Upper gasket

AR_Pork_Producer

I put a rutland gasket on my large a few years ago. I took the upper gasket off and didn’t replace it. Now my rutland has flattened and I want to see if an upper gasket will help seal it. The problem is without a gasket on it there is gunk all on it. I tried some acetone wipes but it just kinda smeared it. If I remember right I used some kind of stripper on a drill to clean it the first time. I’m wondering if I clean it down yo clean ceramic will I have taken to much off. Is there a better way to clean it. Thanks. 

kl8ton

I used a pumice stone. Actually 4 of them on the dome.  I put my Rutland on the upper. 

kl8ton

RRP

That stripper I recommend that you used was a 3M brand Paint and Rust Remover…but there are now many cheaper knock off brands on the market. It chucks into a 1/4” electric drill.

RRP

It will destroy that Rutland gasket so be careful if you do use it to clean that dome edge, but it does the trick easier, quicker and cheaper than using several pumice stones.

fishlessman

Reseat the dome in the bands. It probably just needs an adjustment

AR_Pork_Producer

Thanks y’all. I may try reseating it first. Hasn’t been that long since I put the new band kit on it. 

AR_Pork_Producer

RRP said:

That stripper I recommend that you used was a 3M brand Paint and Rust Remover…but there are now many cheaper knock off brands on the market. It chucks into a 1/4” electric drill

What I’m try to remove seems to be mostly grease and some soot I think. If I take it down to white ceramic do you think I’ll be removing to much. I sure don’t want to do that. Thanks. 

Ybabpmuts

I can recommend a stripper if you want

AR_Pork_Producer

Ybabpmuts said:

I can recommend a stripper if you want

i think I still have the one I used the first time. Pretty sure it’s the 3m

Ybabpmuts

Huh. Mine was a  34C. 

AR_Pork_Producer

Ybabpmuts said:

Huh. Mine was a  34C

That went right over my head! Ha!

Ybabpmuts

The general rule with strippers is to not  use the same you used last year. I read that somewhere, OK, I wrote it down and then read it, but still ... sometimes the things I write down make the most sense of anybody. 

RRP

AR_Pork_Producer said:

RRP said:

That stripper I recommend that you used was a 3M brand Paint and Rust Remover…but there are now many cheaper knock off brands on the market. It chucks into a 1/4” electric drill

What I’m try to remove seems to be mostly grease and some soot I think. If I take it down to white ceramic do you think I’ll be removing to much. I sure don’t want to do that. Thanks. 

No...4 months ago I cleaned up a dome similar to yours, but this one had a "gasketless" 15 year build up of baked on grease, soot and creosote. Yes, it took me about 30 minutes even with a beer break, but that 3M wheel worked wonders! Once again that 3M does NOT damage the ceramic edge...but since you might decide to go ahead and place a new gasket on that dome then those "peel and stick" gaskets mean you better get that edge pristine clean again for it to adhere! 

I agree with "fish" EXCEPT since you said you have a new band then you might even want to just exchange that old Rutland altogether...but that would cost another whopping $11...

Elijah

AR_Pork_Producer said:

Ybabpmuts said:

Huh. Mine was a  34C

That went right over my head! Ha!

Stick around for another day and you'll never be fooled by @Ybabpmuts again 

Ybabpmuts

Elijah said:

AR_Pork_Producer said:

Ybabpmuts said:

Huh. Mine was a  34C

That went right over my head! Ha!

Stick around for another day and you'll never be fooled by @Ybabpmuts again 

I was planning on taking tomorrow off. My sister Beulah has a butt warble the size of a cheeseburger, and it's my turn to stop poppa from trying to put his buns on it and eat it. He's been hovering around with his buns open for two days. He's a fool, the thing looks drier than a church fart and his buns have no condiments on it. 

Ybabpmuts

My point was that you might have to wait two days.

AR_Pork_Producer

Well, I replaced the upper gasket. I used a 3m paint stripper and removed all the grime I could. I then took paper towel and acetone and removed what else I could. Replace the gasket and so far so good. Much better seal than what I had. The only leak was where the probe wire was between the top and bottom. Much better control of my temps. Guess only time will tell how long it will stick. 

RRP

AR_Pork_Producer said:

Well, I replaced the upper gasket. I used a 3m paint stripper and removed all the grime I could. I then took paper towel and acetone and removed what else I could. Replace the gasket and so far so good. Much better seal than what I had. The only leak was where the probe wire was between the top and bottom. Much better control of my temps. Guess only time will tell how long it will stick. 

honestly - when the Rutland is applied following my directions then there is no need to put on a dome gasket. but whatthehelldoIknowafter21years>

AR_Pork_Producer

For years I didn’t need one. The gasket I bought from you worked until it flattened out. I guess I could have bought another one, but found the other local.