Well I was able to clean up the lid, all I'm waiting on is a new handle, so I figured I would fire it up since I was making some sausage and peppers. I read the many of people's comments regarding the JB Weld. My biggest concern being it's ability to withstand heat. The fumes not so much, I've probably eaten worse than a little JB weld along the way and my palate is not that refined that I could even notice it's taste in my food. I really wanted to get it fired up to see if I could control the temperature.
Here's the finished lid sans handle
I live directly on the water, so wind is a huge issue, especially around dinner time on a hot day. The wind rushes off the water and right up my lawn.
I ran my OTG and the new yellow side by side. Especially taking note of the temp changes.
After about 15 minutes, all vents wide open on bottom, top vent wide open, she settled in at about 325
Then I shut the front vents facing the wind and closed the top vent halfway, and about 10 minutes later temp dropped a little over 25 degrees
The meal. Sorry no finish pics, me and my neighbor hammered them down..
We'll see what it looks like tomorrow when I flip it over and check things out. So far no problem toasting a couple of rolls.
It was a really cool restore to do, plus it being my first yellow made it even better. Hopefully it sparked some ideas in some and inspired others to do the same. I think going forward, if more folks R-R-R, then there will be more of these extreme cases of kettles needing serious repair. The more we share our experiences doing this type of work, the brighter the future of the WKC will be. I have learned so much in the short time I've been here and thank all of you for the input. It was greatly appreciated. And big thanks to bbqmiller and his hawk eye.
This is where it started
Below are the links for the first 3 parts of the restore:
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-painted-green-restore-part-1/http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-painted-green-restore-part-2/http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/yellow-painted-green-restore-part-3/