Thanks fellas.
Ol' school technique for the ash ring. Started with 150 grit sandpaper (dry) to remove the oxidation. Then moved to 220, 320, 420, and 0000 steel wool, and finished it off with the Mothers Mag stuff everyone has been yappin about. Honestly, I don't notice much of a difference between the 0000 finish and the Mag polish finish.
I've got a list of misc crap to order from Weber, and a new pot handle is one of them.
So maybe I'm not at 99% done just yet... lol