Jeff!

[G]

Fine work Jeff.....looks brand new.

[Jeff]

Great restoration and a very cool piece. Did you do anything to the inside?
It would look awesome next to a Copper SS..
Right WInz?  Lol..

I gave the inside of the lid and canister a light sanding with the 220 grit.  I followed that up with the same primer and black you see on the outside.   I spent more time on the inside of the lid just because it was easier! 

[addicted-to-smoke]

Awesome restoration. Also, I never realized Duracell batteries came in the milk tank size!

By the way, pbe posted that "GRAILS" image that shows two of these, and one of them has a red handle. Must have been at least a little variation while it was made.

[Jeff]

I forgot to ask. How does it work? I have always pondered that. My guess is that you remove the lid and hold it low near the ground, then tilt/pivot the bottom over to fill the lid and dump that into the grill? Does it seem like that's the way it was meant to work?

That's exactly how its designed to work.  You grab the handle on the base of the canister, and tilt/rotate it upwards so that its parallel to the ground, or slightly more, and you hold the lid (which Weber calls the "scoop", underneath and pour the charcoal into it.  Then just pour that into your grill.   I'll try and get some photos later showing how the canister pivots back and forth along with the support and retainer setup.

[Bman]

That's orgasmic, Jeff. 

[harris92]

It looks better than new. Beautiful...

[OGlenn]

What a great piece of restoration... you should be proud!

[Troy]

jeff, great job with the restoration!!

It looks badass!

[Chasing_smoke]

Incredible save, seriously nice restore Jeff!

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[Jeff]

Great restoration and a very cool piece. Did you do anything to the inside?
It would look awesome next to a Copper SS..
Right WInz?  Lol..

Hmmmm - let me know when you are ready to ship Jeff!

Hey, I almost forgot about my copper 22.  After looking at my picture though, it doesn't look as nice as your grills though!  Must be the ugly plastic handles!

[Winz]

Hey, I almost forgot about my copper 22.  After looking at my picture though, it doesn't look as nice as your grills though!  Must be the ugly plastic handles!

I have often seen that copper M/T of yours in the "group shot" photos from the Chicago meet up.  It was one of the reasons I converted my copper OTG to a copper M/T.

You just need to paint the legs of that kettle black, and put some matching steel wheels on it!  That would be a great matching accessory to your amazing charcoal bin.

Winz

[Jeff]

Hey, I almost forgot about my copper 22.  After looking at my picture though, it doesn't look as nice as your grills though!  Must be the ugly plastic handles!

I have often seen that copper M/T of yours in the "group shot" photos from the Chicago meet up.  It was one of the reasons I converted my copper OTG to a copper M/T.

You just need to paint the legs of that kettle black, and put some matching steel wheels on it!  That would be a great matching accessory to your amazing charcoal bin.

Winz

Funny you mention that about the steel wheels.  I picked this set up early last year.  They were actually on an old golf cart/caddy.  They are the exact style of the steel wheel that Weber used back in the day.  They were colored to match the frame of the golf club caddy, but wouldn't be an exact match to the grill.   I wonder how they would look on the copper MT, and then some slick handles from Brian....hmmmm

[Heyjude]

They would be totally awesome!  Don't ya have some leftover copper paint, hmmm?
Every time I walk into a thrift store, I keep hoping to find an old golf cart with steel wheels..
Very Cool. 

[Duke]

Funny you mention that about the steel wheels.  I picked this set up early last year.  They were actually on an old golf cart/caddy.  They are the exact style of the steel wheel that Weber used back in the day.  They were colored to match the frame of the golf club caddy, but wouldn't be an exact match to the grill.   I wonder how they would look on the copper MT, and then some slick handles from Brian....hmmmm

That would look tasty! You know how much I like painted metal wheels on grills. AJ that's a weak avatar.