- May 24, 2017
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Hey everyone!
Happy smoking! Hope your 4th of July Q went well.
So recently I nabbed a COS Char-broil offset smoker from a guy off craigslist for only $25.
It wasn't too rusty or had any major issues but the grates were totally rusted out.
Like bright orange corroded type rusty.
I started searching metal supply stores locally (home depot pretended like the sheets didn't exist) and building some new racks using expanded metal and some angled iron.
I do not know how to weld but I thought someone could do it I am sure.
Well then I decided to try to fix the grates and restore them back to their glory.
I first tried 3 parts vinegar to water and it actually worked fairly well. I wanted to really get it off so then I decided to use Coke.
It worked amazing. Within a few minutes the Coke bath was dingy and particles floating everywhere. I attached a few pictures to show how well it worked. One is obviously clean and one was dipped into the coke for a few seconds until I figured out I should take a picture to see the difference. I didn't even use a wire brush yet on em. Now they look even better after a quick oil bath and hot sear and seasoning over the 4th.
Happy smoking! Hope your 4th of July Q went well.
So recently I nabbed a COS Char-broil offset smoker from a guy off craigslist for only $25.
It wasn't too rusty or had any major issues but the grates were totally rusted out.
Like bright orange corroded type rusty.
I started searching metal supply stores locally (home depot pretended like the sheets didn't exist) and building some new racks using expanded metal and some angled iron.
I do not know how to weld but I thought someone could do it I am sure.
Well then I decided to try to fix the grates and restore them back to their glory.
I first tried 3 parts vinegar to water and it actually worked fairly well. I wanted to really get it off so then I decided to use Coke.
It worked amazing. Within a few minutes the Coke bath was dingy and particles floating everywhere. I attached a few pictures to show how well it worked. One is obviously clean and one was dipped into the coke for a few seconds until I figured out I should take a picture to see the difference. I didn't even use a wire brush yet on em. Now they look even better after a quick oil bath and hot sear and seasoning over the 4th.
