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Booking It
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The husband found a large BGE on Craigslist with a table for about $400. Purchased new, the whole shebang would be well over $1200 in my area. Obviously this is a steal.
The picture the owner sent us shows obvious weather damage and overall poor maintenance. I don't want to post the picture here since it's not mine to post. But it looks like there are rust and white colored splotches all over the inside. A new grid (which I would buy anyway because I want cast iron) and daisy wheel would need to be purchased for sure (the daisy wheel is totally rusted).
My question is this: Could the rust and white be cleaned and/or scrubbed out to make the inside "smooth"? I'm thinking it would need a lot more than just an atomic burn to clean it out. I haven't seen it in person yet.
Any thoughts?
The picture the owner sent us shows obvious weather damage and overall poor maintenance. I don't want to post the picture here since it's not mine to post. But it looks like there are rust and white colored splotches all over the inside. A new grid (which I would buy anyway because I want cast iron) and daisy wheel would need to be purchased for sure (the daisy wheel is totally rusted).
My question is this: Could the rust and white be cleaned and/or scrubbed out to make the inside "smooth"? I'm thinking it would need a lot more than just an atomic burn to clean it out. I haven't seen it in person yet.
Any thoughts?
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I would wait and get a demo one at a fest-usually are about 675 and you have the warrenty.Just my 2 sense.
GOOD EATS AND GOOD FRIENDS
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Why would there be rust inside. I think you answered your own question on price. in Tampa, you can get a large with the nest, side things, ash tool and a couple other things for 1000.00 A table in poor shape would be worth not much.
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Eggs by the bay has their demo for 599 with a nest. That's what I paid for my large by itself 3 years ago.
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I, too, was questioning the rust inside. It was a mess. Ugh!
Thanks for all of the extremely quick replies! As soon as I saw the picture I knew it wouldn't be worth it. But I want an egg NOW!
The Peoria Eggfest is the weekend before school lets out in June, so I had been waiting for that because then I have the whoooooolllllleeee summer off to do nothing but play with it.
Thank you all for being my voice of reason. -
GO HAWKS Nice to see a Hawk fan on here
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Post a pic of it so we can see it. I'm sure you can offer them less.
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Hello from Dunlap! Where you be? Glad to hear you'll be attending the Peoria Eggfest. BTW Hearth & Patio has a special deal if you buy one that weekend and cook on it at the Eggfest. Are you with D150?Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time
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