You'll eventually tire of the labor of charcoal for every single grill job, and will likely settle into using both. Use charcoal for steaks, burgers, meat. Use that beautiful weber for veggies, quick stuff, or a lazy day when you can't be bothered to deal with all of the work.
I love it. I restored a green in 2018 and love it. But it barely used. It is a showpiece. Between the kettle collection, chargriller Legacy, or my offset stick burner i do not use gas much. BUt I love the Genesis look. And if we need a quick cook, it delivers great results
I have done a few restorations, and have a few more waiting. Thanks for the tip on the emblem! Things I've done is the cart can be painted with regular black paint high heat for the firebox and lid, I took the end caps off the lid and painted them disassembled. They last basically forever except here in the north I've seen the frames rust if left outside for years uncovered.
There's no hard and fast law that you cannot cook with gas, charcoal, wood pellets, or natural wood! I can cook with all of them and for different reasons and inherently one has an advantage or disadvantage over the other one from any angle you look at it. I bought a partially restored Weber Genesis 1000 and considered converting it to a smoker but in the end, it was just too nice of an edition with the quick and efficient method of gas cooking- so I opted to keep it as is and never looked back! Your grill looks amazing. Mine doesn't even compare, but I still admire it each time I uncover it. The retro look never goes out of style and there's a good aftermarket them just because of the amazing product support from Weber! Cheers!
Really cool restoration Andrew, it looks really nice now, nothing wrong with a gasser in a pinch, they’re easy and you can add some smoke flavor. Basically nice job basically have a great weekend brother! :)
Keep it. I have a 18” WSM, 22” Kettle, SJ, a Kamado Joe, and Camp Chef Pellet Grill. And I still use my Weber Genesis NG grill. Perfect for quick meals on a weeknight. Throw some wood over the burners if you want some smoke. And nice work!
That is a beautiful grill. Great job. I was going to buy a Blackstone but I think I will just use some cast iron pans on my Weber Spirit and save a bunch of money since it’s just me and the dog.
Funny thing is I'm looking into restoring this because my father had this out in the backyard for years uncovered and the propane never worked....he used charcoal.
Nice job. I'm curious about the lettering.onnrhe control panel. I see them sometimes where this is all faded and if I get one I want to be able to restore thst also. Any tips?
Same. But this was about a year before I started making UA-cam videos. If you have any questions regarding something you are trying to do let me know. Thanks!
This looks amazing! My husband and I are restoring our Genesis 3 we believe from 1989. Did you ever find a manual for yours? We took ours completely apart and are slowly putting it back together. Would you ever consider making another handle? Thanks!
Hey thanks for stopping by. I found a manual by doing a google search. Do you have a 3000 model? If so you can find your manual here: www.manualslib.com/manual/188764/Weber-3000.html I think I have an extra handle I can send you. Find me on instagram and send me a message. Cheers Laura!
Nice! Thanks for tips. I too only grill on charcoal. My wife prefers to cook on gas. she can throw down, but doesn’t like to mess with charcoal. I also love this style and will nice to look at. Did you have to touch up the red?
Your restoration looks great! Having recently received my Dad’s 1989 Genesis which still works great after a full cleaning and gas tube replacement! But I was wondering if you did anything to the inside of the lid on the cast aluminum sides? On mine, the steel upper part still has a nice porcelain (?) covering, but on the sides (after my pressure wash) looks like bare flat silver aluminum color. Did you do anything to that or leave it bare? I would appreciate any advice! Thank you in advance!
@@GrillSergeant Thank you for your quick reply! Up until now I had given up on gas grills due to uneven heating and supposedly stainless steel that rust out easily (none were Weber). But after using my Dad’s 30+ year old gas grill a few times now and finding it maintains even temperatures over the entire surface with all 3 burners on. I’m extremely impressed and amazed it only needs minor exterior refreshing after so long! It’s definitely a keeper!!! 😀
Love that Weber! What do you recommend for the type of wood for the slats? I have an older Weber Genesis with the wood slats on each side, with flip-up table and across the bottom.
