BEST THREADS - CLEANING & RESTORATION

[Cheryl Watson]

CLEANING CAST IRON


LYE BATH METHOD

Clean Easy Porcelain and Porcelain Enamel

Cleaning Cast Iron With Lye

Lye Bath (Sam's) and Mixing Discussion

Lye Bath Freezing Points and other

Lye Tank Frozen

Porcelain/Enamel Coatings and Lye

Porcelain/Enamel Coatings and Lye

Safety, Safety, Safety - Injury Report

Safety, Safety, Safety - Injury Report



VINEGAR BATH


Damage From Using and Porous?   

Reusing Vinegar

Using Vinegar Bath Safely



ELECTROLYSIS


AMPS Explained

Battery Charger Stopped Operating/Repair

Build Electro and How it Works

Cascade as Electrolyte - Lye - and other

Cleaning of Anode - Anode Material Maintenance

Electolysis - Center Anode

Electrolysis Mistake - Reverse Current

Electrolysis Power Supply

Electrolyte - Lye vs. Washing Soda

Frankentank
Repaired to this point CEW 04/01/21

Green- Yellow Slime in the Electro

Multiple Pieces in Electro

Power Supply - Volts vs. AMPS

Prolonged Electrolysis Session - Leave in solution w/no current, hydrogen and more.

Reverse Electrolysis - Center Anode

Second Electro and Others

Stainless Steel -Dangers Of Electrolysis? Hexavalent Chromium and More

Stainless Steel for Anode  in Electrolysis and Hexavalent Chromium

Stainless Steel for Anode & Where to Find

Troubleshooting - Battery Charger

Winterizing Electro and Lye Bath



SELF CLEANING OVEN (SCO)

Using Self Cleaning Oven to clean CI

Using Self Cleaning Oven to clean CI

[Cheryl Watson]

CLEANING CAST IRONcont'd



OTHER METHODS OF CLEANING CAST IRON


EVAPORUST

Molasses
 
Soda Blaster

Oven Cleaner Brands


WHAT NOT TO DO

Fire Cleaning

Fire Cleaning

How To Fix a Warped Skillet

Media Blasting - Sandblasting - Other Media

Sandblasting and Bead Blasting



HOW TO:

Clean a Wafer Iron

Clean a Waffle Iron

Clean Chrome Plated Pieces

Clean Japanned Pieces

Clean Nickel Plating

Clean Nickel Plating

Griswold Mailbox Restoration

Remove / Repair Alaska Coil WI Handle

Remove Chrome or Nickel Plating

Remove Paint

Remove Paint

Remove Paint or Japanning

Remove Waffle Iron Handles and more…

Remove Wax from Cast Iron

Restoration - Stove

Restoration - Stove

Restore a Griswold Milk Box

Restore and Use a Stuffer/Press

Restore Favorite Piqua Waffle Iron - Evaporust, Soda Blaster, more

Restore Waffle Iron Handles



A BIT OF EVERYTHING


From Beginning to End, Bit of Everything

Step by Step Clean & Season

[Cheryl Watson]

SEASONING CAST IRON


Compressed Air

Compressed Air

Compressed Air

Flaxseed Oil Problem

Grapeseed Oil and Others

How To Season Cast Iron

Lard

Mineral Oil - When and How to Use

My Food Stuck!  How to Maintain Cast Iron with Regular Use

Potscrubbers

Rendering Lard

Seasoning - Flaxseed Oil

Seasoning Explained, No Dishwasher and MORE.

Seasoning with PAM



CLEANING ALUMINUM


Aluminum - Cleaning

Aluminum - Cleaning

Aluminum & Cream of Tartar

Clean Magnalite

Cleaning an Aluminum Heart & Star WI

Crusty Magnalite Roaster

How to Clean Aluminum

How to Polish Aluminum

Melt Down - Self Cleaning Oven

NO Lye, NO Electro !

Remove PAINT from Aluminum





REPAIRS ON OLD PIECES

Repaired WI handle