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best alternative to wire brush?

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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,387
    The Great Scrape - Smokeware
    I received one of these as a gift a few years ago.  It's pretty cool.

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  • Kayak
    Kayak Posts: 700
    TEXASBGE2018 said:
    I use one of these with decent results


    Is there some secret to using this thing? I have one, but it doesn't seem to make much difference to the crud. I went back to my Weber brush and put this one away.

    Bob

    New Cumberland, PA
    XL with the usual accessories

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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,362
    Normally @theyolksonyou would insert his black lab pic here. Where is Jason these days?
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • FarmerTom
    FarmerTom Posts: 685
    I don’t have a black lab but here’s my first stage grill cleaners. 

    And final stage.  


    Tommy 

    Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
       1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies

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  • TEXASBGE2018
    TEXASBGE2018 Posts: 3,831
    Kayak said:
    TEXASBGE2018 said:
    I use one of these with decent results


    Is there some secret to using this thing? I have one, but it doesn't seem to make much difference to the crud. I went back to my Weber brush and put this one away.
    What seems to help me is a hot grate and extra pressure. It doesn’t get everything but it gets almost everything. For the truly stuck on stuff I will use aluminum foil or let the grate cool down and get after it with some steel wool.


    Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    edited June 2020
    @RRP thanks for you feedback, release 2.0, easier and stronger, flattened end, bent, notched. The right one is BGE, wide gap between bars allows full 360 access. Left one is Weber 9 mm grill salvaged for two Traeger pellet poopers, restricted gap between bars limits access to about 270.

    canuckland
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    Notched the corners at the bend and they both can do 360 now.
    canuckland
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    edited July 2020
    Easy cleanup while grill was still hot and chicken was resting. 
    Before and after...

    canuckland
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    edited July 2020
    Long story here, but I actually have 2 LiL Willy bars coming any day now. I can't say enough good things about Tom Zion and his company! You talk about a FIRST CLASS PERSON! Tom rocks the boat with his concern for pleasing customers!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    This works as good or better than anything. Get the grate hot and rub a half of onion on it. Works like a charm. 


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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    RRP said:
    Long story here, but I actually have 2 LiL Willy bars coming any day now. I can't say enough good things about Tom Zion and his company! You talk about a FIRST CLASS PERSON! Tom rocks the boat with his concern for pleasing customers!
    One notch size fits all? Looks like a good fit for BGE grills, not sure if it works for 9 mm grill bars though.
    canuckland
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  • JethroBodeen
    JethroBodeen Posts: 526
    @Canugghead is that 1/2" or 3/4" copper? How did you make the scraper half moon size cutout to a specific size? I'm thinking you drilled a hole the proper size through the pipe then cut the pipe off half way though the hole. Then put the bend on the end.
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 13,684
    JethroBodeen said:
    @Canugghead is that 1/2" or 3/4" copper? How did you make the scraper half moon size cutout to a specific size? I'm thinking you drilled a hole the proper size through the pipe then cut the pipe off half way though the hole. Then put the bend on the end.
    1/2", I kind of fumbled through it  :)  1st one was drill and cut, 2nd one was notching with angle grinder and finished with dremel stone. 

    Like your idea of making the notch before (not after) bending, just make sure  you bend at the right distance. Thanks!
    canuckland
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  • Corv
    Corv Posts: 565
    I soak mine (I have a MBGE so it fits) in the sink while the coals are starting. Them clean it with a plastic scrubbie. Seems to work fine.
    Somewhere on the Colorado Front Range
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    johnmitchell said:
    Normally @theyolksonyou would insert his black lab pic here. Where is Jason these days?
    He is chillin down in the keys. I use his same method though. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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