My grandma gave me one of her neighbor's '68-'70 'Cado's and i'm deeply in love w/ it. Use it all the time, started playing around w/ different smoking methods, flipping awesome. Before i discovered WKC i purchased the replacement legs/wheels/tray and tossed the old stuff. And after reading the forums, i realize i made a mistake (lesson learned). Nonetheless, im looking for guidance in regard to cleaning up the kettle itself.
The top is in really great shape. I still need to drill out the rivets so i can clean under the vents (which need to be pounded out a bit) but the bottom has, what looks like, animal scratches (see link) and i'd like to clean up the handles a bit.
Now i've read about polishing (Mothers or Pam rub) and i've purchased a handle from Brian. I understand i should hit all the rust spots w/ a wire brush before i repaint/seal anything.
My question is, how do i go about fixing the scratch issue along w/ the handles or is that taken care of via the priming process?
I really enjoy all the posts/pics and have been checking CL regularly for another kettle. Thanks in advance for all your help and I have plans on 7/12/14 or i would join the Chicago crew for the meetup...
I attempted to attach photos, but if not there is a shutterfly link here...
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