You did a great job saving that offset 👍Much respect from The Netherlands!

He said "Hit a lick" with a grill! CLASSIC!!! LOL

Put those grates in Vinegar... All that rust and crap comes right off.. Longer you leave them soaking.. Like 3-5 days

Amen 🙏🏿 Blackman!!!💯💯💯 Using your video now!!🎉

i have that same one and you gave me inspiration

Literally picked up a used one of these grilles- you are correct sir one man's trash is another man's treasure.

The Char-Grillers are nice grills I have one and love cooking on it.

I picked mine up off the side of the road. Cleaned it up and been grilling and smoking a lot for two years now. They last if taken care of just like everything else.

I spent a week of my holidays restoring my char griller smoking champ, this video inspired me, let me tell you i sealed it with gaskets everywhere too saved me thousands of dollars, cost me $50 to get this smoker cooking like a $3000 smoker got this bad boy looking new and air tight 🎉

“A beautiful summer day in the middle of winter” relatable!

Fellow Texan here. I just picked one of these off the curb in my neighborhood last week. It’s almost complete and I’m treating and removing scale rust that’s built up inside. Once the scale is removed I’m going to use a product called Ospho to convert any remaining rust and it functions as a rust prohibiting primer. It is grill safe btw and can be used inside and outside.

Love the story line of how this all went down. You did a great job! God Bless!

I really enjoyed this video! My neighbor moved out and gave me a char- grill!We would shared the grill. Now the dog will be happy to have her grilled hot dog, also. Up cycling at its best. Thanks.

I just love that you gave the old war horse another shot at glory. I'm guessing whatever you cook on it will be extra tasty.

Nice job brother! I have a Char Griller 5650 and have had it for 2 years running and it still looks brand new. Poor ownership is what causes people to throw money out the window when it comes to a grill. I maintain mine every couple of smokes. It only takes me about 45 minutes, start to finish. It also helps having a cover for it as well.

Great video

Nice find no matter how much u paid for it clean it up u got a 250 dollar grill good job sir❤

I have gotta say the spare parts they sell on the website kinda amazes me. I replaced my old grill because I can't find some dumb parts like replacement handles and the shelf that holds the coals is rusted out. Nice to see a company interested in repairing their old stuff and not just selling you new stuff.

I have the same grill that I bought through FB Marketplace for $70. It's been a great grill/smoker and a perfect companion to my PK Grill. Mine was in better shape than the one your rescued so I plan to clean and paint it. I was loosing too much smoke around the lids so I added some grill insulation tape and it's a well sealed smoker. Thanks for making the effort to save a great grill from being recycled. Thanks brother!

Dude, that was a wonderful thing you did! Way to go!

I literally found one as well yesterday, took a double take, pulled over and grabbed quick af, almost done cleaning it up, people don’t know what they tossed out lol

Holy smokes Sir! That turned out amaizing. Absolutely tlc

I just picked up the same brand for nicks,Needs some tlc but will get me started,I think putting in the effort to clean something up like this is half the reward,Australia.

You can buy a replacement ash pan on Amazon.

That's one heck of a good find ! I I alppreciate people that see possibilities and give things or others a second chance. Nice

Love this video. I have that exact smoker and it’s looking a little rough. BKC gave me some good tips to restore my smoker!

Great job bro! Now share with us some videos doing some grilling. Thank you for sharing!

That was a great grill rescue!!🙏🙏💯💯👍🏼👍🏼

Good work!!! Way to bring new life to the Champ!

this is the shit that they need to teach in school

Great job! Great save!

I just bought one yesterday. Yours looks good. Brought it back to life!

This is awesome man! I just found a free char griller wrangler on offer up for free today! I’m can’t wait to wake up tomorrow and get after it. I’m gonna be doing the same work on mine!

Great job, looks good.

Nice my coworker gave me one can't wait to bring it back to life

This was great followed it step by step done in no time

Great video. Maintenance is the key to preserving these grills. I've been keeping my grills in great operational use, but I will definitely use some of your methods. Thanks for posting.

I bought a char griller 5050 with the firebox for 100 dollars on Craigslist. And I got a brand new propane connector in the package that I was able to return to Home Depot for 28.00 credit which I used to buy a charcoal chimney and some charcoal. The guy also gave me a bag of cherry wood and a partial bag of kings Ford as well as all the tongs and spatulas etc. now that’s what I call a lick. Perfect working order.

Nice work i feel the same. I have the exact smoker.

I was just “gifted” a Char Grill that needs a lot of TLC. I will try to share the before and after with you. Thank you for this video. Excellent work

Great restoration !👍👍

Great rescue and thanks for this video. I use a WSM and have turned out some incredible meals, but have been wanting to try my hand at an offset, and the Smokin Champ is what I've looking at. After this video, looks this will be the winner. Thanks again.

I currently have the char-griller grand champ model 8250. But I started with the smokin' champ and it completely transformed the way I grilled and smoked. I regret selling it to this day. Great save, looks beautiful.

How lucky you were. I have one just like that too. Had mine for 6-7 years. I had to move the whole thing 180° in the stand to get the wheels on the right side like your old grill (which was probably jealous). My firebox ash pan is basically wasted, hot box a few times. The smoke box ash pan next to the firebox burned the hangers right off. I'm about to do a makeover making the pan I use for water to be the baffle to direct the heat away from the grates. I'm thinking of putting lava rocks on the sides of the smokebox ash pan and extend the exhaust pipe down to the grate and extend up from the top about 20". As far as the smokebox inlet, I left it full open, better air flow for cleaner smoke. If I need to close it off, I shove foil in the holes. Raising the smoke box ash pan is null and void. At it lowest is still great for grilling ribeye. I get a good reverse sear from having fire on the right and bring the steak up to temp on the left. But as far as painting it, I get better results from spraying nonstick spray inside and out.

