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[Cincydawg]

Should be easy for any good EE.

[utee94]

That's a nice looking griddle.  But it's not a grill.

I'll be getting the Blackstone griddle when all of this is done, and better yet it'll be portable rather than fixed so I can bring it camping!

[utee94]

Should be easy for any good EE.

Right on!

Heck I just took another look at the rusty-looking burners and they're not actually all that bad.  They're stainless steel, so a lot of the corrosion is actually just soot and grease.  There's no cracking from burnout, and all of the holes appear to be open.  These are some solid stainless steel mofos.

I might just be able to get by with only spending $250-$300...

[Cincydawg]

Need photos as you work it.  How does one clean these things?  Solvent?  Pressure?  Liquid CO2?

[847badgerfan]

Yeah those are the "cheaper" options at around $2,500 for the proper-fitting replacement product.  I'd spend that money on a BBQ pit, but not gonna spend that much on a propane grill that I'll never use.

Parts I need are around $450-$500.  Gonna be a slam-dunk right?

This would be:

[utee94]

You don't seem to understand the concept of "built-in propane grill in an outdoor kitchen."  My i s c & a aggie wife would throw me out of the house within moments of me presenting that thing to her, or even suggesting it.

Need photos as you work it.  How does one clean these things?  Solvent?  Pressure?  Liquid CO2?

I'll definitely post up some photos.  I'm just now starting the research but it sounds like making a paste of baking soda and water, letting it sit, and then buffing it out, is one way to deal with it.

I'll probably pull everything out, give it a good pressure wash with soap and water, and then start down the path of anti-corrosion.

[847badgerfan]

You don't seem to understand the concept of "built-in propane grill in an outdoor kitchen."  My i s c & a aggie wife would throw me out of the house within moments of me presenting that thing to her, or even suggesting it.

I'll definitely post up some photos.  I'm just now starting the research but it sounds like making a paste of baking soda and water, letting it sit, and then buffing it out, is one way to deal with it.

I'll probably pull everything out, give it a good pressure wash with soap and water, and then start down the path of anti-corrosion.

Add some lemon juice to that baking soda mixture. Get some CLR and some high-heat paint.

I do fully understand. I have one too.

I just thought it would be cute little adorable and sweet thing to present her with, as her own. And you can take it camping!

[utee94]

Add some lemon juice to that baking soda mixture. Get some CLR and some high-heat paint.

I do fully understand. I have one too.

I just thought it would be cute little adorable and sweet thing to present her with, as her own. And you can take it camping!

Well, now I like where you're coming from!

But we actually have several grills when we camp.  One is built-in to the RV's outdoor kitchen and runs off the RV's propane tanks, another is a freestanding unit that either plugs into the RV's propane or runs off a separate LPG bottle, and finally there's the Weber kettle charcoal grill which is the one we use most, since I do the majority of the camping cooking.

[Cincydawg]

Baking soda or baking powder?

I would think lemon juice would cause it to fixx and neutralize the soda.

[utee94]

Baking soda.

One of the other online suggestions is to mix baking soda with white vinegar which would have a similar reaction, mixing acids and bases. 

I'll probably end up trying all of the above, it's cheap and these burners need the help.  There are 6 of them, maybe I'll run some experiments.

But first they're all getting a power wash and a soapy bath with a grease-defeating soap like Dawn. 

[Cincydawg]

Used to be I could lay my hands on benzene, which is a pretty good grease solvent, but makes you have square babies.

[FearlessF]

This would be:

I have this on the bench in my attached garage with a side door into my kitchen
grill year around regardless of weather
I can get close to 550 degrees on the built-in thermometer in the lid

[Cincydawg]

Hey, it's kind of home improvement, sorta.