[scottwkurth]

My new grill cloth arrived this week so I spent the morning ironing, starching, and spray mounting. It is safe to say that I will never be able to make a living doing this.

I managed to get wax build-up from the starch, which I successfully removed. Then my stretching skills seemed to be at odds with anything resembling a straight line. Again, I think I mostly fixed that issue but there is still some subtle waviness to the pattern if one looks closely. Finally, despite my careful photo record during disassembly (which I failed to reference), I managed to put the grill in upside-down on the first attempt. In the course of removing the staples to flip it I realized that the backing board had managed to stay pristine for 70 years only to have some bonehead take several chips out of it in a morning.

I was amazed at the amount of grime and fading in the original cloth (assuming that the reproduction is true to the original). I wouldn't have even guessed the correct color!
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And, here is the installed result:
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I think I've done enough damage for one day!