Polishing Faded Enameled Cast Iron
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- I picked up this Kitchenaid 3.5 qt Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven specifically because it had this white cast to the finish. I was curious, I had assumed it was lime scale from the dishwasher, but I was wrong it turned out to be actual damage to the finish from the minerals in the dishwasher. It took me a few attempts to solves this issue, but I managed to find a permanent fix for this little dutch oven.
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Thank you!!! I’ve looked and looked and never found anyone addressing this issue. Not even from the company.
… If you do this kind of thing a lot, and if you like the way your standing sponge works, you might be interested in something I found some time ago that I now use all the time…
Micro-Mark carries sets of sanding sponges, pads and sheets that start at 1500 grit, and then progress thru: 1800, 2400, 3200, 4000, 6000, 8000, and ending with 12000 (you read right, that’s TWELVE THOUSAND grit) designed to restore polystyrene model windshields or aircraft canopies to optical perfection, but I found they bring metal to a true mirror finish, and on wood, you’ll think it’s been clear-coated. If I want a fine brushed finish, I stop at 4k or 6k grit. Also, in the automotive paint section at Walmart, I found some sanding sponges that have two grits with each sponge. The coarsest one they had was a sponge with 180 grit on one face, and 320 grit on the opposite face, then there was one that was 400 on one side and 600 on the opposite side, and then there was one that was 1000 grit and 1500 grit on one sponge. They were two or three dollars apiece, and they have come in so handy. I now have and assortment of sanding sponges that go from 180 grit all the way up to 12 THOUSAND grit. With this exact restoration shown in this video, I think I would’ve tried getting a felt wheel that fit in my drill, and experimented with different grades of compound bars. I have a very basic assortment that goes from a fairly aggressive ‘emery’ type abrasive up through a yellow, brown, white, and finally jeweler’s rouge, to see which one removed the residue without leaving scratches. You might consider something like that, but in addition to the felt wheel to apply the compound, you would also need a layered cloth wheel to buff it off.
Something else, throw out all of your products that involve steel wool… Instead, get those scrubbers that are made out of tight coils of very narrow and very thin strips of stainless steel or copper… Instead of gouging, they use more like a shaving action; they are excellent to removing almost anything, and orders of magnitude LESS likely to scratch. (For getting bugs off your windshield, nothing can touch it) … Here's how you can prove it to yourself: get a couple next time you're at the grocery store and get your hands good and soapy (never do this on dry hands, or with no soap… You won't like it; trust me.) and use it to go over your hands-you will be amazed… You will be able to scrub much more vigorously than you thought you would, and when you're all done, notice how exfoliated the back of your hands are. … Try doing that with a Brillo or SOS pad… Well, on second thought, don't; but you get the idea.
Good luck and thanks for a good video!
What grit would be suitable for a job like this? Thanks!
I love how the cat is on the counter to help out.
Amazon has brand new ones that are beautiful from $39.95 I don’t think it’s worth trying to pick up a used one spend your life trying to clean it up. I just got a brand new one and I am taking care of it I didn’t want to get one from the thrift store that was wrecked.
Still a great pot for a camp fire !! Won't ruin your good LC or Staub that way!