SirPorkaLot
somebody shut me the fark up.
A couple of months ago I posted about a fabulous flea market find.
an all cast iron grill, called the "Cue-Grill".
It was a complete rust bucket.
:crazy::crazy::loco::loco:
After a few delays (including an unanticipated household move), I was finally able to get around to giving it the TLC it needed.
First a vinegar bath (this was 50/50 white vinegar and water)
After rotating the parts through the vinegar bath the grate was looking to bad.
The rest of it still had challenges to overcome though.
After a 2 month pause, I moved onto the next phase.
I put a heavy coat of EZ-off Oven Cleaner (the heavy duty kind with lye) on all the parts and wrapped them in garbage bags for a couple of days. (bags sat in old bus tub)/
They would then come out of the bag, get a washing with soap and water and then get another dose of oven cleaner.
This happened 3 times.
After the last application of oven cleaner, it all got a good washing and a towel dry, and then went into my offset smoker set at 200F.
Once all the parts were at temp, I applied a layer of Crisco, and put them back in the smoker for 30-45 minutes.
I done this several times as well, reapplying Crisco each time.
This is what the parts looked like cooling off.
This is assembled.
And with first fire
The grate will also flip over to get closer to the coals.
With a little research i was able to find the "Cue-Grill" was trademarked by the Atlanta Stove Works in 1968 and the most recent year I could find advertising for it was 1976.
Here is an ad from 1970.
:clap2:
an all cast iron grill, called the "Cue-Grill".
It was a complete rust bucket.
:crazy::crazy::loco::loco:
After a few delays (including an unanticipated household move), I was finally able to get around to giving it the TLC it needed.
First a vinegar bath (this was 50/50 white vinegar and water)
After rotating the parts through the vinegar bath the grate was looking to bad.
The rest of it still had challenges to overcome though.
After a 2 month pause, I moved onto the next phase.
I put a heavy coat of EZ-off Oven Cleaner (the heavy duty kind with lye) on all the parts and wrapped them in garbage bags for a couple of days. (bags sat in old bus tub)/
They would then come out of the bag, get a washing with soap and water and then get another dose of oven cleaner.
This happened 3 times.
After the last application of oven cleaner, it all got a good washing and a towel dry, and then went into my offset smoker set at 200F.
Once all the parts were at temp, I applied a layer of Crisco, and put them back in the smoker for 30-45 minutes.
I done this several times as well, reapplying Crisco each time.
This is what the parts looked like cooling off.
This is assembled.
And with first fire
The grate will also flip over to get closer to the coals.
With a little research i was able to find the "Cue-Grill" was trademarked by the Atlanta Stove Works in 1968 and the most recent year I could find advertising for it was 1976.
Here is an ad from 1970.
:clap2:
