Looking for some guidance on what model this is! And any tips and tricks during my restoration process!
Thank you
by Igiveueggrolnow
10 Comments
sparklingwaterll
Its dead jim…..
smkythefrignbear
Disagree with the other commenters. This is a genesis silver a. They made this same form factor for a long time. You need new flavorizers and grates and to make a shelf for the side but this is pretty straightforward to fix. Burners look in decent shape. Does it light?
Teddyworks
This grill can be fixed. Genesis Silver A. Toughest task will be the side table, but you could easily fashion something DIY style.
7ar5un
Just take it apart down to the frame. Use a sparkle knife to clean the inside of the tub, then degrease, then seap and water. Soap and water the outside then hit with a wire brush, the iso alcohol. Grill paint or automotive high temp ceramic paint will work for the tub. Several light coats (outside only). Wait for it to dry but remember, it has to “cure”. Something like 30min at 300F (i cant remember but the can will tell you). If you skip this step, the paint will scratch very easily. So do this part last.
Grill gleaner on the lid. After that, automotive polish works great.
Now just new burners, tents, and grates of your choosing. (Stainless round, stainless flat, iron, iron ceramic….)
Be mindful of the drip tray brackets, they are fragile.
You can also notch a board for the left side, like a removable cutting board.
The regulators are simple, not much going on there. Disassemble, clean, and lite lite lite grease.
Then just sortta “reassemble it”… lol
You got this
wulfpak04
Ooh, fun little resto. Can find all the parts you need online, save what you can, it does add up quick.
thickox79
Spirit 500
338lapuamagnum
Looks like my Spirit 500 LX. Mid 1990s. I can still get parts for mine. Just put a new igniter, burners, and lower pan in mine this summer.
the_OMD
Genesis silver. Most parts are readily available. Make the wood slats for the side table yourself. Here’s my refurbished bigger brother version
It’s a Spirit 500. I have the same one, same era with the plastic handles. Great grille. Did a lot of scraping and degreasing then bought new innards and cast iron grilles for it. It is lovely but hard to keep clean. I have to tear it down and deep clean it every couple years.
Paralith10
That is a late 1990’s spirit 500. The major “replaceable” parts are readily available and priced low on Amazon. They are great grills, and worth your time and money to fix it up.
FYI, some have said it’s a silver A, but it definitely is NOT. The silver a is much different. This is distinctly a spirit 500 because it has the old style propane gauge, the half grate bottom shelf, and no plastic side tool hanger or lid handle. The silver A also had small caster wheels on the shelf side. The spirit 500 just had legs with no small caster wheels.
As far as restoration process, get a putty knife and scrape as much of the crud off as possible. I would then spray down with oven cleaner and repeat until you get most of it clean, you can then use a hand brush and scrub the rest of the greasy areas down using a detergent like purple power or simple green. You could use oven cleaner and a brush but just be warned it’s pretty wicked if you get it on your hands and finger nails, it’s lye after all. Replace what you need as you go and it will be a fine grill. You could and and re paint the black parts of the firebox if you want, the red part should clean up nicely, it’s porcelain enamel paint so you can clean it with any cleaner and it won’t damage it. I wouldn’t go scraping it with a putty knife or anything abrasive though.
10 Comments
Its dead jim…..
Disagree with the other commenters. This is a genesis silver a. They made this same form factor for a long time. You need new flavorizers and grates and to make a shelf for the side but this is pretty straightforward to fix. Burners look in decent shape. Does it light?
This grill can be fixed. Genesis Silver A. Toughest task will be the side table, but you could easily fashion something DIY style.
Just take it apart down to the frame. Use a sparkle knife to clean the inside of the tub, then degrease, then seap and water.
Soap and water the outside then hit with a wire brush, the iso alcohol. Grill paint or automotive high temp ceramic paint will work for the tub. Several light coats (outside only). Wait for it to dry but remember, it has to “cure”. Something like 30min at 300F (i cant remember but the can will tell you). If you skip this step, the paint will scratch very easily. So do this part last.
Grill gleaner on the lid. After that, automotive polish works great.
Now just new burners, tents, and grates of your choosing. (Stainless round, stainless flat, iron, iron ceramic….)
Be mindful of the drip tray brackets, they are fragile.
You can also notch a board for the left side, like a removable cutting board.
The regulators are simple, not much going on there. Disassemble, clean, and lite lite lite grease.
Then just sortta “reassemble it”… lol
You got this
Ooh, fun little resto. Can find all the parts you need online, save what you can, it does add up quick.
Spirit 500
Looks like my Spirit 500 LX. Mid 1990s. I can still get parts for mine. Just put a new igniter, burners, and lower pan in mine this summer.
Genesis silver. Most parts are readily available. Make the wood slats for the side table yourself. Here’s my refurbished bigger brother version
https://preview.redd.it/hv1ewc3j3yxf1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cac7cb3c2f7be2fa7a515fb270048b96b03a8ce3
It’s a Spirit 500. I have the same one, same era with the plastic handles. Great grille. Did a lot of scraping and degreasing then bought new innards and cast iron grilles for it. It is lovely but hard to keep clean. I have to tear it down and deep clean it every couple years.
That is a late 1990’s spirit 500. The major “replaceable” parts are readily available and priced low on Amazon. They are great grills, and worth your time and money to fix it up.
FYI, some have said it’s a silver A, but it definitely is NOT. The silver a is much different. This is distinctly a spirit 500 because it has the old style propane gauge, the half grate bottom shelf, and no plastic side tool hanger or lid handle. The silver A also had small caster wheels on the shelf side. The spirit 500 just had legs with no small caster wheels.
As far as restoration process, get a putty knife and scrape as much of the crud off as possible. I would then spray down with oven cleaner and repeat until you get most of it clean, you can then use a hand brush and scrub the rest of the greasy areas down using a detergent like purple power or simple green. You could use oven cleaner and a brush but just be warned it’s pretty wicked if you get it on your hands and finger nails, it’s lye after all. Replace what you need as you go and it will be a fine grill. You could and and re paint the black parts of the firebox if you want, the red part should clean up nicely, it’s porcelain enamel paint so you can clean it with any cleaner and it won’t damage it. I wouldn’t go scraping it with a putty knife or anything abrasive though.