Mike Lovett If I were to do it again I would have bought a premium hardwood that all I had to do was seal it. It took forever to stain and seal all that wood. You could go with cedar or redwood....
Have have this sometime game grill, except on the right hand side I have an extra side burner for say cooking baked beans or such. My question is where did you get your burner bars from ? I cant seem to find the exact one I need.
Are you really going to fire up the coals even if you want to do a simple chicken breast. Lots of people have the two for that reason. When its worth it fire up the coals when its quick fire up the gas.
How did you clean the red part of the lid? Mine's similar - a Spirit 700 - and doesn't especially need repainting, but I've had trouble getting it shiny again.
About 10 years ago I cooked burgers and hotdogs on one of those (unrestored) for a charity event. The owner offered to give it to me and I said no! What an idiot I was!
great job. the inside of the cover on mine is peeling off, how did you restore the inside? same paint I assume but what technique did you use to get it all down to bare metal specially on the insight.
The inside of the cover is NOT pealing. It is carbon build up. Do not paint the inside of your grill. Use some simple green, scraper, and heavy duty steel wool coil pad.
Hey Albert! Thank for checking out the video! For the wood I just went to Home Depot and got common wood boards (Pine) and cut everything to spec. I don't think they sell pre-stained wood because if you were to cut it the stain does not go all the way through the wood. If I were to do it again, I would pay a little more and get a nice wood (Mahogany, Red Oak, Walnut) and then you don't have to stain anything (only seal protect it)
@@GrillSergeant Great video I got a bunch of ideas from it! Watched a few on the subject that involved grills of this type of model and yours was the best. I just bought some oak to replace my old boards. Was thinking about cedar but dunno where i could find it. Home Depot actually has these .75 inch wide oak boards that I think will work perfectly. Little wider than stock, and a little taller but I don't think either will present a pressing issue. Only issue I have is I lost one of the brackets the wood screws into so hopefully it turns up because you can't just go out and buy those brackets from what I have seen. Would need a doner grill or manufacture something as a substitute.
Albert Ahr I would hit up Weber Kettle groups online. I was given a few parts I needed for free because the people in the group would not even let me pay for them. The BBQ community is a great group of people! See you around Albert! Cheers!
Beautiful restoration! Yup first time I cooked on the Weber kettle done with propane! That was 5 Weber kettles ago! They are all still used! My genesis is the same as yours but green and plastic not wood! Yours better with the wood much more classy in my opinion! Even not restored just something about wood!!! Lol
LOL I’ve grilled on charcoal, then I grilled with gas and yes you can smoke with gas! I like gas much better you can control the temperature much better!
You'll eventually tire of the labor of charcoal for every single grill job, and will likely settle into using both. Use charcoal for steaks, burgers, meat. Use that beautiful weber for veggies, quick stuff, or a lazy day when you can't be bothered to deal with all of the work.
I love it. I restored a green in 2018 and love it. But it barely used. It is a showpiece. Between the kettle collection, chargriller Legacy, or my offset stick burner i do not use gas much. BUt I love the Genesis look. And if we need a quick cook, it delivers great results
This is the best vintage Weber grill restore video I’ve seen thank you!
If you decide to make handles to sell I will definitely purchase one or two
That’s an amazing restoration
That bad boy looks amazing. Great job.
I have done a few restorations, and have a few more waiting. Thanks for the tip on the emblem! Things I've done is the cart can be painted with regular black paint high heat for the firebox and lid, I took the end caps off the lid and painted them disassembled. They last basically forever except here in the north I've seen the frames rust if left outside for years uncovered.
Al's Repair and Restoration Thanks Al! Hey I have a Toro question for you. I’ll see if I can PM you on Facebook or Instagram.
@@GrillSergeant got it working?
