**I'd rather be RED than DEAD!!**

[swamprb]

Rising from the rust and ashes -





The Green OTP will live on to grill into eternity!

As the Master-Touch Platinum!





Table top got a needed pressure wash, wire shelf sand blasted and repainted with Hammered Finish paint along with the frame.

I removed the bowl brackets, lightly blasted and used Dupli-Color Engine Red paint. Stainless machine bolts secure them.





The Master-Touch is a rescued "EZ" 1998, I used the vent handle from the original "DD" Greenie and used an old style grooved handle from a Weber chimney to match. Not much of an age difference!







I agonized over which kettle to drop in, but the logical choice was the Master-Touch as it only has one bowl handle (which had a broken weld and was bolted on) and all my other Redhead kettles have two handles. I used some nickel plated hole plugs drilled out and secured with stainless acorn nuts. Not pretty, but it works for me.



Thanks for looking, this was an easy mod!

Brian

[addicted-to-smoke]

Awesome work here! That M/T will live to ride again.

How did you remove the bowl brackets? Pry 'em until they just gave it up? Or cut?

[swamprb]

Awesome work here! That M/T will live to ride again.

How did you remove the bowl brackets? Pry 'em until they just gave it up? Or cut?

I took a tip from @Troy and tried to drill at the welds inside the bowl. There were 3 small spot welds which made it pretty difficult, but patience prevailed.

[addicted-to-smoke]

Reminds me of the 26 I just picked up. Needs TLC. Both side handles' welds are loose. How? Why? Lid handle weld is fine but the hangar bracket is bent/doesn't hold. Leg sockets look like your M/T on the inside (as in, not good) but sockets are strong. I need to save up for a miniRanch frame mod unless a table that's not too huge comes along.

[crowderjd]

Beautiful!

[Harleysmoker]

Looks nice, but the bottom grate shelf is upside down

[Qreps]

Great work looks awesome.

[pbe gummi bear]

How did you remove the bowl brackets? Pry 'em until they just gave it up?

Those spot welds are quite strong so I would not recommend doing this. Ive done it once to a handle and will never again.

[swamprb]

Looks nice, but the bottom grate shelf is upside down

Thanks but it is on correctly!

[swamprb]

How did you remove the bowl brackets? Pry 'em until they just gave it up?

Those spot welds are quite strong so I would not recommend doing this. Ive done it once to a handle and will never again.

Not for the faint of heart!

[brewtownbeatdown]

Nice work.  She's a sexy redhead now!!!  Looks dang near factory.

[jcnaz]

That is excellent work! It should look remarkable with a CB Stacker.

[addicted-to-smoke]

How did you remove the bowl brackets? Pry 'em until they just gave it up?

Those spot welds are quite strong so I would not recommend doing this. Ive done it once to a handle and will never again.

Not for the faint of heart!

Interesting. I might have tried the angle grinder.

[Neil_VT00]

Very nice work.

I've never seen a red OTP.  Did Weber ever make one?

[addicted-to-smoke]

Don't think so. By the time this table design came out, pretty sure reds were discontinued.