Sandblasting?

[hatidua]

Anyone here have the ability to sand blast a couple of cast iron skillets for me? -and can you PM me what it would cost?

-thanks :)

[Ah Pook]

Not a sandblaster but what is wrong with them?

[hatidua]

Not a sandblaster but what is wrong with them?

Previous owner (unknown to me) neglected them and it's a mix of rust and many decades of build-up. I've done one in the past with a wire wheel on a drill (cupped bit) and it worked out alright but read recently of people sandblasting them - I just have no idea where to get that done.

[Teufelhund]

If you have a machine shop in your area, most will have at least a little cabinet-style media blaster.

[BigNick73]

If you ever pass through the western slope on I-70 you can stop by and use the one in my garage.

I'd look around on craigslist and see if you can find a small cabinet for the garage, got mine for free and you'd be surprised how handy they are, and how much you end up using it.

[BPTactical]

Hit them with EasyOff oven cleaner and put them in a black trash bag and seal them tight. Let them sit in the sun for at least a day.
Then rinse them off, let them dry then hit them again with the EasyOff and run them in the ovens cleaning cycle.
My dad used to just bury them in the coals of a fire overnight but you can overheat them.

[hatidua]

Hit them with EasyOff oven cleaner and put them in a black trash bag and seal them tight. Let them sit in the sun for at least a day.
Then rinse them off, let them dry then hit them again with the EasyOff and run them in the ovens cleaning cycle.
My dad used to just bury them in the coals of a fire overnight but you can overheat them.

Will give that a try, thanks.

[Ah Pook]

My dad used to just bury them in the coals of a fire overnight but you can overheat them.
That was what I was going to suggest. Working on a cornbread piece right now. A couple of sessions in the wood stove have cleaned it up pretty well.

Are these old pieces? I've been looking for an old 12-14" skillet and 22" griddle.

[rondog]

I have a beadblaster and cast iron doesn't clean up as well or as easily as you might think. It'll work, but baked-on shit can be tough.

[rondog]

That was what I was going to suggest. Working on a cornbread piece right now. A couple of sessions in the wood stove have cleaned it up pretty well.

Are these old pieces? I've been looking for an old 12-14" skillet and 22" griddle.

Hit the Goodwill and Salvation Army stores, and any other thift stores you can find. Old cast iron cookware seems to find its way to those places quite regular-like. I used to have a nasty old 22" cast-iron griddle for years, and couldn't ever see myself using it so I finally tossed it. Now that I have a beadblaster, been kicking myself in the ass ever since.

[Ah Pook]

Give Boulder Electric Motor/Vanatta a call. They might be able to help.

1981 8th St, Boulder, CO 80302 (http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Vanatta.Auto.Electric.Boulder.CO.303-443-5775/map?novum=1)
303-443-5775

[Ah Pook]

Hit the Goodwill and Salvation Army stores, and any other thift stores you can find. Old cast iron cookware seems to find its way to those places quite regular-like. I used to have a nasty old 22" cast-iron griddle for years, and couldn't ever see myself using it so I finally tossed it. Now that I have a beadblaster, been kicking myself in the ass ever since.
Funny, I've talked to a few locals that would likely have what I'm looking for. They all said the same thing. "Used to but tossed 'em. " [facepalm]

[ScooterCO]

Grease it up with shortening and put it in your self-cleaning oven.
You could help it along if first you rubbed it with some steelwool.