@@berardia4 No. Currently live streaming a Turkey on the smoker lol
Awesome Job brother... Looks fantastic
Awesome!!
Awesome restoration brother!👍
There's no hard and fast law that you cannot cook with gas, charcoal, wood pellets, or natural wood! I can cook with all of them and for different reasons and inherently one has an advantage or disadvantage over the other one from any angle you look at it. I bought a partially restored Weber Genesis 1000 and considered converting it to a smoker but in the end, it was just too nice of an edition with the quick and efficient method of gas cooking- so I opted to keep it as is and never looked back! Your grill looks amazing. Mine doesn't even compare, but I still admire it each time I uncover it. The retro look never goes out of style and there's a good aftermarket them just because of the amazing product support from Weber! Cheers!
Dude, that is very cool. Nice job. That was very cool. Bad ass
Nice job Andrew! It is time to sell it! Especially if you are not using it anymore. It looks really good. Take care.
I use both chat and gas. I prefer the charcoal though. Great restoration. I’m going to be working on a similar one this summer.
Really cool restoration Andrew, it looks really nice now, nothing wrong with a gasser in a pinch, they’re easy and you can add some smoke flavor. Basically nice job basically have a great weekend brother! :)
That's a sweet grill nice job.
Keep it. I have a 18” WSM, 22” Kettle, SJ, a Kamado Joe, and Camp Chef Pellet Grill. And I still use my Weber Genesis NG grill. Perfect for quick meals on a weeknight. Throw some wood over the burners if you want some smoke. And nice work!
Very true! Love my Genesis...with all the blood and sweat that went into building her...I could never part with it! lol
That is a beautiful grill. Great job. I was going to buy a Blackstone but I think I will just use some cast iron pans on my Weber Spirit and save a bunch of money since it’s just me and the dog.
Well done!!
Funny thing is I'm looking into restoring this because my father had this out in the backyard for years uncovered and the propane never worked....he used charcoal.
😂
very nice
Nice job. I'm curious about the lettering.onnrhe control panel. I see them sometimes where this is all faded and if I get one I want to be able to restore thst also. Any tips?
Great question. Don’t know if there is any way to restore it. Maybe find it on another grill and swap it out. Or maybe that plate is sold on eBay.
Wish you could have shown entire step by step process
Same. But this was about a year before I started making UA-cam videos. If you have any questions regarding something you are trying to do let me know. Thanks!
No problem. May be next time :)
This looks amazing! My husband and I are restoring our Genesis 3 we believe from 1989. Did you ever find a manual for yours? We took ours completely apart and are slowly putting it back together. Would you ever consider making another handle? Thanks!
Hey thanks for stopping by. I found a manual by doing a google search. Do you have a 3000 model? If so you can find your manual here: www.manualslib.com/manual/188764/Weber-3000.html I think I have an extra handle I can send you. Find me on instagram and send me a message. Cheers Laura!
Grill Sergeant sent you a message, thanks!
Nice! Thanks for tips. I too only grill on charcoal. My wife prefers to cook on gas. she can throw down, but doesn’t like to mess with charcoal. I also love this style
and will nice to look at.
Did you have to touch up the red?
Nope. The red is from the original enamel.
This is very beautiful, you did an amazing work
Your restoration looks great! Having recently received my Dad’s 1989 Genesis which still works great after a full cleaning and gas tube replacement! But I was wondering if you did anything to the inside of the lid on the cast aluminum sides? On mine, the steel upper part still has a nice porcelain (?) covering, but on the sides (after my pressure wash) looks like bare flat silver aluminum color. Did you do anything to that or leave it bare? I would appreciate any advice! Thank you in advance!
I would leave anything on the inside of the grill alone. That should naturally season itself.
@@GrillSergeant Thank you for your quick reply! Up until now I had given up on gas grills due to uneven heating and supposedly stainless steel that rust out easily (none were Weber). But after using my Dad’s 30+ year old gas grill a few times now and finding it maintains even temperatures over the entire surface with all 3 burners on. I’m extremely impressed and amazed it only needs minor exterior refreshing after so long! It’s definitely a keeper!!! 😀
Love that Weber! What do you recommend for the type of wood for the slats? I have an older Weber Genesis with the wood slats on each side, with flip-up table and across the bottom.
Mike Lovett If I were to do it again I would have bought a premium hardwood that all I had to do was seal it. It took forever to stain and seal all that wood. You could go with cedar or redwood....
Grill Sergeant Thanks, Sarge!!
Great vid! Is the middle part where the burners and flav bars are sitting made out of aluminum cast? Does anyone know?
I don’t think they are cast.
@@GrillSergeant Just put an magnet to it and ull know:) it looks like cast aluminum since it did not rust compared to other area.
Have have this sometime game grill, except on the right hand side I have an extra side burner for say cooking baked beans or such. My question is where did you get your burner bars from ? I cant seem to find the exact one I need.
The flavorizer bars I found on eBay. Just make sure the will fit a Genesis 1000-5500 and you will be good to go.
Are you really going to fire up the coals even if you want to do a simple chicken breast. Lots of people have the two for that reason. When its worth it fire up the coals when its quick fire up the gas.
Erik Paaske You are right. But the longer it takes to BBQ the more beer you can drink. 😂
How did you clean the red part of the lid? Mine's similar - a Spirit 700 - and doesn't especially need repainting, but I've had trouble getting it shiny again.
About 10 years ago I cooked burgers and hotdogs on one of those (unrestored) for a charity event. The owner offered to give it to me and I said no! What an idiot I was!
Where are you located. I have the same grill the I want to restore
I’m in San Antonio, TX
@@GrillSergeant I am in New Jersey
great job. the inside of the cover on mine is peeling off, how did you restore the inside? same paint I assume but what technique did you use to get it all down to bare metal specially on the insight.
The inside of the cover is NOT pealing. It is carbon build up. Do not paint the inside of your grill. Use some simple green, scraper, and heavy duty steel wool coil pad.
Hi, what specific wood did you purchase (size and type) and where did you get it from? Also where do they sell pre-stained wood?
Hey Albert! Thank for checking out the video! For the wood I just went to Home Depot and got common wood boards (Pine) and cut everything to spec. I don't think they sell pre-stained wood because if you were to cut it the stain does not go all the way through the wood. If I were to do it again, I would pay a little more and get a nice wood (Mahogany, Red Oak, Walnut) and then you don't have to stain anything (only seal protect it)
@@GrillSergeant Great video I got a bunch of ideas from it! Watched a few on the subject that involved grills of this type of model and yours was the best.
I just bought some oak to replace my old boards. Was thinking about cedar but dunno where i could find it. Home Depot actually has these .75 inch wide oak boards that I think will work perfectly. Little wider than stock, and a little taller but I don't think either will present a pressing issue.
Only issue I have is I lost one of the brackets the wood screws into so hopefully it turns up because you can't just go out and buy those brackets from what I have seen. Would need a doner grill or manufacture something as a substitute.
Albert Ahr I would hit up Weber Kettle groups online. I was given a few parts I needed for free because the people in the group would not even let me pay for them. The BBQ community is a great group of people! See you around Albert! Cheers!
@@GrillSergeant thanks for the recommendation dude what an awesome community
Beautiful restoration! Yup first time I cooked on the Weber kettle done with propane! That was 5 Weber kettles ago! They are all still used! My genesis is the same as yours but green and plastic not wood! Yours better with the wood much more classy in my opinion! Even not restored just something about wood!!! Lol
Any chance you could make another handle and sell it to me?? ☺️
Nevermind I roped my brother into making one for me
Let me know if you're interested in selling this
LOL I’ve grilled on charcoal, then I grilled with gas and yes you can smoke with gas! I like gas much better you can control the temperature much better!