As a collectible, I would keep it as stock as possible, if not for posterities sake. I'm sure not many Heineken kettles are around anymore. I'm going stock with my first kettle, a red '75 700 series. Btw, I'm using mine for the first time on Memorial Day weekend, too! Good luck.
I think you have a good point. I’ve been itching to do a custom but the Heineken is kind of classic. Most of the advertising kettles are 18”. I’ve seen very few 22” with logos. Plus I’m running out of time to get parts so I will see how it goes. My friend always gets me Heineken on the holidays so I might sneak some bottle caps on there. How is that done
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As a collectible, I would keep it as stock as possible, if not for posterities sake. I'm sure not many Heineken kettles are around anymore. I'm going stock with my first kettle, a red '75 700 series. Btw, I'm using mine for the first time on Memorial Day weekend, too! Good luck.
I think you have a good point. I’ve been itching to do a custom but the Heineken is kind of classic. Most of the advertising kettles are 18”. I’ve seen very few 22” with logos. Plus I’m running out of time to get parts so I will see how it goes. My friend always gets me Heineken on the holidays so I might sneak some bottle caps on there. How is that done
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There is a way to customize it, and keep it stock…it’s called spare parts[emoji848]. I kept all the original like new parts, and used spare parts to customize my Coca Cola. Win-win!!!
Using bottle caps as pushnuts, is relatively easy. It requires a little patience, 3/8” top hat style push nuts, some liquid epoxy, and the bottle caps. First you’ll want to remove the liner from the inside of the cap, as best as you can, to give the epoxy a proper surface to bond to. Mix the liquid epoxy and fill inside of bottle cap about halfway. Center and set the pushnut into the epoxy. Let cure for a couple days. When it’s time to install on the grill, make sure it’s perfectly positioned, because the top hat style pushnuts don’t come off w/o a fight, or damage to the cap and wheel. It’ll be a grate idea to just make a spare or two. Use a rubber mallet, or dead blow hammer to tap the caps on GENTLY. I use a doubled up rag for extra protection, plus it allows you to hold the cap squarely in position w/o your fingers getting in the way.
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