BBQ Restoration – Part 5 Before and After
So the BBQ is finished, I’ve cleaned off the rust and discarded the parts that were beyond saving. Made repairs and new parts such as the handle, grill brackets and legs. Added a complete new shelf welded from angle iron
BBQ Restoration – Part 4 Painting
Obviously I did not want the BBQ to get all rusty again so I wanted to give it a good coat of protection. The holes in the legs were filled with epoxy and the frame was primed with Finegan’s #1
BBQ Restoration – Part 3 New Welded Shelf
The shelf for the BBQ had had standing water on it for many years and hence had rusted badly. I had hoped to be able to re-use some of the metal from this for an ashpan but quickly realised that
BBQ Restoration – Part 2 Simple Fixes
The BBQ needed a few things made so I started on the shelf, that’s quite a mini project in it’s own right so I’ll write about that separately. However whilst test fitting the frame I discovered that one of the
BBQ Restoration – Part 1 Strip down
Earlier in the year I was given an old barrel shaped BBQ that had sat unused for about 8 years in the corner of a garden. It had filled with water and was very rusty. Despite looking like it was
Metal sculpture in brass, mounted on an 1800s French Coin