Doing a awesome job brother

Greeting from Indianapolis, Indiana...GREAT Video!!!!

Great job. I bought the non-smoker version after my house burned down in 2005. I kept it under a car port out of the weather. I just gave it to a less fortunate couple in much better shape than that one, and bought a new Char-griller Champ. It's a great grill/smoker. I don't grill or smoke for large groups.

Great job! I have one myself

Great job!

learned a trick to cleaning rust from cast iron (this grill has cast iron grates). 1 to 1 lemon juice and water. spray on let sit 2 minutes scrub with steel wool and rinse. repeat if necessary. do not leave on for over 3 minutes at a time. spray with grapeseed oil to reseason.

Hey man you did an awesome job. Hopefully you still have it and it’s cookin ya some good stuff.

Dude you are awesome From one Hoosier to another one

I just got mine from my neighbor across the street when they moved (this same smoker) and it's just as rusty as that one if not more. Been looking into restoring mine !

Nice find👍

Nice Job. I appreciate Videos like this , I just got one of these given to me about the same shape.

Just goes to show that a cleaning and seasoning after each cook will prolong the life of it. Hard to rust if you apply a coat of oil. That poor grill was rode hot and put away wet many times. Glad you could save it. I just bought my first one and am watching everything I can about it. Now I see what total neglect will do to it.

It looks good dude.

holey sh!t ! i can't believe this! dude, you rock. about 1pm yesterday i just started doing a rebuild of a 30" char-broil. basically the predecessor of the char-griller wrangler (no firebox tho dangit). i'm doing exactly what your doing, but what really freaked me was i have and am using the EXACT SAME DRILL! trip out. black n decker firestorm. i still even have the firestorm drill bit pack. ^-^ it's 5:11 am now. gonna take the base off and put the wheels on the correct end in a few. got a new 5 1/2" wheel and a new fire grate coming from char-griller to replace what's trashed. also upgrading my sand blast cabinet. today i'll be blasting the grates and any thing else that'll fit inside. planning on sticking the siphon gun in a bucket of sand to hit the barrel like i did for a vintage toolbox resto i did a couple months ago. going full OCD on this thing. the whole thing is getting stripped, cleaned, painted and seasoned down to the nuts and bolts. you definitely scored. thanks for posting. you put a smile on my face and now i'm feeling a lot better about this resto. wish i had a decent cam. anyhu, FIRE IT UP! =^-^=

Bro I literally found one like new down my street with a free sign on it. Struck gold so I didn't hesitate.

great video.

Nice job.

GOOD JOB 👍👍

Nice… saved one from the dump… good job sir …

New subscriber here. Great work man!

I wish I had picked one up when they were $200, they're almost $400 today. But I found a used one locally for $80, and now I'm going to take it apart, completely refurbish it, and maybe add some mods to make it a more effective offset smoker (since I still have my Weber kettle for grilling purposes). Great overview!

Nice job, fellow Hoosier.

I have this same smoker, it has been good to me. But today I upgraded to the Grand Champ XD!

Nice job

My neighbor gave me one of these. I had to take the bolt out of the vent and clean it up to make it work correctly.

Awesome job.. thx for tips I just picked one up for $60.00

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I always wanted the one that's gas, charcoal and smoker.

Ya I'm working on getting a pit we got from good will years ago and it got rusted out in places so I had to cut and weld some new metal but it's been flat pieces so far now I'm making a new coal rack it's a completely different kind of pit but it will do what I need it to

Looks good but how about that lemon rice soup video 🤔

I bought one just like that without it didn't have the great on the ash pan but that's not my problem need to know how to take care of the cast iron grate and take care of it it's a awesome grill please help

Has he ever used an abrasive disc or is this his first time....

What spray did you use to re paint the grill and did it hold up well ?

Dust mask my guy!

DUDE.....What is that buzzing noise? Maybe your phone? LOL.. Thanks for the video and your time.

Show us the restoration of your original unit

Does the spray paint not burn off or smell weird when you cook?

did you clean the outside of the grill before painting it or is that not necessary? I might have to pick up a can of this stuff. Great video, Exactly what I was looking for. Also Shoutout from another Texan

I’ve had my chargriller for 10 years I restored it like you did.. the ash collector turned into dust I replaced it…it will go for another 10 probably

Picked up a char griller pro smoker for $35 today... Not even that bad of condition.he just didn't want to take care of it. Restoration starting tomorrow

I used degresser in mine and it turned silver! Did I just ruin it???

What's the over/under on how long that paint job is gonna last

Do you have a part number for that thermometer?

My dad just gifted me a char griller dual play…can I smoke with it without the attachment?

Do you paint the inside or just season it?

Great video! What a good find lol, what paint did you use?

Do you know if you can spray paint the inside?

Would it be better to use high temp wrinkle black paint?

As an Ambassador for Char-Griller what's your opinion of the Gravity Fed 980? And when will you get one to cook on?

How did you restore those grates again?! Did you paint them (grates)?!

Did you paint the inside too?

What did you used to paint??

What is the spray stuff?

try to use laser cleaner

What are the dimensions on the barrel?

Need your help just bought one for $50 bucks need to get rust off