Dutch oven experts, question.

[quadrafire]

I have done some poorly seasoned ones in the oven on CLEAN mode. It really loosens up the crud and can just be wiped out. I agree at this point you will probably need a wire wheel to get it back to bare metal. After you get down to metal and smooth, wash with warm soapy water, dry well and coat with oil. I use crisco.
I'll bet it will be just fine.
Post pics when you are done. I love projects like this 

I have also used spray oven cleaner and put them in a plastic bag while it does its thing, but I like the oven method better.

[Fl0und3rz]

Save some elbow grease.   Clean off rust with electrolysis.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlsNucmbiE

[gaddy]

that electrolysis deal looks pretty cool.

[Fl0und3rz]

I have used it on rusted hand planes before to great effect.  It's pretty simple.

[superdown]

I collect cast iron cookware as a hobby and have restored/re-seasoned dozens of examples. The quickest and easiest way is to just put in the oven on the self clean cycle and then clean it out with soap and water then put it back in the oven on 300 and put a light coating of cooking oil on it several times. It will turn out nice and shiny black and be as well seasoned as it can get and will be almost like a non-stick pan. when your done cooking with just wipe it out boil a little water in it wipe that out then lightly coat it with cooking oil before putting it away. 

[chef bama]

i get the best seasonin gif i never use vegetable oils. nuthin but animal fat or butter, ever.

[superdown]

These are the ones I use on a daily basis. AB&I / Wagner and griswold. The casting on lodge is to far to course for my liking. The photo is kind of foggy because i have a life proof case on my iphone.





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[superdown]

i get the best seasonin gif i never use vegetable oils. nuthin but animal fat or butter, ever.

That's funny i get the best actual seasoning from vegi/canola/soy bean oil's and i use whatever fat the dish calls for when i am cooking besides animal fats will go rancid and the smoke point is very low where as the cooking/vegi oil's don't .

[gaddy]

this thread makes me miss my old pan. cant find another like it. my son put it on the burner and let it heat up, then through cold bacon in it. did not turn out well, sounded like a bomb from the other room and it ended up in three pieces.

[trophyhunt]

done cleaning, it's the best I could get it. I tried the electronic way to remove the rust, it didn't work as good as the video but I had to put it in a bigger tub.  I left it in the tub w the battery charger for 3 days!  Anyway, these pics are before I season the cast.  Finished pics later or tomorrow. 


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[TheHunt]

Sure looks better

[quadrafire]

WOW......I'd say it worked wonders from where you started

[superdown]

Looking good now go cook something

[Kc_Kracker]

dont toss it. you can make it look brand new again, scroll down and read my cast iron repair thread. drop it in a Ebath and itll be new again.

[Kc_Kracker]

done cleaning, it's the best I could get it. I tried the electronic way to remove the rust, it didn't work as good as the video but I had to put it in a bigger tub.  I left it in the tub w the battery charger for 3 days!  Anyway, these pics are before I season the cast.  Finished pics later or tomorrow. 


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i still see alotof rust, and your GONNA taste it. i have ebathed alot foo cast if it didnt work your missin something. oh man your gonna taste that for a long time,