Cast Iron Revival - She's had a week-long lye bath treatment, a good soak in the electrolysis tank, a bit of exfoliation with some ultra fine steel wool, and a nice grapeseed
![After the lye bath I placed my cast iron in a vinegar bath to knock off the rust and came out to this. : r/castiron After the lye bath I placed my cast iron in a vinegar bath to knock off the rust and came out to this. : r/castiron](https://i.redd.it/cetfqlzhvme71.jpg)
After the lye bath I placed my cast iron in a vinegar bath to knock off the rust and came out to this. : r/castiron
![how long do you think the lye bath will take to strip the old coating off this? : r/CastIronRestoration how long do you think the lye bath will take to strip the old coating off this? : r/CastIronRestoration](https://i.redd.it/how-long-do-you-think-the-lye-bath-will-take-to-strip-the-v0-xvq8xqy46mx91.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e784205e169a812d4db6556a671b1ca9d66df597)
how long do you think the lye bath will take to strip the old coating off this? : r/CastIronRestoration
![Cleaning Old Cast Iron, the Power of the Lye Bath - Cast Iron Cooking and Restoration | Cast iron cooking, Cast iron cleaning, Cleaning cast iron skillet Cleaning Old Cast Iron, the Power of the Lye Bath - Cast Iron Cooking and Restoration | Cast iron cooking, Cast iron cleaning, Cleaning cast iron skillet](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0e/a4/35/0ea435d80a177dafcfc97011db86e4f1.jpg)
Cleaning Old Cast Iron, the Power of the Lye Bath - Cast Iron Cooking and Restoration | Cast iron cooking, Cast iron cleaning, Cleaning cast iron skillet
![One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all](https://preview.redd.it/czo73urjzv391.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8f8048f35cedbf61ecb9d5df4c9fb91eebb0e869)
One of many pans that I am helping to clean. Giving this a lye bath when it gets delivered tomorrow. I am worried they may not be salvageable. Wondering what you all
![Years ago, Dad stuck all of his junk-store cast iron finds in the attic above the garage. I came across them over the weekend and the lye bath has begun. Several really Years ago, Dad stuck all of his junk-store cast iron finds in the attic above the garage. I came across them over the weekend and the lye bath has begun. Several really](https://preview.redd.it/4uissewfa5r31.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=35dc0cf1fbec4495c762d3e4733a56fd67d11dee)