Thanks for the thoughts everyone. Yeah – I’ve tried several things already with no luck. Different cleaners, polishes, ultracut compounds – no change. Still a keeper of course, just miss the original red color.
Yeah, that SJ has caught a few eyes this morning. It’s nothing special… originally a black that I picked up for $5 at a garage sale. I used it for a while and then on a whim decided to experiment a bit. I cleaned it up, taped it off and them hit it with two coats of high temp red caliper paint. The result is nice, but the picture might be a little misleading. The finish is definitely more of a matte and not true Weber red (old red). I’m happy with it though and it has held up so far through several cooks.