On Friday afternoon I received a text from one of our friends, with a picture, "Is this a good one?"(ones that understand) My instant reply was "YES"!
She made the purchase. I was able to pick up that night after work. This grill belonged to an elderly couple. They sold there house and the new owners
inherited it. They stored for a couple years and didn't want it taking up space, as they had their gasser that they liked.
Arrival Friday Night.
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I knew it would be an easy clean. I was booked to work a side job with the BIL on Saturday, so cleaning postponed.
Was up early Sunday. Being it was Mothers Day, I had a honey do list of some spring projects. I was able on and off to
do some cleaning between projects. I believe this to be be 1968 first run of this color, but
@Craig the historian can
more accurately determine.
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And the Money shot ;)
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Thanks for looking!
Cleaned up nice. Looks grate. What a unique fade line: high & narrow. Congrats!!!
Great find and looks awesome!
Nice find and restoration. The high, narrow, darker fade looks like a halo.
Looks great! What did you use on the handle?
Great score & resto. Congrats.
Wow! That is a beauty. Love the Avocado! That's the most unique fade I've seen on a Cado...thin and high. Very nice!
Quote from: Neil_VT00 on May 09, 2016, 09:10:40 AM
Looks great! What did you use on the handle?
@Neil_VT00 , I lightly sanded with some 150, then four coats of Spar from the bomb can.
Nice! What a great lookin cooker!
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You have great friends! Looks great!
Awesome kettle, and cleaned up very nice. How did you clean the ash pan?
That looks fantastic Greg! Excellent job on the clean up.
Great features find and excellent clean up!
I noticed the high and tight ring too, amazing how each of these are unique
Great Looking Kettle!!!!!!!
Love the mist/fade ring on that lid! Sweet thumbscrew Cado!
Quote from: JDD on May 09, 2016, 10:58:48 AM
Awesome kettle, and cleaned up very nice. How did you clean the ash pan?
@JDD , I used CLR first, then aluminum mag cleaner with light scrub with 0000, finish was Mothers.
Others have tools that make them look like a mirror, I'm envious of those.
Thanks all! Had to do this for my last pic last night.
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As always great pickup and clean up!
Oh what a splendid thing.
Wow that ring is so cool. Great clean-up. Congrats.
That is in amazing condition. Excellent you have a knowledgeable assistant and were able to rescue it.
Quote from: glrasmussen on May 09, 2016, 05:07:55 PM
Thanks all! Had to do this for my last pic last night.
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I'll say it for the rest of us... I hate you! LOL
Seriously, nice find. Give that lady-friend of yours who found it a bottle of wine!
P.S. The gardens are looking fantastic!
Quote from: Harbormaster on May 09, 2016, 07:10:20 PM
That is in amazing condition. Excellent you have a knowledgeable assistant and were able to rescue it.
Well, lets just say she said it looked like a Weber, but it wasn't black. Thanks to technology, this one didn't get away.
Quote from: saxart on May 09, 2016, 07:41:00 PM
I'll say it for the rest of us... I hate you! LOL
Seriously, nice find. Give that lady-friend of yours who found it a bottle of wine!
P.S. The gardens are looking fantastic!
Thanks Art! Well she is not into wine. But since I have shared this hobby and gifted them a grill last year. Karma? :o
Very cool, great find!
Coolest Avocado ever! Congrats
@glrasmussen !!
That's a BEAUTY!!!!! I love the "halo" reference. and the money shot. AWESOME as is the garden shot.
@SixZeroFour @LightningBoldtz calendar worthy??
wow, thats in great shape. Congrats