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Spent my afternoon working some 'old' cast iron
Posted on 3/25/17 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 3/25/17 at 7:47 pm
Did a little more work after the last pic was taken. It's oiled up and on the grill cooking right now. It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a sight better than before. The first picture was after I ran a steel brush over it for about 30 minutes. It was in BAD shape. From what I gather, it's from the '50's. No stamp, but it's labeled a #10, 11 3/4 inches. It was my wife's grandparents. When we cleaned out the house, it was sitting in the sink with water in it, for God only knows how long.
This post was edited on 3/25/17 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 3/25/17 at 7:49 pm to LSUGUMBO
some of your pictures aren't showing up for me
Posted on 3/25/17 at 7:53 pm to puffulufogous
It's just the 4- it just posted the links, too and i
I don't feel like editing to try and fix it
ETA: Now I feel self conscious about it, so I went back and fixed it
I don't feel like editing to try and fix it
ETA: Now I feel self conscious about it, so I went back and fixed it
This post was edited on 3/25/17 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 3/25/17 at 9:32 pm to LSUGUMBO
I would have given it a vinegar and water bath for about 30 minutes. All that rust would have fallen off
Posted on 3/25/17 at 9:49 pm to HeadyMurphey
May still have to do that, but I got impatient and threw some oil on it. Had another #8 skillet that I decided to reseason, as I haven't used it in a while and didn't do right by it when I did use it. They both will need a little more work tomorrow.
Posted on 3/25/17 at 10:09 pm to HeadyMurphey
What type of vinegar? Ratio you use of vinegar to water? What's best method to re-season? Looking to do this for a 5 gallon round bottom.
Posted on 3/25/17 at 10:25 pm to LSUsmartass
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Ratio you use of vinegar to water?
One of the videos I saw earlier said half & half. Let it sit for about an hour, then scrub with a salt scrub until you get everything loosened up
Posted on 3/25/17 at 10:31 pm to LSUGUMBO
Reviving cast iron
I used this method and it worked very well. Can't beat cast iron
I used this method and it worked very well. Can't beat cast iron
Posted on 3/25/17 at 10:35 pm to LSUGUMBO
I'm going to start a thread soon on how I put my nasty flooded cast iron in my fire pit to clean them.
Then scrubbed them like a maniac, then seasoned them on my grill after throughly applying crisco.
Then scrubbed them like a maniac, then seasoned them on my grill after throughly applying crisco.
Posted on 3/25/17 at 11:14 pm to heypaul
I scrubbed with a wire brush, and thought I got it all. Then I washed and dried and the pan was still red with rust. So I YouTubed and remembered about the salt scrub- so I did that three times. It helped a lot, but it still wasn't great. I oiled them and cooked them thinking that would take care of the raw/rust look, but it looks like I've still got some work to do. To be continued tomorrow...
Posted on 3/25/17 at 11:22 pm to LSUGUMBO
Cut a potato in half and liberally apply sea salt.
Use cut patato to scrub inside and our.
Then Use wire brush to clean surface.( residue )
The Red will NOT go completely a way.
Then you can season with oil.
Use cut patato to scrub inside and our.
Then Use wire brush to clean surface.( residue )
The Red will NOT go completely a way.
Then you can season with oil.
This post was edited on 3/25/17 at 11:24 pm
Posted on 3/25/17 at 11:26 pm to heypaul
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The Red will NOT go completely a way
Good to know- I went back and scrubbed that pan 3-4 more times trying to get the red out before I tried to season it. When I oiled the pan, the paper towel looked like a blood bath!
Posted on 3/25/17 at 11:32 pm to LSUsmartass
White vinegar. Half and half. Do a half hour at a time and rinse and scrub with an sos pad.
Posted on 3/25/17 at 11:34 pm to heypaul
Fire isn't the best method, that is old school. You can damage them that way. Best is either an electrolysis tank or lye bath.
Restored many of my mom's flooded piece with a lye bath for a couple weeks and then a vinegar bath. They look brand new
Restored many of my mom's flooded piece with a lye bath for a couple weeks and then a vinegar bath. They look brand new
Posted on 3/26/17 at 12:28 am to HeadyMurphey
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Fire isn't the best method, that is old school. You can damage them that way.
I'm literally a pryro maniac.
There is nothing no-one on this board can tell me about re-salvaging cast iron or fire.
I was making fires on our land while camping out as young as 8yrs old.
I've been saving and cleaning cast iron since I was 12 yrs old (30+ yrs)
You have to know how hot your fire is. Like I said it's a method and you have to know what you're doing, or yeah...
You can "crack" your cast iron.
.....Just sayin'
Eta: I'm not saying you're wrong, but there's more than one way to skin a cat.
This post was edited on 3/26/17 at 9:40 am
Posted on 3/26/17 at 10:16 am to HeadyMurphey
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lye bath.
This ^^^^^^^
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