I pride myself on being someone that can keep themselves busy. I rarely need to be entertained. I usually have a book, a Blackberry, a newspaper, something… to keep me occupied …. but at a certain point, I need a project.
The summer before I went to school two years ago was filled with small projects – in that I did “something new” every two weeks. It worked out great. I spent my summer not only collecting some “beach dust” as I like to call it, but also enjoying some new activities I might not have otherwise tried. A few examples: cutting the lawn, auditioning for a movie, going to a demolition derby … you get the idea.
Another one of the projects I took on that summer was rebuilding the family grill – and after two years, it needed to be done again.
Not only was the grill u-g-l-y … but not all of the burners were igniting … and as a result my precious burgers were not cooking evenly. Le sad. So I did the requisite research and bought the required parts from Amazon and supplies from Home Depot.
The total cost of the parts was about $115 – and then I spent like $10 on paint, brushes, and gloves… so I wouldn’t look like a mechanic.
I took out all the old parts – and really scrubbed the interior and sanded down the interior of the lid. This baby sparkled like it was a wedding day. Getting out the old ignition tubes was the hardest because the wing nuts that were holding the side panel in … were like… o-l-d. I needed some manly elbow grease to get those suckers out (I called my dad).
But in the end… it looks great. It certainly doesn’t look like a 15 year old grill.
Here is a slide show of the process:
Peace out