Here are a few pics of the Charmglow 2000 grill that I restored last weekend. The guy who sandblasted the pistol took care of the grill and then I painted the exterior, Parkerized the top rack, replaced all of the internal parts (handle, burner and venturi still have not arrived). I'm going to convert the grill from propane tank to natural gas and hook it up to the gas line in the backyard that the pool heater uses.
We had a grill like this 35-40 years ago and we loved it! Heavy duty cast aluminum, not the "fake" stainless garbage grills that you pay $800 or more for today. This is the real deal and it was made in Bristol, Wisconsin. We'll break it in this weekend. I heat cycled it a few times to burn off paint vapors, but there really weren't any. I used Rustoleum high temp grill paint from Lowe's. It took 4 cans to cover the grill...
