Today I did a small clean up of a Yellow 22" (AKA "The Gourmet") that Bob/Ramsfan picked up for me. I believe this to be a kettle from 1976. This thing was in fairly rough shape. Too many dings to really count on the lid and bowl, the top vent tab was bent off, and not to mention the bottom of the bowl has extreme crazing. BUT, it is a Yellow and down here in Texas where we don't see too many of these things, that counts for a lot!
Today was just a good scrubing with some steel wool and cheapo degreaser and then I reassembled it. Here are some pics. I will try to get some coals going in it soon and I will post some of it glowing soon.
I have a more thorough rehab in store for this one, but don't have the tools or time right now. I plan on drilling out the bottom vent rivets and reattaching with bolts, as well as staining the original handle. As you can tell, this is a modern ashpan and everything. I think this will prob be a cooker, so I am not to concerned about being period correct on every little thing.
The Original CL Picture
Belly of the Beast.
What I used to help me clean up.
Scrubbed the vent to get a decent shot:
She started cleaning up pretty nice and I got her all assembled and put a Slide-Aside on...
The Purdy Side
The Oogly Side
Freckled Ass
Ketchup and Mustard
Thanks for Looking!
Topic: Mini Clean-Up of The Yellow 22.5" Rose of Texas (Read 2447 times)