Hey everyone,
Been wanting a Weber Kettle for awhile now, and someone on my local Facebook group was giving one away for free. From the pics, it looked rough, but I hopped over right away to pick it up, and getting myself ready for the challenge of restoration.
As expected, the inside had quite a bit of crud on it. I started hitting it with a razor scraper, and stopped halfway when I remembered to take some photos. Here's the bowl:
and the lid:
The handle on the lid was pretty sad. Really bent, and the previous owner drilled in a random piece of wood in place of the previous handle:
The bowl handle also had a dangling piece of wood:
The triangle support is pretty rusted, and looks like it's missing all the inner spokes. How important are those, anyway?
Here's the bowl after quite a bit of scrubbing:
It's looking good, but still some work to do. The daisy wheels covering the vents are super rusted and stuck, so I'll need to spend some time figuring out how to remove them and give them a good cleaning. The legs, lower triangle, and ash pan also need to be cleaned up.
Looking forward to finishing this project and getting my first cookout going!