LPT41 Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 Acetone Acetone evaporates very fast. Buy at HD, Lowes or anywhere paint is sold. Quote
mguerra Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 green cleansers I thought I would use a Magic Eraser with a slurry of gasoline, DDT, Freon, and some secondhand smoke to scrub it clean! Quote
primeats Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 Mix it all in an old paint(brine) bucket first! Quote
bryan Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 When through turn upside down to dry. Quote
DennisLinkletter Posted February 23, 2010 Report Posted February 23, 2010 "Liquid Sandpaper" surface prep.. Kinda like paint thinner' date=' it prepares the surface for adhesives or paint,stripping off any glue or grease[/quote'] On of the common brands is "Liquid Sandpaper" surface prep.. Good stuff.. Quote
Conodo12 Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 In all seriousness, Acetone is your answer for final surface prep before applying your adhesive for the gasket. Great stuff but use with gloves. It will literally remove any and all oils from your finger tips and cause splitting of your skin if you are not careful. Quote
Sanny Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Nail polish remover. Many of the brands contain acetone, anyway. And it's easy to get at the drug store or grocery. Quote
smokykensbbq Posted February 24, 2010 Report Posted February 24, 2010 Acetone I can tell you from experience that the acetone will clean the gunk off of your KK and you will then be ready to use your adhesive. Just make sure you clean as much gunk off with a wired brush first and then use the acetone. Quote
Syzygies Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 Acetone Oh this brings back memories. When I was a little kid I made a "kill jar" for collecting bugs, with an acetone-soaked cloth in an old jar. I got four of the weirdest looking beetles, knocked them out using the jar, brought them back to my room and laid them out on card stock. I was about to label them when I was called to dinner. Came back and no bugs in sight. They never did turn up... My Mom got quite used to this. I later collected praying mantis pods to sell door-to-door for people's gardens. People would close the door "what? are you out of your mind?" then think about it and send their daughters chasing after me. (Oh boy I was too young to appreciate this!) Then I got bored and my entire inventory hatched in my Mom's closet. She had a word with me. Quote
JeffB Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 Grease Monster Come To Life? mguerra, after seeing a photo of your "used" lava rock deflector a while back (which unfortunately I can't find via search) I wouldn't be surprised if all the junk on your top damper was the remnants of a failed escape attempt of some new species of grease monster. Perhaps that amorphous mound of charred grease and goo achieved sentience, climbed up the walls of the cooker and failed to make it all the way through the gasket, its poor melted remains left to gum up the works. You murderer! Quote
mguerra Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 monster Yes, I remember your reaction to that photo! And I have recently removed that lava rock grease monster from my KK. Now I'm using the stock heat deflector. My guess is that the problem is multifactorial; a barely cracked open top damper, a LOT of low and slow pork butts, the grease monster, a fair bit of mesquite, and almost no really hot fires. I did two pork butts last night and tried to control the temp with a more open top damper and a more closed bottom damper, but that did not work; it couldn't keep the temp down. The top of my KK is even thicker and greasier with tar than the photos from a few days ago!!! Anyway once I install a new gasket and stop using the grease monster lava rock rig, we'll see what happens. Quote
Firemonkey Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 Even on natural airflow, the <300 temps only take 1/2 turn on the top hat, its such a small opening that part of the damper is still resting on the gasket. Try using a drip pan under your butts, and that alone should be enough to resolve the issue once you get back to a clean gasket. Quote
bryan Posted February 25, 2010 Report Posted February 25, 2010 I think I would consider a long high temp burn (no cook) before I replaced the gasket. How are the walls? Quote
mguerra Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 La Brea KK The walls are pretty tarry! I should take a little piece of wire and stick it in there as a depth gauge. Yes, there is so much play in the damper threads that the top sits partly on the gasket when just cracked, I have sure noticed that. Quote
LPT41 Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 Smoke wood Doc how long was the mesquite wood you use seasoned? The wood my son used in his Bodacious BBQ resturant pits(very large) had been cut at leaste 2 years. It seems this wood needs a lot of seasoning for best results. Just a thought. Good luck with your clean up. Quote
bryan Posted February 26, 2010 Report Posted February 26, 2010 1st 48 Hey Doc, This might be your chance to get the 1st "48". Do you have a child that wants part of their inheritance back. Just needs a little cleaning. Quote
mguerra Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 Here's that nasty lava rock grease monster heat deflector! And this was 6 months ago. It is is now out of service... Quote
T Rex Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 Hey Mguerra, would you consider a 32 year old unbreakable green plate in trade.............. I might have one available real soon! and would like to see it go to a good home... T Rex Quote
mguerra Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 jinx buy me a Coke That's so funny! At the exact moment you were posting your offer of the plate on this thread, I was unabashedly asking for it over on the Cooking Pics thread!!! Quote
Curly Posted March 3, 2010 Report Posted March 3, 2010 Here's that nasty lava rock grease monster heat deflector! And this was 6 months ago. It is is now out of service... Put it on Ebay...you may get a bidding war and make a fortune. Quote
