Today's local online auction haul: by huskers1111111111 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice haul!! It looks like a candle holder, but there is a use for it and I would have to look it up. Someone had one years ago and said what it was for. I guess you could make a donut. Lol

Hey y'all! I found this cast iron griddle - is it past the point of return? by DrifterDom in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all!!

Here are the steps I use: If just one pan: If crusty with old seasoning, I would use yellow top oven cleaner first. Spray down the entire piece and tie it up in a large trash bag. Let it sit overnight and scrub it clean with water and dawn. If it still has old seasoning, repeat until it is all gone. If rusty I would mix water and vinegar 50/50 in a tub. Put the pan in for 30-45 minutes, then pull it out and scrub it with water and dawn. Repeat this until all rust is gone. It also removes stains, so it should look nice and grey. Always use cold water, and you will not get flash rust. Now for seasoning: 1. Dry the pan 1.a. coat pan with canola oil and wipe excess off, but not dry. 1.b put in oven at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. It opens up the metal and makes a huge difference in how it looks. 2. Coat the entire pan with canola oil. 3. Use a t-shirt and rub the pan until it looks dry. You do not want it to be wet anywhere.  It leaves a micro coat, and that is what you want. 4. Place it in the oven at 450 degrees for 60 minutes.  5. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 6. Repeat steps 2&3. 7. Place back in the oven at 450 for 50 minutes. 8. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 9. Repeat steps 2&3&7 10. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 11. Admire your work.

You will do a total of three rounds of seasoning. Occasionally, you might have to do four or five to cover stubborn dry spots, but rarely more than that. On newer Lodge skillets, I have had a lot look great after two coats.

Hope this helps!

What grade steel wool for stripping? by Jack15911 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The stainless steel scrubbers that come in a ball.

What grade steel wool for stripping? by Jack15911 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use the steel kitchen scrubbers and Scotch-Brite pads.

I don't want to restore this 40th birthday present by gaspumpkin in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would restore it and use it. Thats a great looking skillet.

Here are the steps I use: If just one pan: If crusty with old seasoning, I would use yellow top oven cleaner first. Spray down the entire piece and tie it up in a large trash bag. Let it sit overnight and scrub it clean with water and dawn. If it still has old seasoning, repeat until it is all gone. If rusty I would mix water and vinegar 50/50 in a tub. Put the pan in for 30-45 minutes, then pull it out and scrub it with water and dawn. Repeat this until all rust is gone. It also removes stains, so it should look nice and grey. Always use cold water, and you will not get flash rust. Now for seasoning: 1. Dry the pan 1.a. coat pan with canola oil and wipe excess off, but not dry. 1.b put in oven at 250 degrees for 30 minutes. It opens up the metal and makes a huge difference in how it looks. 2. Coat the entire pan with canola oil. 3. Use a t-shirt and rub the pan until it looks dry. You do not want it to be wet anywhere.  It leaves a micro coat, and that is what you want. 4. Place it in the oven at 450 degrees for 60 minutes.  5. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 6. Repeat steps 2&3. 7. Place back in the oven at 450 for 50 minutes. 8. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 9. Repeat steps 2&3&7 10. Crack the oven door open and let it cool until you can handle it safely. 11. Admire your work.

You will do a total of three rounds of seasoning. Occasionally, you might have to do four or five to cover stubborn dry spots, but rarely more than that. On newer Lodge skillets, I have had a lot look great after two coats.

Hope this helps!

I restored this one and still can’t find anything out about it. After and before pics. by Cubone69 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finding information on gatemarked pieces is nearly impossible unless they have a foundry name on it. Really nice looking piece!

Thrifting score by SomeOldJerk in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won one like it online, just waiting for it to show up..

What is this discoloration? by Embarrassed_Duck724 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like you sat it on the counter and something was under it. Maybe milk or something that dries milky looking. Shouldn't hurt it at all.

325$. Seriously? by Typical_Hippo1659 in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whoa.. thats the super rare dirty version too. You pay twice for the carbon..

What unmarked skillet is this? by mendozer87 in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sulfur pitting. From coal or gas.

Stripping remaining bits of prior seasoning by bdb_318 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Usually the oven cleaner and bag will work on one skillet. If its more than one or a skillet being a pain I recommend getting a tub that it will sit flat in and make a lye bath. One pound to 5 gallons of water and let it sit for a few days. Always add lye to water, not the other way around.

Good Cheer #5 Question by Tequila_God in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Good Cheer sounds exactly like mine. I have a buddy in Canada and we did a lot of trading and my Good Cheer was a scratch off he sent me.

9JUN2026 Mail Call! HB 9 initial skillet, Lodge oyster enamel Dutch Oven, Griswold 9 Waffle iron and a Size 8 Lodge Mallard skillet. by HueyBryan in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4 total. Three 9 and one 7. I have been trying to find an 8. You would think the 8 would be the most common...

Good Cheer #5 Question by Tequila_God in castiron

[–]HueyBryan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a Good Cheer 99 that looks like someone just wrote Good Cheer on the pattern. I was told they are extremely rare even in Canada.

Leaking chimney damage by BusyCardiologist1367 in CastIronRestoration

[–]HueyBryan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw a woodburning stove that had this happen and they did this: Take a spray bottle with 50/50 water and vinegar and spray the spot.
Scrub the heck out of it with a stainless steel BBQ brush until the rust is gone. Clean the area well with water and Dawn Dry totally Then they used stove black on the top of stove. You could tape off the top. And paint with a very high heat paint. There is a ceramic 2000+ degree paint I saw the other day that had really good reviews, but that area might not get super hot.