Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Gasket removal

Unknown
Unknown
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I'm about to replace the gasket on my large egg. Any sure fire suggestions for removal would be appreciated ?[p]Freddy
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • badbruce
    badbruce Posts: 353
    Mornin' Freddy,
    A putty knife would be fine. Watch the sharp corners though,ceramic surface is soft. When gasket is off sand by hand with mabye some 120 grit paper or vibrating sander. If your experienced with a belt sander you could carefully use that.
    I think The Whiz has some info on his site re: gasket replacement.
    HTH
    bruce

    [ul][li]http://www.nakedwhiz.com/nwindex.htm[/ul]
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Sigmore
    Sigmore Posts: 621
    Freddy, I read somewhere on here that Goof-Off worked really well.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • badbruce
    badbruce Posts: 353
    Morning sigmore,
    Not sure if the very pourous surface of the egg would be a problem using Goof-Off. Great product though, use it all the time.
    bruce

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tach18k
    tach18k Posts: 1,607
    badbruce,
    I have used both those it's and it ssure helps speed thing up. You also need to clean the surface with rubbing alchol so you have a good clean surface. One big trick is to lock the hinge assembly together before removing it.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • badbruce
    badbruce Posts: 353
    Morn. tach18k,
    Would you explain that please. Only the right side of my brain is working this morning.
    bruce

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Toy Man
    Toy Man Posts: 416
    I have removed several by the scrape method.[p]Last time I used Goof-off but I think lighter fluid would work also.[p]Just soak the felt and wait 30 - 60 seconds and lift it off.
    If a section doesn't want to lift, soak it again, wait and lift.[p]There will be adhesive residue remaining on the egg that will take several cycles of squirting and rubbing with paper towels to remove.[p]I also then flamed the edge with my MAPP torch to remove the fluid residue and/or any gasket glue.[p]This was is only about a jillion times easier/faster than scraping.[p]Toy Man
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Toy Man,[p]Thanks, I use MAPP gas as a starter - that sounds like a great tip for final residue removal.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories